International Music Icon MC Hammer Launches New Management Firm with Powerful Roster of Fighters

LOS ANGELES, July 30 /PRNewswire/ — Three-time Grammy Award-winner MC Hammer has launched Alchemist Management (www.alchemistmgmt.com), a management, promotion, marketing and brand-building firm for MMA fighters. Hammer serves as the new company’s CEO and has named Lex McMahon as President and Nima Safapour as Vice President of Business Affairs and General Counsel. Alchemist Management is based in Los Angeles.Read more.

One of the world’s top middleweight fighters in the UFC’s Nate Marquardt will be front and center at this weekend’s International Mixed Martial Arts Expositions (IMMAE), as the popular expo takes it’s show to Denver, Colorado.Read more.

“The Janitor” Vladimir Matyushenko has more than enough Gunpowder for Jon Jones - LowKick.com Exclusive InterviewRead more.

In a sport where great fighters can fall hard in a moment’s notice, the fans are eager to greet the newest evolution of the MMA fighter, the next big thing. This Sunday, it’s the phenomenon known as Jon ‘Bones’ Jones who headlines on the Versus channel. But the man he’ll face—Belarusian émigré Vladimir ‘The Janitor’ Matyushenko—sees this as his big chance to add a quality name to his own list of wins.Read more.

When Vladimir Matyushenko looks across the Octagon at Jon Jones on Sunday night, he’ll see an opponent who’s younger, bigger and faster. He’ll see a fighter who’s been all but officially anointed as the next big thing in the UFC light heavyweight division. He’ll see a fighter who is essentially undefeated in a little over two years of competition, and one who is a 6-1 favorite with online oddsmakers.Read more

Vladimir Matyushenko and his coach stop by Fox News San Diego for somwFox News one on one training

In a recent video story Vladimir Matyushenko says he’s ready to fight the Devil if need be.Vladimir Matyushenko fights the Devil

MMAjunkie.com wraps up our all-star week of programming with another MMA notable: UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt.

Marquardt, one of the sport’s most well-rounded fighters, discusses his upcoming UFC 118 fight with Rousimar Palhares, his training for the main-card bout, and where he sees himself in the title picture.

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Nate Marquardt recently spent two days with Tom Bear doing a photo shoot at Grudge Training Center, Red Rocks, and downtown Denver.

At a recent photo shoot for his sponsor Ranger Up, Jorge Rivera dropped this flying knee