MMAjunkie.com
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MMAjunkie.com aka MMAjunkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts
(MMA).
, HDNet
's Inside MMA
, The Dayton Daily News/Cox Newspapers
and The Dallas Morning News
.
The site and content have been featured in Time Magazine, ESPN The Magazine
, The New York Times
, Fox Sports Net
's The Best Damn Sports Show Period
, Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith
, Inside MMA, ESPN
's MMA Live, Yahoo!
and other media outlets.
Key staff for MMAjunkie.com include editor-in-chief Dann Stupp
, lead staff reporter John Morgan of the Dallas Morning News, staff reporter Steven Marrocco, MMA business columnist Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle
, and medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin Jr., M.D. P.A.
A variety of guest columnists and bloggers
have been featured such as Ryan Bader
(The Ultimate Fighter 8), C.B. Dollaway
(The Ultimate Fighter 7) and Brendan Schaub
(The Ultimate Fighter 10
).
A parallel Spanish version of the website is also available.
show broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada
.
MMAjunkie.com Radio resulted from the acquisition and rebranding of TAGG Radio (Trigg
And Gorgeous George), which launched in 2007 and formed a content partnership with MMAjunkie.com in 2008. The live Internet radio show and podcast was renamed MMAjunkie Radio in early 2009.
Hosted by "Gorgeous" George Garcia, Brian "Goze" Garcia and MMAjunkie.com 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 the Race & Sports Book inside The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, "Where Eligance and Excitment meet on the Las Vegas Strip".
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 MMAjunkie.com editorial team frequently discuss and break the latest MMA news on the program.
Upon its initial launch, TAGG Radio became the first radio show co-hosted by an active MMA fighter, though Frank Trigg
ultimately had to resign his post due to his UFC contract stipulations. Trainer Marc Laimon has since become a frequent co-host, and veteran fighter Don Frye
is an occasional contributor with his humorous "Don Frye-days" personal advice segments.
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...
(MMA).
Overview
MMAjunkie.com is an independent news site covering the latest MMA news. It is a content-partner site of Yahoo! SportsYahoo! 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...
, HDNet
HDNet
HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...
's Inside MMA
Inside MMA
Inside MMA is an hour-long program on Mark Cuban's HDNet television network hosted by Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice. The hosts, along with a revolving panel of three guests, provide commentary on mixed martial arts events around the globe...
, The Dayton Daily News/Cox Newspapers
Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, United States, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. He was the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States in the election of 1920...
and The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
.
The site and content have been featured in Time Magazine, ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine
ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol, Connecticut in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998....
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
's The Best Damn Sports Show Period
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
The Best Damn Sports Show Period is an American sports television show on Fox Sports Net and Comcast SportsNet. The show regularly featured irreverent and opinionated interviews with top athletes, coaches, celebrities, and entertainers. It also aired Top 50 countdown shows and other sports...
, Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith
Fox Report
The Fox Report is a fast-paced American nightly news program on Fox News Channel, hosted weekdays by Shepard Smith and weekends by Harris Faulkner.-About the program:...
, Inside MMA, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
's MMA Live, Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
and other media outlets.
Key staff for MMAjunkie.com include editor-in-chief Dann Stupp
Dann Stupp
Dann Stupp currently runs the mixed martial arts website MMAjunkie.com. Formerly known as UFCjunkie.com his well sponsored site is one of the more popular MMA blogs on the net and has a partnership with Yahoo! Sports.-Biography:He is also the regular MMA columnist for the Dayton Daily News and a...
, lead staff reporter John Morgan of the Dallas Morning News, staff reporter Steven Marrocco, MMA business columnist Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Texas, USA, headquartered in the Houston Chronicle Building in Downtown Houston. , it is the ninth-largest newspaper by circulation in the United States...
, and medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin Jr., M.D. P.A.
A variety of guest columnists and bloggers
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
have been featured such as Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader
Ryan DuWayne Bader is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter...
(The Ultimate Fighter 8), C.B. Dollaway
C.B. Dollaway
Clarence Byron Dollaway is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7 making it to the finale where he was defeated by an armbar from Amir Sadollah.-Early life:...
(The Ultimate Fighter 7) and Brendan Schaub
Brendan Schaub
Brendan Peter Schaub is an American professional mixed martial artist and former professional football player for the AFL's Utah Blaze and as a member of the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He was a finalist and the runner-up of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Biography:Schaub was...
(The Ultimate Fighter 10
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights is the tenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship -produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. In a press conference following UFC 98, Dana White announced that filming for the season would begin on June 1, 2009...
).
A parallel Spanish version of the website is also available.
Radio show
MMAjunkie.com Radio is a weekly Internet radioInternet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
show broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
.
MMAjunkie.com Radio resulted from the acquisition and rebranding of TAGG Radio (Trigg
Frank Trigg
Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
And Gorgeous George), which launched in 2007 and formed a content partnership with MMAjunkie.com in 2008. The live Internet radio show and podcast was renamed MMAjunkie Radio in early 2009.
Hosted by "Gorgeous" George Garcia, Brian "Goze" Garcia and MMAjunkie.com 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 the Race & Sports Book inside The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, "Where Eligance and Excitment meet on the Las Vegas Strip".
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 MMAjunkie.com editorial team frequently discuss and break the latest MMA news on the program.
Upon its initial launch, TAGG Radio became the first radio show co-hosted by an active MMA fighter, though Frank Trigg
Frank Trigg
Dewey Franklin Trigg III is an American mixed martial artist, color commentator, pro wrestler and co-host of MMAWeekly radio show and TAGG radio show...
ultimately had to resign his post due to his UFC contract stipulations. Trainer Marc Laimon has since become a frequent co-host, and veteran fighter Don Frye
Don Frye
Donald Frye is a retired American mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Frye rose to fame fighting in early Ultimate Fighting Championship events, winning the UFC 8 and Ultimate Ultimate 96 tournaments...
is an occasional contributor with his humorous "Don Frye-days" personal advice segments.