''MMA Fighting'' is a news website that covers the sport of
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incor ...
(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
Angelfire site.
In 2009, ''MMAFighting.com'' was acquired by
AOL
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. In 2011, it was sold to their current owners,
Vox Media
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, where they now are a part of
SB Nation
''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the netw ...
.
A 2 million
unique user
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s per month website reported in 2011,
and currently the #3 most popular MMA media & news website worldwide according to
Alexa Internet
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Alexa was founded as an independent company in 1996 and acquired by Amazon in 1999 for $250 million in stoc ...
.
Awards
In the
World MMA Awards, ''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
Ariel Helwani (born July 8, 1982) is a Canadian-American sports journalist, known for his coverage of mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known for his work at ''MMA Fighting'', but has also worked for Fox and ESPN. Helwani is widely considered ...
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
Ariel Helwani (born July 8, 1982) is a Canadian-American sports journalist, known for his coverage of mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known for his work at ''MMA Fighting'', but has also worked for Fox and ESPN. Helwani is widely considered ...
, 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.
See also
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Bloody Elbow
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Fightmag
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Inside MMA
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MMAjunkie.com
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Sherdog
Sherdog is an American website devoted to the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). It also has many forums and discussion pages on the many topics of MMA like records, promotions, etc. The site is a member of the CraveOnline network and provides MM ...
References
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Mixed martial arts websites
Internet properties established in 2001