WOW Promotions
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WOW Promotions was an early mixed martial arts promotion company best known for co-creating and launching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the early 1990s.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business enterprise
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mixed martial arts promotion company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Art Davie
NERFINISHED
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Rorion Gracie NERFINISHED ⓘ Semaphore Entertainment Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnConceptOf | style-vs-style martial arts tournaments ⓘ |
| businessModel | co-promotion and concept licensing for UFC events ⓘ |
| coCreated | Ultimate Fighting Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Semaphore Entertainment Group on UFC pay-per-view production NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eventTypePromoted |
early mixed martial arts events
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no-holds-barred fighting tournaments ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Art Davie
NERFINISHED
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Rorion Gracie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedIntroduce | Gracie Jiu-Jitsu to a global audience via UFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
combat sports promotion
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mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| influenced | development of the UFC rules and event format in its earliest phase ⓘ |
| launched | UFC 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneering role in the creation of modern mixed martial arts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-creating the Ultimate Fighting Championship
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launching the first UFC event ⓘ |
| roleInUFC |
concept development for early UFC format
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original co-promoter of UFC events ⓘ |
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