Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest Names in Mixed Martial Arts By Mike Straka
Jul 28, 2011 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed Marital Arts is unquestionably the fastest
growing sport in the world today. What was once considered an
underground movement has gone mainstream, with television networks
and Madison Ave. ad agencies vying to out-maneuver one another to
land the biggest names and best promotions in the game. From ESPN
to FOX Sports, CBS, Spike TV, MTV2, VS and Showtime, MMA has become
one of the hottest television properties due to its rabid following
of millions of 18-34 year old male viewers - the most valuable
demographic to advertisers.
Mike Straka, host of HDNet's Fighting Words, sits down with the men who have shaped one of the fastest-growing sports on the planet in his new book Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest Names in Mixed Martial Arts. Through some of the most comprehensive and entertaining interviews ever recorded with MMA's biggest names, Straka paints a full picture of this incredibly unique and highly entertaining sport. Inside you'll find interviews with many of the giants of MMA, including:
Chuck Liddell
Randy Couture
Cain Velasquez
Frankie Edgar
Dana White
Renzo Gracie
Ken Shamrock
Frank Shamrock
Bas Rutten
Jon Jones
Straka is one of the first mainstream journalists to cover MMA. A former on-camera journalist for Fox News, Straka has covered everything from the Olympics to the Oscars. When his profile as an MMA broadcaster rose alongside the sport itself, he left behind his Fox duties to begin covering MMA full-time for several outlets, including TapouTTM TV, FIGHT! Magazine and UFC.com. He has interviewed hundreds of MMA fighters, promoters and business managers. Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest Names in Mixed Martial Arts is the first book to gather together the best interviews from the most popular people who Straka has worked with in MMA.
About the Author:
Mike Straka is the senior vice president of media and entertainment at Authentic Brands Group, representing TapouT, the leading lifestyle and apparel brand in mixed martial arts, as well as Iron Star, Hitman Fight Gear, Silver Star, and Marilyn Monroe. Straka is also the host of TapouT News on TapouT.com and Fighting Words with Mike Straka on HDNet. Mike lives in New Jersey with his wife, Emily, daughters, Maxine and Olive, cats, Puck and Peaseblossom, and their yellow Lab, Abby.
Mike Straka, host of HDNet's Fighting Words, sits down with the men who have shaped one of the fastest-growing sports on the planet in his new book Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest Names in Mixed Martial Arts. Through some of the most comprehensive and entertaining interviews ever recorded with MMA's biggest names, Straka paints a full picture of this incredibly unique and highly entertaining sport. Inside you'll find interviews with many of the giants of MMA, including:
Chuck Liddell
Randy Couture
Cain Velasquez
Frankie Edgar
Dana White
Renzo Gracie
Ken Shamrock
Frank Shamrock
Bas Rutten
Jon Jones
Straka is one of the first mainstream journalists to cover MMA. A former on-camera journalist for Fox News, Straka has covered everything from the Olympics to the Oscars. When his profile as an MMA broadcaster rose alongside the sport itself, he left behind his Fox duties to begin covering MMA full-time for several outlets, including TapouTTM TV, FIGHT! Magazine and UFC.com. He has interviewed hundreds of MMA fighters, promoters and business managers. Fighting Words: In-Depth Interviews with the Biggest Names in Mixed Martial Arts is the first book to gather together the best interviews from the most popular people who Straka has worked with in MMA.
About the Author:
Mike Straka is the senior vice president of media and entertainment at Authentic Brands Group, representing TapouT, the leading lifestyle and apparel brand in mixed martial arts, as well as Iron Star, Hitman Fight Gear, Silver Star, and Marilyn Monroe. Straka is also the host of TapouT News on TapouT.com and Fighting Words with Mike Straka on HDNet. Mike lives in New Jersey with his wife, Emily, daughters, Maxine and Olive, cats, Puck and Peaseblossom, and their yellow Lab, Abby.
