Art Davie

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Art Davie is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles. [1] In 1993, he created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship.[2] [3] In 1998, Davie, as vice-president of K-1 USA, brought the successful K-1 kickboxing franchise from Japan to Las Vegas and North American pay-per-view television.[1] In 2003, Davie was an Executive Producer with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. In 2006, he became vice-president of television at Paradigm Entertainment Group.[2]

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  1. ^ Gentry III, Clyde; No Holds Barred: Evolution (1st edition) page 24, Archon Publishing 2001 ISBN 0-9711479-0-6.
  2. ^ Hester, Todd; Is the Octagon Outdated?, Grappling, July 2002, page 4.
  3. ^ Hester, Todd; The Art of War, Grappling, January 2002, page 107.

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