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LOS ANGELES, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in the world, because of its Gladiator combat appeal. It's also practiced as a form of self-defense with civilians, police and military. Surprisingly, there are still people that believe this sport is human cockfighting, yet there are more and more MMA schools opening up teaching self-defense. Mark Hominick, who's from a small town of 2500 people, dispels the idea of professional MMA fighters...
LAS VEGAS, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship®, the world's leader in mixed martial arts (MMA), applauds the announcement made earlier today of the creation of the new International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF). The UFC wholeheartedly supports this new initiative as well as its leader, IMMAF President August Wallen, who will spearhead the initial growth of this Federation. UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, who has helped lead the global...
Computer Generated Solutions’ BlueCherry ERP solution will help drive UFC’s rapidly growing merchandise division New York, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2012 Computer Generated Solutions (CGS), a leading global provider of technology solutions, announced today that premier mixed martial arts promotions company Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is implementing the BlueCherry Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. The new system will provide an end-to-end integrated platform to manage...
"Dana White, King of MMA" is the biography of the President of the UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, a billion dollar, international business. Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 14, 2012 Dana is known for speaking his mind and never holding back on any comment or subject except when it comes to family. Dana is very reluctant to answer questions or speak publicly about his family, so it was a surprise when he recently answered a reporters question about his mom and Dana's biography. In...
SHANGHAI, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the bell set to ring in its first event of 2012, RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation), in partnership with Los Angeles-based Mandt Bros. Productions and Beijing's Wushu Administrative Center, held a press conference in Shanghai today to announce its first full season and the 2013 Super Fight, a title fight to crown China's first MMA national champions. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120314/LA70597) The announcement,...
NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV presents the world television premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary, "I Am Bruce Lee" on Wednesday, March 7 (9:00 - 11:00pm ET/PT). Produced by Derik Murray ("Legends of Hockey," "Facing Ali"), Network Entertainment, Bruce Lee Enterprises and Leeway Media Group in association with Spike TV, the film is directed by Pete McCormack ("Facing Ali," "Uganda Rising") and tells the amazing story of one of the most influential...
Mixed Martial Artist Scott Jorgensen has signed a sponsorship deal with Forgiven Alcohol Metabolizer, which is distributed by RH Laboratories. Jorgensen ranks among the world’s top bantamweight fighters year after year and will be promoting Forgiven as part of his lifestyle. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) February 20, 2012 Forgiven, distributed by RH Laboratories, has announced a new sponsorship deal with UFC fighter Scott Jorgensen. Jorgensen, nicknamed “Young Guns”, is consistently...
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...
SALEM, N.H., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of MMA action in New Hampshire will be pleased to know that Century fighting championship is holding an event at the ICENTER in Salem, NH, on March 31st, 2012. The Main Event pits 15-time UFC veteran Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis against 2-time Bellator fighter Matt Sung Lee. The Massachusetts resident Lee is coming off of a "Fight of the Night" win in November over veteran Tiawan Howard, following a bloody battle at Bellator...
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ActionView International, Inc. (OTC: AVEW) today announced that its premium mixed martial arts brand, WCFC, will hold Last Man Standing III on May 11, 2012 in Salt Lake City. As with the previous Last Man Standing events, this will be a tournament style competition where the winner will face multiple opponents in a single night. Last Man Standing III will feature top welterweight professional fighters from the western United States...
