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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.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional (required for forum posting) |
| Launched | 2006 |
MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport ofmixed martial arts (MMA). It was founded in 2006, and has been owned byGannett Company since 2011.[1] The site and its content have been featured inTime magazine,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.
A variety of guest columnists andbloggers have 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 radio show broadcast fromLas Vegas, Nevada.[8] MMAjunkie Radio resulted from the acquisition and re-branding of TAGG Radio (Trigg And 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 JunkieRadio in 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 Book inside 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]