Alliance MMA Fighter Successfully Defends UFC Championship Belt
December 04 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
SuckerPunch Entertainment’s Max Holloway
Retains World Featherweight Title!
Alliance MMA, Inc. ("Alliance MMA" or the "Company")
(NASDAQ:AMMA), the only publicly-traded professional mixed martial
arts (MMA) company that unifies elite regional promotions and
aspiring MMA champions, announced today that Sucker Punch
Entertainment client Max “Blessed” Holloway successfully defended
his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) World Featherweight Title
against Jose Aldo Saturday night at Little Caesars Arena in
Detroit, Michigan. Showcased as the main event of the December 2nd
UFC 218 pay-per-view broadcast, Holloway proved victorious in
devastating fashion by delivering a third-round technical knockout
(TKO) to Aldo, himself a former UFC Champion. This most recent
success marks the twelfth straight win for Holloway, and his second
victory over Aldo.
Following Saturday's bout, during a UFC press conference
interview, UFC President Dana White commented "that he saw
something noticeable in Holloway.” “Incredible,” said White, “the
way he fought tonight, the way he walked him down, the way he tried
to break him mentally and physically was incredible. He looked like
an amazing champ tonight - what a performance!”
Acquired by Alliance MMA in January of this year, SuckerPunch
Entertainment is one of the top fighter management firms in all of
MMA, and currently boasts a roster of nearly 150 fighters, many of
whom compete at the highest level of competition in the UFC and
other nationally-based promotions. “Everyone at Alliance MMA is
ecstatic over Max’s impressive performance Saturday night,” said
Paul K. Danner, Chief Executive Officer of Alliance MMA. “As we
have continually indicated, our strategic imperative is to showcase
the best possible regional MMA talent so that they might eventually
compete at the highest level, like Max Holloway and others. As a
fighter management entity, SuckerPunch is an integral component of
our long-term plan, providing sage guidance and seasoned expertise
for the benefit of those fighters under contract. Brian Butler-Au
and the SuckerPunch team truly represent their clients with
uncommon passion and enduring commitment, constantly striving to
provide them with the most career-enhancing opportunities
available.”
Alliance Continues to Penetrate Major Media Markets
Besides SuckerPunch Entertainment, and CageTix, the Company’s
electronic ticketing platform, Alliance MMA currently operates in
13 of the top 30 Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMA), including
each of the top five. With the goal of unifying elite regional
promotions and fostering the development of aspiring MMA champions,
the Company produces professional MMA events through New
Jersey-based Cage Fury Fighting Championship, Washington-based
Combat Games MMA, Indiana-based Hoosier Fight Club, Tennessee-based
V3Fights, Maryland-based Shogun Fights, Ohio-based Iron Tiger Fight
Series, Florida-based Fight Time Promotions, Georgia-based National
Fighting Championship, Southern California-based SoCa Fights, and
Nebraska-based Victory Fighting Championship.
About Alliance MMA, Inc.
Alliance MMA (NASDAQ: AMMA) is a professional mixed martial arts
(MMA) company that brings together the best regional productions.
Alliance MMA's mission is to identify and cultivate the next
generation of fighters and champions for the Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC) and other premier MMA promotions.
With some of the world’s leading MMA promotions under the
Alliance MMA umbrella, the organization aims eventually to host in
excess of 125 events per year, showcasing more than 1,000 fighters.
Alliance MMA is also dedicated to generating live original sports
media content, attracting an international fan base, and securing
major brand sponsorship revenue for live MMA events, digital media,
and Alliance MMA fighters.
MMA is the world’s fastest-growing sport with worldwide fans of
approximately 300 million according to sports marketing research
firm Repucom. MMA is a full contact sport that allows a wide range
of fighting techniques, including striking and grappling from
various martial arts and disciplines including boxing, wrestling,
Brazilian jiu jitsu, karate, and Muay Thai. Professional MMA fights
are legal and regulated by state athletic commissions in all 50
states.
Alliance MMA, Inc. was formed in 2015 for the purpose of
acquiring businesses that engage in the promotion of MMA events. In
2016, the company completed an initial public offering that
culminated in a listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. Alliance MMA
is the only MMA promotion company that is publicly-traded.
For more information, visit www.alliancemma.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements relate
to anticipated future events, future results of operations or
future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,”
“will,” “should,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans,” “goals,”
“projects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,”
“potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. Actual results may differ materially from
historical results or those indicated by these forward-looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors including, but not
limited to, those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17,
2017. Alliance MMA encourages you to review other factors that may
affect its future results in its other filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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Alliance MMA, Inc.Media:James Byrne,
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212-739-7825jplatek@alliancemma.com
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