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The UFC's first female champion inks a one-year endorsement deal with the official energy drink of the UFC LAS VEGAS, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- XYIENCE Xenergy, the official energy drink of the UFC(®), has signed a one-year endorsement contract with Ronda Rousey, the UFC women's bantamweight champion. Rousey, 26, is an Olympic bronze medalist in judo and is the first woman in history to hold and defend a UFC title. In endorsing the superior tasting, sugar-free, zero calorie...
NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- StrikeForce Communications--the independent healthcare agency that has doubled or tripled its business every year since it set up shop in late August 2009--has ended the year with three new clients and a pile of industry awards. The latest burst has doubled the agency's growth and added oncology, dialysis, dermatology, women's health and GI to its list of therapeutic categories. Mike Rutstein, founder and CEO of StrikeForce, credits the...
NEW YORK, April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an act reminiscent of David defeating Goliath, StrikeForce Communications--the independent healthcare agency that has been flouting tradition ever since it burst upon the scene in late 2009--has won the Gold Award for Best Product Launch at the National Advertising Awards held in Washington, DC last week. The agency, which was nominated in five of the ten award categories, also took the Silver Award for Best Branded Print Campaign....
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- After his devastating first round knockout of Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 in Las Vegas this past December, Alistair Overeem, the number one heavyweight contender for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight title, and the man who will next challenge reigning champion Junior Dos Santos for the most coveted championship in the world, realized he had just one more move to make before the biggest fight of his career: he...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing a commitment to the health and safety of its athletes, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that all potential UFC® and STRIKEFORCE® signees will be subject to a mandatory pre-contract screening for performance-enhancing drugs. Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, all incoming athletes will be tested prior to finalizing a contract with the world's premier mixed martial arts organization. UFC and STRIKEFORCE already work...
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanks to industry demands for more efficiency in the healthcare marketing arena, StrikeForce Communications -- the sharp-shooting agency that coined the phrase "precision pairing" when it burst on the scene barely two years ago -- tripled its revenues in 2011. "2011 was a banner year," said Mike Rutstein, founder and CEO of the company, "and there's a lot more to come." Rutstein points to the firm's latest achievement -- the launch of a...
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Showtime Networks Inc. and world championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE® have entered into a new broadcast agreement to continue producing live MMA events on the premium television network, SHOWTIME. The agreement was announced jointly today by Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports®, Dana White, UFC® President, and Scott Coker, STRIKEFORCE CEO....
MMA fans around the world are waiting patiently for one of the biggest showdowns in combat sport history. A fight that has been a decade in the making is finally upon us. Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko will fight the current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Dan "Hendo" Henderson in what will be an action packed night. MMA fans can watch Fedor vs Henderson online at http://MMAonlineTv.com Chicago, IL (PRWEB) July 30, 2011 MMA fans around the world are...
NEW YORK, July 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Snatching another page from the primer of consumer advertising, StrikeForce Communications has signed an agreement with Story Worldwide, a global content publisher, to produce highly informative and entertaining campaigns--specifically designed to generate talk value--for the healthcare market. The two firms today embarked on their first project, a multi-million dollar DTC women's health campaign for one of the world's leading pharmaceutical...
DALLAS, July 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight on "Inside MMA," Kenny and Bas tackle two of the hottest topics in mixed martial arts - steroids and judging - with an all-star panel featuring UFC Welterweight Dennis Hallman, HDNet's own Frank Trigg, and Strikeforce(TM) Light Heavyweight Ovince St. Preux. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080324/HDNETLOGO) Nate Marquardt's controversial dismissal from the UFC due to testosterone replacement therapy has put the issue of...
