Available in | English, Spanish |
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Owner | Vice Media |
URL |
fightland |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Yes |
Launched | 2012 |
Current status | Defunct |
Fightland is a website covering mixed martial arts (MMA). [1] Launched in September 2012, it is part of Vice Media, Inc. network channels. [2] Vice Media states that Fightland is a joint venture with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [3] The New Yorker describes it as a vertical in which the UFC is sponsoring the whole website, and in general, concludes that "Vice's sponsored material can feel like a strange beast, neither advertising nor regular content but something in between." [4]
Fightland has been criticized by Cagepotato and Deadspin for not being transparent to their readers that it is funded by the UFC, and that it is operating as a marketing arm or acting as a shill. [5] [6] The UFC, Vice Media and Fightland refused to comment on the subject when asked. [7] At UFC 164 weigh-ins, UFC president Dana White wore an official Fightland T-shirt. [8] [9]
Fightland editor-in-chief is Michael Hresko. [10] A notable writer for the website is MMA analyst Jack Slack. [11] Other notable writers include Peter Carroll [12] and Tom Taylor. [13]
Fightland was a 2014 World MMA Awards nominee for the "MMA media source of the year" award. [14]
On May 15, 2023, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group, which will, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. [15]
Available in | English, Spanish |
---|---|
Owner | Vice Media |
URL |
fightland |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Yes |
Launched | 2012 |
Current status | Defunct |
Fightland is a website covering mixed martial arts (MMA). [1] Launched in September 2012, it is part of Vice Media, Inc. network channels. [2] Vice Media states that Fightland is a joint venture with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [3] The New Yorker describes it as a vertical in which the UFC is sponsoring the whole website, and in general, concludes that "Vice's sponsored material can feel like a strange beast, neither advertising nor regular content but something in between." [4]
Fightland has been criticized by Cagepotato and Deadspin for not being transparent to their readers that it is funded by the UFC, and that it is operating as a marketing arm or acting as a shill. [5] [6] The UFC, Vice Media and Fightland refused to comment on the subject when asked. [7] At UFC 164 weigh-ins, UFC president Dana White wore an official Fightland T-shirt. [8] [9]
Fightland editor-in-chief is Michael Hresko. [10] A notable writer for the website is MMA analyst Jack Slack. [11] Other notable writers include Peter Carroll [12] and Tom Taylor. [13]
Fightland was a 2014 World MMA Awards nominee for the "MMA media source of the year" award. [14]
On May 15, 2023, Vice Media formally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as part of a possible sale to a consortium of lenders including Fortress Investment Group, which will, alongside Soros Fund Management and Monroe Capital, invest $225 million as a credit bid for nearly all of its assets. [15]