Mark Munoz vs. Ricardo Barros set for WEC 37 on Dec. 3

November 12, 2008

Former NCAA All-American wrestler Mark Munoz will return from injury to compete against Ricardo Barros during  WEC 37 on Dec. 3 in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The news is courtesy of a report on MMA Weekly. Munoz had been scheduled to fight Steve Steinbess at WEC 36 on Sept. 10 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. but was... 

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Report: Mark Munoz off of next WEC show

August 19, 2008

Former NCAA champion Mark Munoz will not be able to fight as previously scheduled during the WEC’s next scheduled show on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The news was revealed earlier in a report by MMAWeekly.com. According to MMA Weekly, the former Oklahoma State competitor if off the card vs. Steve Steinbeiss... 

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IFL issues comment on talk of a deal with HDNet

November 21, 2007

Pro wrestling/MMA/boxing hybrid audio blog JarryPark.com conducted an interview recently with HDNet Fights commissioner Guy Mezger. Mezger revealed to interviewer Ariel Helwani that the IFL and HDNet have reached an accord that includes an agreement to televise the promotion’s World Grand Prix finals on Dec. 29 along with 2008 events. Mezger left the impression... 

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Details about Trigg and Mayhem signings revealed during HDNet Fights conference call

November 14, 2007

HDNet Fights held a conference call on Wednesday afternoon to promote their next live telecast on Dec. 15 at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Involved on the call were HDNet Fights president Andrew Simon, HDNet Fights matchmaker Guy Mezger, along with fighters Sean Salmon and Jason “Mayhem” Miller, who will be fighting each other in a... 

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HDNet Fights conference call notes with Mark Cuban and Guy Mezger

September 12, 2007

Mark Cuban conducted both a press conference locally in Dallas this morning and also a conference call for the national media soon after. The press conference and the conference call was to announce the formation of HDNet Fights that will be televised every Friday on Cuban’s high-definition subscription cable channel, HDNet. HDNet already televises MMA... 

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MMA News & Notes: Guy Mezger talks Cuban; Emelianenko could fight in Canada; and talk to Jon Fitch

September 6, 2007

I’ve got some MMA News & Notes for you on a Thursday afternoon. I was on the EliteXC conference call today and I hope to have some highlights for you a bit later. On to the news… - I was able to touch base with Guy Mezger today and ask him for some more detail behind Mark Cuban’s new MMA project. You can read the highlights of my conversation... 

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CBSSports.com: Mark Cuban makes first MMA hire

September 4, 2007

In a new article at CBSSports.com, my boss and editor, Denny Burkholder, is reporting that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is indeed serious about expanding his holdings in MMA. Cuban informed Burkholder that his first hire is none other than former UFC champion Guy Mezger. Cuban has hired MMA veteran Guy Mezger to run the day-to-day operations of his MMA project,... 

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