John Morgan (martial artist)
Encyclopedia
John Morgan is an award-winning American mixed martial arts
writer, radio host and television commentator.
. He is the lead staff reporter and co-owner of MMAjunkie.com
(a content partner site of Yahoo! Sports
) and has been covering MMA professionally since 2007.
He is co-host of "MMAjunkie.com Radio," which is simulcast on television as "MMAjunkie.com Radio Live" on the upstart Fight Now! TV cable channel. The channel is available on Cablevision in the Northeast U.S.
Morgan is also a featured columnist for "Fighters Only" magazine and a frequent contributor to "UFC Magazine", and he previously covered MMA for the "Dallas Morning News."
In addition to his writing work, he's commentated MMA events online and for television for the Tachi Palace Fights
, MMA Xplosion, Tuff-N-Uff and Superior Cage Combat organizations. He also occasionally co-hosts "MMA:30 Radio" on Las Vegas' KXNT Radio 100.5 FM/840 AM.
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As the outlet's lead staff reporter, he also helped lead MMAjunkie.com to MMA Media Outlet of the Year victories at the World MMA Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
writer, radio host and television commentator.
Biography
Morgan was born in Dallas, TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. He is the lead staff reporter and co-owner of MMAjunkie.com
MMAjunkie.com
MMAjunkie.com aka MMAjunkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts .-Overview:MMAjunkie.com is an independent news site covering the latest MMA news...
(a content partner site of Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports
Yahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from STATS, Inc., employs various writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American sport...
) and has been covering MMA professionally since 2007.
He is co-host of "MMAjunkie.com Radio," which is simulcast on television as "MMAjunkie.com Radio Live" on the upstart Fight Now! TV cable channel. The channel is available on Cablevision in the Northeast U.S.
Morgan is also a featured columnist for "Fighters Only" magazine and a frequent contributor to "UFC Magazine", and he previously covered MMA for the "Dallas Morning News."
In addition to his writing work, he's commentated MMA events online and for television for the Tachi Palace Fights
Tachi Palace Fights
Tachi Palace Fights is an American mixed martial arts promotion which hosts events at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California...
, MMA Xplosion, Tuff-N-Uff and Superior Cage Combat organizations. He also occasionally co-hosts "MMA:30 Radio" on Las Vegas' KXNT Radio 100.5 FM/840 AM.
Awards
Morgan was awarded MMA Journalist of the Year at the World MMA Awards 2009. He was nominated for the award again in 2010 but ultimately lost to Ariel HelwaniAriel Helwani
- Biography :Helwani was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, he grew up in a Jewish family in the Town of Mount Royal and Westmount and attended the Akiva School and Herzliah High School. In 2004, he graduated from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. He works for...
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As the outlet's lead staff reporter, he also helped lead MMAjunkie.com to MMA Media Outlet of the Year victories at the World MMA Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010.