New Client: Fighters Only World MMA Awards
Dublin, Ireland - Murphy Sports Marketing is pleased to announce a partnership with the 13th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards, the world's most prestigious MMA awards. The partnership will see Murphy Sports Marketing handle the PR for this year's awards among worldwide MMA media as well as traditional media in international markets.
Last week saw the nominees announced to great fanfare on www.worldmmaawards.com. Coverage of the nominees appeared right across the globe and across most major MMA media outlets.
"I am excited to have Alan Murphy & Murphy Sports Marketing on board for the Fighters Only World MMA Awards this year," said Rob Hewitt, Fighters Only CEO. "Alan Murphy comes highly recommended in the industry and his existing work over the past number of years for various events and promotions has been impressive. In the two days after the nominees were announced we received over 100,000 votes and this year's awards is shaping up to be to most voted on awards ever in our thirteen years."
"To represent the Fighters Only World MMA Awards is a huge privilege for me," said Alan Murphy, owner of Murphy Sports Marketing. "If you are a fan of MMA then you know about the World MMA Awards, the significance of the awards ceremony, and what it means to the winners of these awards. So it is such an honour to work with Rob Hewitt and the Fighters Only team on the 13th Annual Fighters Only World MMA Awards."
This year has seen the likes of Israel Adesanya, Kamaru Usman, Jan Blachowicz, Kayla Harrison, Valentina Shevchencko, all nominated for fighter awards. The World MMA Awards also has such categories as 'Fight of the Year', 'Best MMA Promotion', 'Knockout' & 'Submission of the Year', and has a number of industry categories such as 'Trainer of the Year', 'Journalist of the Year', 'Analyst of the Year', and 'Leading Man of the Year', to name just a few.
Voting is now live and fans can cast their votes through their desktops, mobile devices, and smart phones at www.worldmmaawards.com. Voting will conclude on Wednesday, September 8th, and the venue & date for the ceremony will be revealed in the coming weeks.
About Fighters Only:
Fighters Only Magazine was the world’s first monthly Mixed Martial Arts and lifestyle magazine, having launched in the UK in 2005. By 2008, the publication was on sale in 33 countries worldwide. A dedicated U.S. edition was launched in February 2007 featuring content for the largest market in the world, followed by Canadian, German, Mexican and South African editions. Fighters Only content is also accessible via a digital version of the magazine, accessed via iTunes and Android devices as well as its website and social media accounts reaching over one million followers. The company launched the World MMA Awards in 2008 to celebrate the achievements of everyone within the global sport of Mixed Martial Arts and has since established itself as the industry awards annual event. Each year, an industry panel of experts selects nominees across 20 different categories. Once nominees are announced, fans inherit the power to determine the winner by voting for nominees through the official Awards website, WorldMMAAwards.com, using their mobile devices, smart phones or personal computers. The most anticipated awards include Fighter of the Year, Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year. Awards are presented to recipients during a highly prestigious live gala event attended by a who’s who of athletes, fighters, celebrities and other famous personalities in sports and entertainment.
About Murphy Sports Marketing:
Launched by Alan Murphy in 2019, Murphy Sports Marketing is a one stop shop for combat sports marketing and promotion. Based in Europe and with over ten years working in the industry, Alan Murphy has worked with some of the biggest events, fighters, brands, and media outlets on the planet.
Happy clients past & present include KSW - Europe’s largest MMA promotion, Vivendi Sports, UAE Warriors, and World Lethwei Championship.
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