MMA Fighting

This article is about the news website. For the sport, see Mixed martial arts.

MMA Fighting is a news website that covers the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA). Founded in 2001, the site is notable for its breaking news coverage, podcast series, and The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani.

MMAFighting.com

Screenshot Screenshot for MMAFighting.com in April 2018
Type of site	Mixed martial arts news
Available in	English
Owner	Vox Media
Created by	Ray Hui^[1]^[2]
URL	www.MMAFighting.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Optional (required for comment posting)
Launched	April 2001; 21 years ago (2001-04)
Current status	Active

Overview

MMAFighting.com was launched by Ray Hui in 2001, initially as an Angelfire site.^[3]

In 2009, MMAFighting.com was acquired by AOL.^[4] In 2011, it was sold to their current owners, Vox Media, where they now are a part of SB Nation.^[5]

A 2 million unique users per month website reported in 2011,^[6] and currently the #3 most popular MMA media & news website worldwide according to Alexa Internet.^[7]

Awards

In the World MMA Awards, MMA Fighting has won the award for "Media Source of the Year" a total of four times, including three consecutively between 2015 and 2017.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, MMA Fighting employee Ariel Helwani has won the award for "MMA Journalist of the Year" every year since 2010.^[8]

The MMA Hour

The MMA Hour
The logo for The MMA Hour since June 2017
Presentation
Hosted by	Ariel Helwani
Genre	Talk
Format	Audio video
Created by	Ariel Helwani
Language	English
Length	4–5 hours
Production
Production	Danny Segura
Opening theme	Ring Ring
Composed by	Byron Brizuela
No. of episodes	453 (as of October 15, 2018)
Publication
Original release	June 18, 2009 – present
Website	www.mmafighting.com/mma-hour

MMA Fighting hosts The MMA Hour, a twice-weekly show hosted by Ariel Helwani, that features interviews with various names in mixed martial arts, including fighters, promoters, agents, coaches, and journalists.

The MMA Hour was hosted weekly by Ariel Helwani from June 2009 until June 2018.^[9] In June 2018, Luke Thomas took over as the host.

In June 2021, Helwani announced his return to MMA Fighting and Vox Media as host for The MMA Hour, with a new twice-weekly schedule.^[10]

See also

• Bloody Elbow
• Fightmag
• Inside MMA
• MMAjunkie.com
• Sherdog

References

1. "MMAFighting.com: CEO and Executives - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
2. "Ray Hui Profile and Activity - MMA Fighting". www.mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
3. . 2001-04-28. Archived from the original on 2001-04-28. Retrieved 2018-04-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. "AOL Acquires MMAFighting.com | Time Warner Inc". Time Warner. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
5. "MMA Fighting Sold to Vox Media". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-04-19.
6. Ourand, John (7 November 2011). "SB Nation Acquires Combat Sports Site MMA Fighting from AOL". American City Business Journals (SportsBusinessDaily.com). Retrieved 3 November 2016.
7. . Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
8. "World MMA Awards 2022 nominees". MMA Fighting. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
9. "Mixed Martial Arts Insider Ariel Helwani Joins ESPN - ESPN MediaZone U.S." espnmediazone.com. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
10. "Ariel Helwani is returning to MMA Fighting and The MMA Hour, in addition to new roles with Spotify, BT, and Substack U.S." awfulannouncing.com. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-26.