HDNet Fights
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| Private | |
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Mark Cuban |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
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Key people
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Mark Cuban, Owner Andrew Simon, CEO Guy Mezger, President |
| Parent | HDNet, LLC |
| Website | http://www.hdnetfights.com/ |
HDNet Fights was a US based television outlet for various MMA and combat sports promotions. Its broadcast lineup included DREAM, Sengoku, K-1, Strikeforce, Adrenaline MMA, M-1 Global, Ring of Honor, Maximum Fighting Championship, Affliction Entertainment, Urban Conflict Championship, BAMMA, XFC, CFA, Titan Fighting Championships and the now defunct IFL among others. As of February 19, 2010, it has promoted two events of its own and broadcast 60 events by other promotions. After July 2, 2012 when HDNet re-branded itself as AXS TV, HDNet Fights was re-branded as AXS TV Fights.
HDNet Fights was founded in 2007 by HDNet owner and founder, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, as a staple of programming upon which to base the new network. Cuban has since expressed a desire to present MMA in a manner more in line with other professional sports, saying that he would eliminate ancillary details such as ring card girls. Despite speculation of how personally Cuban himself would be involved in the business and promoting of MMA, he has proven to be a vocal defender of MMA in his blogs and interviews since starting the promotion.
HDNet Fights briefly promoted its own fights. The first was hosted on October 13, 2007 with the main event being a light-heavyweight contest between Erik Paulson and Jeff Ford. Its second event, Reckless Abandon, was held two months later.
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