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As you may or may not know, Americans are freaking out about the state of the economy right now. Something about gas prices and houses and the value of the dollar, I don’t really pay attention. I leave most of my financial planning to this really nice homeless guy I met a while back. We just diversified my portfolio to include both kinds of vodka: flavored and unflavored. Things are looking up.
Jerry Magee of the San Diego Union-Tribune (via MMA Payout) has an interesting article linking the rough economic times with a booming combat sports environment. Just as boxing thrived during the Great Depression, he says, MMA is experiencing a similar boost these days:
In periods when Americans are up against it, they crave distractions. Boxing and MMA are among them, as Armando Garcia is aware. At Pechanga, Garcia, executive officer of the California Athletic Commission, said he was rummaging around his Sacramento office and he came across a report for the fiscal year 1925 that showed the commission’s revenues for that year (from licensing fees and the commission’s share of gates) had come to just more than $100,000.
In 2004-2005, the commission’s revenues, according to Garcia, totaled $441,000. For 2005-2006, Garcia’s first in office, they reached $1.1 million. They hit $1.6 by the next reporting date. For the fiscal year just concluding, they are at $2.136 million, with boxing and MMA each having generated more than a half-million at the gates.
It’s an interesting theory. Quoting statistics on live event gates doesn’t necessarily prove it, especially since MMA has only recently come into its own as a mainstream sport with widespread appeal and acceptance, but it’s still worth thinking about. Magee’s thesis about hard times leading to a strong desire for distractions makes you wonder, what does he think Americans are doing when times are good? Staying home and staring at their bank statements?
Okay, so maybe when times are good they’re taking vacations and buying boats and taking their mistresses out to fancy dinners — all the stuff I imagine rich people do. But entertainment is popular pretty much all the time, and it would seem that the entertainment industry does better when people can afford the cost and the leisure time to enjoy it.
Just recently MMA super-agent and Adrenaline MMA promoter Monte Cox blamed the slow economy and high gas prices on the poor attendance to his organization’s inaugural event, and that reasoning also seemed sound. So which is it?
Is there something about the desperate struggle of fighting that attracts desperate poor people? Or are poor people more likely to stay home and fight their family members over the last can of beans? Either way, as long as they keep buying that vodka my future is secure. See you at the yacht club, suckers.
Written by admin on July 23rd, 2008 with comments disabled.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, ILL. – Despite receiving some flack for its less-than-stellar main event (which became even less after Jeff Monson pulled out due to injury) and a lackluster card overall, there were a few fine points to walk away from the Adrenaline MMA debut with.
There were approximately 3,000 people in attendance at the Sears Centre, [...]
Written by admin on June 16th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Courtesy of PunchDrunkGamer. If you’ll remember, Jeff Monson had to pull out of the inaugural main event when he suffered a broken hand against Josh Barnett at Sengoku: Second Battle and was replaced by Jason Guida, brother of UFC fighter Clay Guida.
Main Card:
Mike Russow def. Jason Guida via submission (neck crank) at 2:13 of [...]
Written by admin on June 14th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois – Adrenaline MMA announced Thursday it has entered into a partnership with Vividas, a leading developer and provider of video streaming technology.
Adrenaline’s debut event comes to the Sears Centre Arena on Saturday, June 14. The main event pits Chicago police officer Mike Russow – an up-and-comer in the heavyweight division – against [...]
Written by admin on June 13th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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FiveOuncesofPain.com has two (2) pairs of tickets for the upcoming Adrenaline MMA event at the Sears Center in Chicago. These are 2nd row seats.
The main event is Mike Russow vs. Jason Guida.
To win two tickets to the Adrenaline MMA event be the FIRST person post the correct answers to the following four [...]
Written by admin on June 11th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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Guida steps up as injury sidelines Monson
Jason Guida has managed to cram an entire mixed martial arts career into less than five years.
Known as a hard-nosed competitor who never turned down a fight, Guida was a natural replacement when a broken hand forced Jeff Monson to withdraw from the main event of this Saturday’s Adrenaline [...]
Written by admin on June 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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IFL Decides Against August 15 Event in New Jersey
Organization Working On Financial Situation
NEW YORK, June 10, 2008: The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI ) today announced that it has canceled its scheduled August 15 event at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in light of the company’s current financial condition. IFL continues [...]
Written by admin on June 10th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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New York — Fans unable to attend the first Adrenaline MMA event on June 14 at the Sears Center Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., will be able to watch the event live on HDNet.
Adrenaline CEO Monte Cox has announced a deal for the Mark Cuban-owned HDNet to carry the event’s first three shows live. “We [...]
Written by admin on May 27th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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According to a report by our friends at MMAPayout.com, Monte Cox’s Adrenaline MMA is the latest fight promotion to join the HDNet Fights family.
The announcement was originally made during this week’s airing of “Inside MMA” on HDNet.
The two sides recently worked out a three-fight agreement that will apparently commence in time for Adrenaline MMA’s first-ever [...]
Written by admin on May 24th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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ADRENALINE MMA
June 14, 2008 * Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Main Event
Jeff Monson (23-7) vs. Mike Russow (9-1)
Main Card
Daiju Takase (7-11) vs. Terry Martin (16-4)
Zac George (11-2) vs. Clay French (14-2)
Tony Fryklund (14-9) vs. Brian Gassaway (25-17-1)
Jeff Cox (9-6) vs. Bart Palaszewski (28-11)
Tiawon Howard (6-1) vs. Rory Markham (14-4)
Anthony Lapsley (13-3) vs. Mark Miller (9-3)
Herc Hayes [...]
Written by admin on May 13th, 2008 with comments disabled.
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