(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed Martial Arts Expo, LLC - The Original MMA Expo since 2005 - announced the application for the sanctioning of a Pro-Am card entitled Philly Fight Night to be held on the show floor of MMA Expo Philadelphia ... Read More
Dana White has a better understanding of media relations than virtually any sports personality alive. Beat writers want inflammatory quotes; White gives it to them. It’s the reason he’s such a pervasive presence, and it’s helped make his brand synonymous with combat sports. Geniality is boring. Meltdowns create hits and move copy.
Saturday’s Strikeforce telecast is an open invitation to solicit White, because everyone involved knows what they’re going to get. It’s approaching performance art.
“CBS made its biggest mistake partnering with a tiny, small show with a roster no one cares about,” White told Yahoo Sports Wednesday. (Wind him up and watch him go.) “Just because you read on MMA.TV that someone is a superstar doesn’t make it true. This should prove that no one out there gives a [expletive] about Fedor.” ... Read More
Since using “The Ultimate Fighter” to disguise a pretty swell sport as an idiot reality show in 2005, the UFC has largely avoided the economic crunch that’s been sending businesses into survival mode. (Or, in many cases, into bankruptcy proceedings.) Blood is apparently recession-proof.
This might change over the winter months, as the promotion is facing a draught: four of its five champions have been shelved due to injury or illness. (B.J. Penn, who probably gets enough Vitamin D in Hawaii’s sun, is healthy and fights December 12.) Chuck Liddell is still only appearing on toy shelves; Randy Couture is being given away on free television Saturday. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Mixed Martial Arts Expo - The Original MMA Expo since 2005 - announced
today the first round of MMA celebrities confirmed for MMA Expo Philadelphia, January 9 -10, 2010 ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the top MMA promotions in California, is proud to present a world title match at this weekend’s “Reality Check,” live from the Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino in Wendover, NV. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Gladiator Challenge (GC) Owner/Promoter Tedd Williams has agreed to terms with the renowned Tachi Palace to help bring exciting MMA action to guests and fight fans alike. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- While much attention is being paid to the two co-Main Events featuring world championship title bouts pitting Mike "The Hulk" Easton vs. Chase Beebe and John "The Magician" Dodson vs. Pat Runez, the rest of the UWC REDEMPTION fight card is loaded with outstanding fighters in what could easily turn out to be its best lineup ever. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- While much attention is being paid to the two co-Main Events featuring world championship title bouts pitting Mike “The Hulk” Easton vs. Chase Beebe and John “The Magician” Dodson vs. Pat Runez, ... Read More
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