MMAjunkie.com

MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It was founded in 2006, and is owned by Gannett Company since 2011.[1] The site and its content have been featured in Time magazine, ESPN The Magazine,[2] The New York Times,[3] Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Fox Report w/ Shepard Smith, Inside MMA, ESPN's MMA Live, Yahoo![4] and other media outlets.

MMAjunkie.com
Type of site
Sports, Mixed martial arts
Available inEnglish, Spanish
OwnerGannett Company
Created byDann Stupp, Eric Foster, Tom Cummins
IndustrySports media
URLmmajunkie.usatoday.com
Alexa rank 11,467 (As of February 2017)
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional (required for forum posting)
Launched2006

Overview

Key staff for MMAjunkie include editor-in-chief Dann Stupp,[5] lead staff reporter John Morgan[6] of the Dallas Morning News, staff reporter Steven Marrocco,[7] MMA business columnist Steve Sievert[8] of the Houston Chronicle, and medical columnist and consultant Dr. Johnny Benjamin Jr., M.D. P.A.[9]

A variety of guest columnists and bloggers have been featured such as Ryan Bader (The Ultimate Fighter 8),[10] C.B. Dollaway (The Ultimate Fighter 7)[11] and Brendan Schaub (The Ultimate Fighter 10).[12] A parallel Spanish version of the website is also available.[13]

Radio show

MMAjunkie Radio is a weekly Internet radio show broadcast from Las Vegas, Nevada.[14] 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 MMAjunkie Radio in early 2009.[15]

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 the Race & Sports Book inside The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, "Where Eligance and Excitement 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 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.[16] Trainer Marc Laimon has since become a frequent co-host,[17] and veteran fighter Don Frye is an occasional contributor with his humorous "Don Frye-days" personal advice segments.[18]

Awards

The website has won Fighters Only Magazine's World Mixed Martial Arts Awards for 2008 Best MMA Media Source, 2009 Best MMA Media Source, 2009 Best MMA Journalist (John Morgan), 2010 Media Source of the Year and 2011 Source of the Year.[19][20]

References
  1. "USA Today Acquires Mixed-Martial Arts Site MMAjunkie". 2011-11-15. Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  2. "Blogs - Sports Blogs - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  3. Robinson, Joshua (June 3, 2008). "Ending in Main Event Raises Fans' Suspicions". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  4. https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news?slug=mmajunkie-Fight_Biz_social_media&prov=mmajunkie&type=lgns
  5. Stupp, Dann (November 18, 2006). "St. Pierre Leads UFC 65 Poll". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  6. Morgan, John; Foster, Eric (January 30, 2008). "Nick Thompson Not Ready for Georges St. Pierre, Unlikely to Sign with UFC". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  7. MMAjunkie.com Staff (January 4, 2010). "Veteran MMA reporter Steven Marrocco joins MMAjunkie.com as staff reporter". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  8. Sievert, Steve (December 28, 2009). "MMAjunkie.com Fight Biz – MMA continues to grow in spite of boxing's resurgence". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Bader, Ryan (October 30, 2008). "Team Nogueira blog: Ryan Bader on episode No. 7 of "TUF8"". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  11. Dollaway, C.B. (April 10, 2008). ""TUF7" Blog: C.B. Dollaway discusses episode No. 2". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  12. Schaub, Brendan (November 26, 2009). "Brendan Schaub's special Q&A for "The Ultimate Fighter 10"". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2010. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2010-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. MMAjunkie.com Staff (March 17, 2009). "MMAjunkie.com Radio now broadcasting daily from Mandalay Bay sportsbook". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  16. MMAjunkie.com Staff (July 26, 2009). "Frank Trigg dissolves Triggonomics, signs three-fight deal with Silver Star Clothing". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  17. MMAjunkie.com Staff (December 15, 2009). "MMAjunkie.com Radio: Trainer Marc Laimon and The Sunday Junkie winner". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  18. MMAjunkie.com Staff (September 26, 2008). "Don Frye in studio for TAGG Radio". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  19. Okamoto, Brett (December 31, 2009). "2009 MMA awards show honors top moments of the year". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  20. "06/01/10-World MMA Awards Air on Versus". Fightersonlymagazine.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
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