ProElite has finalized the fight card for its sophomore effort under new ownership, ProElite: Big Guns. 11 fights line the card, with seven scheduled to air live on HDNet at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 5th.
A pair of former UFC champions headline the action, as Tim Sylvia (29-7) duels German heavyweight Andres Kraniotakes (12-4) and Andrei Arlovski (16-9) meets a veteran of over 300 fights, Travis Fulton (247-48-10).
Also featured on the main card is a welterweight tilt between Reagan Penn (1-0) and Evan Cutts (2-0), as well as the quarterfinal match-ups of the promotion's eight-man heavyweight tournament -- Mark Ellis (1-0) vs. Ryan Martinez (5-1), Ed Carpenter (5-1) vs. Jake Heun (1-1), Cody Griffin (4-2) vs. Justyn Riley (4-2), and Richard Odoms (5-0) vs. Rodney Housley (4-1).
Headlining the non-televised undercard is featherweight contest between UFC veteran Waylon Lowe (10-4) and Team Fearless product Floyd Hodges (8-5), alongside a heavyweight tourney-reserve bout between Todd Monaghan (4-2) and Richard McCray (0-0). A pair of amateur fights round-out the action, as Jonathon Thomson (5-3) squares off against Kelly Skeffington (4-2) at a 165-pound catchweight limit, and Daniel DeCamp (3-1) battles Nick McClean (3-0) in a flyweight tilt.
ProElite: Big Guns will be held at the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois.
ProElite 2 fight card:
Main card (HDNet):
Heavyweight: Andreas Kraniotakes vs. Tim Sylvia
Heavyweight: Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Fulton
Welterweight: Evan Cutts vs. Reagan Penn
Heavyweight Quarterfinals: Mark Ellis vs. Ryan Martinez
Heavyweight Quarterfinals: Ed Carpenter vs. Jake Heun
Heavyweight Quarterfinals: Cody Griffin vs. Justyn Riley
Heavyweight Quarterfinals: Richard Odoms vs. Rodney Housley
Preliminary card:
Featherweight: Floyd Hodges vs. Waylon Lowe
Heavyweight Tourney-Reserve: Richard McCraw vs. Todd Monaghan
165-pound Catchweight: Kelly Skeffington vs. Jonathan Thomson
Flyweight: Daniel DeCamp vs. Nick McClean