Thud. That was the sound the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first attempt at a video hitting the floor back in 2004. UFC’s Sudden Impact game was roundly booed and threatened to harm the company’s chances at legitimacy with any game in the future. Dana White, President of UFC, admitted as much in a recent interview:
“Everyone knows […]

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Are you a fight fan? Well, if you are, and you’re looking for a community to share information, talk about your favorite organizations or fighters, or just find out more, you’ve come to the right place. The sport has blown up so much over the last several years, it’s spawned huge gate returns, pay per […]

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Here are some interesting news stories today, Wednesday, April 9th:

ImpreMedia Powers New MySpace Latino Sports Community - social networking on MySpace meets the Latino community, the focus being the sport of soccer.

NeuLion Packs a Punch with The IFL - The up-and-coming MMA organization IFL now will have its own network home.

Epic and EA Announce […]

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Some interesting news stories for Monday, March 24, 2008:

ESPN 10th Anniversary Issue: Fantasy Sports Are Fun - an interesting visual for use in the ESPN cover story.

MMAFightSpace.com Offers a Free Contact Network for the Fighting Community - social network for MMA fight fans and aspiring MMA fighters.

Nike the #6 Most Innovative Company in the […]

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Think you can estimate who will win a UFC match, in which round and if it’s by TKO or decision? Now you can, as a fantasy game for UFC matches will be unveiled tonight for UFC 77: Hostile Territory. Zuffa LLC announced the new fantasy game on the UFC website and the address for the […]

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Kimbo Slice, an online celebrity because of his bare-knuckle street fight videos, recently submitted Ray Mercer via a guillotine choke in his MMA debut at Cage Fury Fighting Championships 5.  This was also Ray Mercer’s MMA debut, a former heavyweight boxing champion.  It seems like everywhere you look there’s something new and exciting going on in […]

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With the world of MMA growing rapidly, fans can’t help but speculate who’s the best MMA fighter in the world.  There’s really only one way to find out - through the community.  Recent Fantasy MMA offering, MMAPlayground.com, features a community powered mma fighter rankings section with rankings for pound for pound, heavyweights, light heavyweights, middleweights, welterweights, and lightweights.   
So who’s pound for […]

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What happens when an NFL player tries to jump into the world of mixed martial arts?  Ask Johnnie Morton, an ex Lions and Chiefs wide receiver.  See image below:

(from Si.com)

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On the May 21, 2007 edition of ESPN The Magazine, Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Chuck Liddell graces the cover. The article covers mixed martial arts, the UFC, and Liddell himself. If the poster child of mixed martial arts on the cover of a major sports magazine doesn’t signify that the sport has arrived, it probably will […]

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