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The Man Behind The Lens - Tom Barnes
Sitting cage-side at almost any boxing or MMA event in the Chicagoland area you are bound to see one person; Tom Barnes. He’s the hired photographer who goes about his business quietly and produces some of the most memorable photos in the sport. We see his pictures fly across facebook, being shared and tagged and [...]Read More »The Right Ways Of Trying To Get Sponsorships
The first article in this series was about the wrong ways of getting a sponsorship from a company. But it wouldn’t be fair to just point out the wrong without pointing out the right. With that said, this is not a be all end all list of obtaining sponsorships correctly. What it is, is proven [...]Read More »Float On Sensory - A Secret Weapon Of Fighters
A couple of years ago, Joe Rogan posted a youtube video talking about sensory deprivation tanks. The idea is that you float in a tank that is devoid of light, sound and the water is warm so that you are just floating. What this does is help one visualize any number of things, be it [...]Read More »Audie Attar - This is a Team Effort
Paradigm Sports has been around since 2009 and has reached a level of success within management companies that few are able to obtain. Some would point to the amount of experience that president Audie Attar was able to bring with him before starting the firm, others would say it was his hard work. But Attar [...]Read More »Mark Slater - Colosseum Combat is Family First
Stories surround many promotions in the state of Indiana. Some good, some bad. Many promotions have come and gone quickly, others took their time and either died a slow death or have managed to thrive. Mark Slater who owns Colosseum Combat was doing well enough that it was worth his time and energy. All looked [...]Read More »Ask MMA Recap Reminder, Win A Free Art By JMC Print
Last week, David from New York asked about the UFC adopting UFC rankings and won a free Art By JMC print. What will the question be this week that wins another print from famous Sharpie Artist Justin McAllister? The prints include some of the best UFC fighters including GSP, Anderson Silva, the Diaz brothers, Cain [...]Read More »Win Two Tickets To UFC on Fox 6 In Chicago
Here’s your chance to win two tickets to see the UFC live in Chicago on January 26th. The event takes place at the United Center and will be headlined by Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight title against John Dodson. Also on the card will be a grudge match between Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis, Erik [...]Read More »CTRL Industries - The Name Says It All
A difficulty some people have when starting a new company is coming up with a name. After all that name is the first impression and more often than not, the domain is likely taken. And trying to get that perfect name can sometimes be a struggle. But not for Blayne Barlow of CTRL Industries. And [...]Read More »Ask MMARecap - What About UFC Rankings?
The absolute hardest thing that can be agreed upon by members of the media, promoters, fans and managers are rankings. And that’s what makes this week’s question from David in New York so interesting. He writes, “How do you feel about the UFC adopting an actual ranking system for their fighters?” He goes on to [...]Read More »More News