Dave O'Donnell (born in
London
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,
England
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) is a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promoter, best known for his role in the
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went into liquidation and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and ma ...
promotion. He is currently the CEO and founder of
Ultimate Challenge MMA.
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a
United Kingdom
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-based,
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and managed by
Elite XC until that company ceased operating, and the British promoters behind Cage Rage formed a new organization,
Ultimate Challenge MMA, and withdrew all the old Cage Rage titles.
Matchmaker and on-screen personality Dave O'Donnell was also a shareholder in the company. Fellow on-screen personality and co-promoter Andy Geer also owned a stake until he left the promotion in 2008.
Cage Rage events were replayed on
Nuts TV
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,
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cagerage.tv. Retrieved 21 November 2006. along with their own weekday show on
The Fight Network (UK & Ireland) until these channels closed down. Archived shows are currently shown on the
Extreme Sports Channel
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.
UCMMA
Ultimate Challenge MMA (also known as UCMMA), is a
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion in
England
England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
.
The organization was formed in 2008 By former
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went into liquidation and is now no longer trading. Cage Rage had been owned and ma ...
executive Dave O’Donnell following the demise of Cage Rage's parent company,
EliteXC
Elite Xtreme Combat, also known as EliteXC, was a United States–based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization owned and operated by ProElite. It was founded as a partnership between Showtime Networks and ProElite and officially announced on Decem ...
. To date, all of its events have been hosted in at
The Troxy
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in London, England.
References
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Living people
Mixed martial arts executives
Businesspeople from London
Year of birth missing (living people)