''MMA Fighting'' is a news website that covers the sport of

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(MMA). Founded in 2001, the site is notable for its breaking news coverage, podcast series, and ''The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani''.

Overview

''MMAFighting.com'' was launched by Ray Hui in 2001, initially as an

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site. In 2009, ''MMAFighting.com'' was acquired by

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. In 2011, it was sold to their current owners,

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, where they now are a part of

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. A 2 million

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s per month website reported in 2011, and currently the #3 most popular MMA media & news website worldwide according to

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Awards

In the

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, ''MMA Fighting'' has won the award for "Media Source of the Year" a total of four times, including three consecutively between 2015 and 2017. Additionally, ''MMA Fighting'' employee Ariel Helwani has won the award for "MMA Journalist of the Year" every year since 2010.

''The MMA Hour''

''MMA Fighting'' hosts ''The MMA Hour'', a twice-weekly show hosted by Ariel Helwani, that features interviews with various names in mixed martial arts, including fighters, promoters, agents, coaches, and journalists. ''The MMA Hour'' was hosted weekly by Ariel Helwani from June 2009 until June 2018. In June 2018, Luke Thomas took over as the host. In June 2021, Helwani announced his return to ''MMA Fighting'' and Vox Media as host for ''The MMA Hour'', with a new twice-weekly schedule.

References

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Overview

Awards

''The MMA Hour''

See also

References