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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...
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fertitta Interactive LLC announced today that it has submitted an application to the Nevada Gaming Control Board to be licensed as an operator and service provider of Internet Poker. Fertitta Interactive has been at the forefront of pursuing regulation for online poker since the company's inception in 2010. "We support the regulation of online poker," said Lorenzo Fertitta, founder of Fertitta Interactive. "Our industry leading software has...
CHICAGO and BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Incapital announced plans today to sponsor Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) All-American middleweight contender Chris Weidman on Saturday evening, January 28 as the UFC returns to FOX-TV for the network's first two-hour, three-fight event live from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Undefeated up-and-comer Weidman will face Demian Maia, a former title challenger and perennial top five contender in the evening's top...
DENVER, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MusclePharm Corporation, a Nevada corporation ("MusclePharm" or the "Company") (OTCBB: MSLP), an expanding U.S. nutritional supplement company, is pleased to announce that will be heavily featured during Saturday's highly-anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on FOX 2. MusclePharm, which is the Official Nutritional Supplement Provider of the UFC, will have its logo prominently displayed on the mats and bumpers of the UFC Octagon for...
CHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Glenn Robinson, Chief Executive Officer of JACO, the elite performance sports brand that designs apparel for high performance hybrid training, today announced that JACO will be the exclusive clothing sponsor for the UFC on FOX headliner "Suga" Rashad Evans in the nationally broadcast event this Saturday, January 28, live from the United Center in Chicago. The former light heavyweight champion of the UFC, Evans (21-1-1) will battle the...
New York based multimedia and marketing company will be starting up a sports entertainment division sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2012. Melville, NY (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 Mainstream Entertainment Group Inc., an industry leader in multimedia and marketing services, based in Long Island, New York, is about to embark on a new endeavor. "Most video production companies don't zero in on one thing in particular", says CEO and President Cory Poccia. "We wanted to add something unique to...
SHANGHAI, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the birthplace of kung fu and such action fighting stars as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the still-nascent sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) gained some muscle today when RUFF (Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation), the first government-sanctioned professional MMA organization in China, announced a strategic partnership with L.A.-based Mandt Bros. Productions. RUFF and Mandt Bros. will collaborate on the creative development of...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ultimate Fighting Championship®( )announced today the addition of two new staff members who will play key roles in the organization's television production efforts. Former ESPN Deportes coordinating producer Kieren Portley joins UFC as Vice President of Studio and Spanish Production, while former ESPN producer Zach Candito takes the role of Event Producer for UFC's weigh-in, pre- and post-fight shows on FUEL TV. Portley, an Emmy...
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...
