MMA fans are always open to and susceptible to a kind of desire to square the moral circle about, is it really good for us to even be watching this? Every few years, you'll just see a fight that's just so purposely violent. For me, the worst one, I think, in recent memory was the second Conor McGregor Nate Diaz fight.
You can’t be afraid to step on toes if you want to run a mixed martial arts promotion… or stomp on them. Michael Thomsen is the author of “Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions, and Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 billion Industry”. Ricky Mulvey caught up with Thomsen to discuss: - The rise and transformation of the UFC - How president Dana White negotiates with fighters - What investors may want to know about the upcoming merger between WWE and the UFC Companies discussed: EDR, WWE Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Michael Thomsen Producer: Deidre Woollard Engineer: Rick Engdahl
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