Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-19-11)
UFC to revamp shows for Fox partnership USA Today By Sergio Non, USA TODAY The most significant TV deal yet for mixed martial artsin North America means 10 live events a year for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Fox and FX, and an overhaul of UFC’s reality show. Fox Sports and UFC parent Zuffa … See all […]
“INSIDE MMA” PAYS TRIBUTE TO SHAWN TOMPKINS – TOMORROW NIGHT ON HDNET
Tomorrow night, Bas Rutten honors his good friend, one of MMA’s most elite trainers, Shawn Tompkins. Rutten, who mentored Tompkins, and coached alongside him in the IFL, shares his insights into this man who touched so many in Mixed Martial Arts. Tompkins, who trained Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva to name a few, died suddenly of […]
UFC & FOX PACK PERFECT PUNCH
FOX SPORTS MEDIA GROUP REACHES MULTI-YEAR, MULTI-MEDIA RIGHTS AGREEMENT WITH ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP FOX to Broadcast Four Fights Annually Beginning November 2011 The Ultimate Fighter, Featuring a New Format, Moves to FX Los Angeles – Today, Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC), the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization and No. 1 […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-18-11)
MMA notes: UFC headed to Fox OCRegister ***Irvine’s Giva Santana, who is one of the most prolific submission specialists in MMA, signed with Bellator Fighting Championships, the fast-rising organization announced on Tuesday. Santana, a third degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a … See all stories on this topic » […]
FLORIDA GRAPPLES AUTISM SATURDAY, AUG. 20 IN CORAL SPRINGS
CORAL SPRINGS (Aug. 17, 2011) – On Saturday, August 20, Grapplers Quest is hosting the 2011 Southeast Grappling and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Open Championships at Coral Springs Gymnasium located at 2501 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs, Florida. Grappling is the fast paced ground fighting art of Mixed Martial Arts. It combines the throws of Olympic […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-17-11)
Heart attack killed 37-year-old MMA trainer Tompkins Toronto Sun Mixed–martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins poses at the Tap Out Training Center in Las Vegas last month. (Photo by Steve Marcus for QMI Agency) Well-known mixed martial arts trainer Shawn Tompkins died of a heart attack, says his brother-in-law Sam … See all stories on this topic » […]
THE FIGHT SUMMIT ANNOUNCES SPECIAL SCREENING OF “NEW YORK MIXED MARTIAL ARTS”
Event will showcase well-received MMA documentary Merrick, NY (USA): Fight Summit, the world’s annual mixed martial arts business event, today announced that the event will show a special screening of the recently released documentary “New York Mixed Martial Arts” for all attendees of the conference. The film is an official selection of the Bronx Film Festival, […]
Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-16-11)
Las Vegas MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins dies in Canada Las Vegas Weekly (blog) There were several jaw-dropping moments at Sunday night’s UFC on Versus 5 event, the most surprising of which was the news of MMA trainer Shawn Tompkins’ death in Canada, shared by UFC announcers Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg between fights. … See all stories on this topic […]
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