MMA Junkie is a news website that covers the sport of

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(MMA). It was founded in 2006, and has been owned by

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since 2011. The site and its content have been featured in ''

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's '' MMA Live'',

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and other media outlets.

Overview

A variety of guest columnists and

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gers have been featured such as

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('' The Ultimate Fighter 8''), C.B. Dollaway (''

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''). Radio show MMA Junkie Radio is a weekly

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show broadcast from

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, Nevada. 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 Junkie ''Radio'' 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 the Race & Sports Book inside The Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino. 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.

Awards

* 2008 ''Best Media Coverage'' by ''Fighters Only Magazine's'' World Mixed Martial Arts Awards * 2009 ''Best Media Coverage'' * 2009 ''Best MMA Journalist'' (John Morgan) * 2010 ''Media Source of the Year'' * 2011 ''Media Source of the Year'' * 2014 ''Media Source of the Year''

References

External links

* {{Gannett Mixed martial arts websites Internet properties established in 2006

Overview

Awards

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