Stratus Media Group, Inc. (OTCBB: SMDI; Twitter: $SMDI) is an owner, producer, promoter and operator of live entertainment events that generate revenue through corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, corporate hospitality, event merchandise and concessions. Stratus also provides athlete management, representation and endorsements. Headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, with offices in Los Angeles, California; New York City, New York; Geneva, Switzerland; and Perugia, Italy, the company also owns Stratus Rewards Visa White Card, an ultra-exclusive consumer rewards marketing and redemption program, providing premium redemption benefits to members in the form of VIP event access, luxury trips, private jet travel, luxury automobiles, high-end merchandise and other rewards.
Stratus launched its 2012 live event calendar with an action packed MMA fight card on January 21 with “ProElite presents: Da Spyder vs. Minowaman” at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.
The main event featured the rugged Hawiian Kendall ‘Da Spyder’ Grove (13-9) "taking on the long-awaited North American debut of Japanese and international fan favorite Ikuhisa ‘Minowaman’ Minowa (51-32-8)." The co-main event "featured Olympic silver medalist and #9 world-ranked Sara McMann (4-0) against #5 ranked Hitomi ‘Girlfight Monster’ Akano (18-8), also from Japan." See all fight results at ProElite.com.
In an interview with Michael Schiavello "The Voice", Paul Feller, President and CEO of Stratus Media Group and Chairman of ProElite, expressed his excitement about the MMA fights, the direction of the company, and what to expect from 2012: