MMA Junkieis a news website that covers the sport ofmixed martial arts(MMA). It was founded in 2006, and has been owned byGannett Companysince 2011.[1]The site and its content have been featured inTimemagazine,ESPN The Magazine,[2]The New York Times,[3]Fox Sports Net'sThe Best Damn Sports Show Period,Fox Report,Inside MMA,ESPN'sMMA Live,Yahoo!,[4]and other media outlets.
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Type of site | Sports,mixed martial arts |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Gannett Company |
| Created by | Dann Stupp,Eric Foster, Tom Cummins |
| Industry | Sports media |
| URL | mmajunkie |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required for forum posting) |
| Launched | 2006 |
Overview
editA variety of guest columnists andbloggershave been featured such asRyan Bader(The Ultimate Fighter 8),[5]C.B. Dollaway(The Ultimate Fighter 7)[6]andBrendan Schaub(The Ultimate Fighter 10).[7]
Radio show
MMA Junkie Radio is a weeklyInternet radioshow broadcast fromLas Vegas,Nevada.[8]MMAjunkie Radio resulted from the acquisition and re-branding of TAGG Radio (TriggAnd Gorgeous George), which launched in 2007 and formed a content partnership with MMAjunkie in 2008. The live Internet radio show and podcast was renamed MMA JunkieRadioin early 2009. The show is hosted by "Gorgeous" George Garcia, Brian "Goze" Garcia and MMAjunkie lead staff reporter John Morgan, the show broadcasts Monday-Friday with occasional weekend and evening "Primetime" specials. Although once produced from a home studio, the show moved in 2009 to its new studio at theRace & Sports Bookinside TheMandalay Bay Resort & Casino.[9]
The two-hour show is a guest-driven program that features some of the most prominent fighters, trainers, promoters and officials in the sport. Additionally, Morgan and other members of the MMA Junkie editorial team frequently discuss and break the latest MMA news on the program.[citation needed]
Awards
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^"Blogs - Sports Blogs - ESPN".ESPN.Retrieved17 September2014.[dead link]
- ^Robinson, Joshua (June 3, 2008)."Ending in Main Event Raises Fans' Suspicions".The New York Times.Archivedfrom the original on Apr 9, 2009.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^Sievert, Steve."MMAjunkie Fight Biz: Fighters capitalize on social media to take stories directly to fans - UFC".Yahoo! Sports.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-13.
- ^Bader, Ryan(October 30, 2008)."Team Nogueira blog: Ryan Bader on episode No. 7 of" TUF8 "".MMA Junkie.Archived fromthe originalon May 18, 2012.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^Dollaway, C.B.(April 10, 2008).""TUF7" Blog: C.B. Dollaway discusses episode No. 2 ".MMAjunkie.Archived fromthe originalon October 14, 2012.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^Schaub, Brendan(November 26, 2009)."Brendan Schaub's special Q&A for" The Ultimate Fighter 10 "".MMAjunkie.Archived fromthe originalon September 29, 2010.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^"MMAjunkie Radio".MMAjunkie.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-01-02.Retrieved2010-01-09.
- ^"MMAjunkie Radio now broadcasting daily from Mandalay Bay sportsbook".MMA Junkie.March 17, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon October 14, 2012.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^Okamoto, Brett (December 31, 2009)."2009 MMA awards show honors top moments of the year".Las Vegas Sun News.RetrievedJune 27,2011.
- ^"06/01/10-World MMA Awards Air on Versus".Fighters Only Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon July 25, 2011.RetrievedJune 27,2011.