UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO: 75/982336
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`Zuffa, LLC
`
`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`ecom116@uspto.gov
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PARKER H. BAGLEY, ESQ
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10005-1413
`
`ULTIMATE FIGHTING
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 36784-05500
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Please provide in all correspondence:
`
`(cid:160)1
`
`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your telephone number and e-mail
`address.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Serial Number(cid:160) 75/982336
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`his letter responds to the applicant’s response filed December 10, 2002.
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`egistration was refused under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), because the
`subject matter for which registration is sought is merely descriptive of the identified goods/services.(cid:160) The
`examining attorney also required the applicant to amend the goods and services, and if applicable to pay
`additional fees for additional classes.(cid:160) The amendments to Classes 9 and 41 are acceptable and made of
`record.(cid:160) The final requirements regarding the substitute specimen for Class 28 is maintained and made
`FINAL as indicated below.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them
`unpersuasive.(cid:160) For the reasons below, the refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`egistration Refused – Mark is Merely Descriptive
`The examining attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the proposed mark merely
`describes the goods/services.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); TMEP §§1209 et
`seq.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`

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`A mark is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), if it describes
`an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant goods/services.(cid:160) In
`re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3 USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987);(cid:160) In re Bed & Breakfast Registry, 791 F.2d
`157, 229 USPQ 818 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re MetPath Inc., 223 USPQ 88 (TTAB 1984); In re
`Bright‑Crest, Ltd., 204 USPQ 591 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §1209.01(b).
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he applicant has applied to register the mark(cid:160) ULTIMATE FIGHTING.(cid:160) The mark is merely descriptive
`because it describes the subject matter of the applicant’s goods and services.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant’s goods in International Class 9 have been acceptably amended to: prerecorded video cassettes
`featuring sports events and mixed martial arts; computer game programs.(cid:160) Class 28 reads “action skill
`games.” (cid:160) The mark is descriptive of the subject matter for the video goods and the games.(cid:160) The
`applicant’s own identification of goods states “featuring sports events and mixed martial arts.” (cid:160) The
`examining attorney has already demonstrated in the first office action that the term “ultimate fighting” is
`commonly recognized to refer to and/or include boxing, martial arts and other related sporting events.(cid:160)
`Thus, the video goods and the games feature ultimate fighting championship events such as high-level
`martial arts.(cid:160) See attached additional article excerpts from search in LEXIS/NEXIS database indicating
`that “ultimate fighting” is understood to be a mix of martial arts and boxing.(cid:160) The Applicant argues that
`the mark “gives no indication of the highly specialized martial arts competitions which Applicant
`arranges and produces.” (cid:160)
`It
`is not necessary that a term describe all of the purposes, functions,
`characteristics or features of the goods/services to be merely descriptive.(cid:160)
`It is enough if the term
`describes one attribute of the goods/services.(cid:160) In re H.U.D.D.L.E., 216 USPQ 358 (TTAB 1982); In re
`MBAssociates, 180(cid:160)USPQ 338 (TTAB 1973).(cid:160) TMEP §1209.01(b).(cid:160) The fact that the term “ultimate
`fighting” is described in the news and in the industry, by promoters, sellers and consumers as a mix of
`martial arts indicates the merely descriptive nature of the term in relation to the goods/services.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he applicant’s argument that the mark is suggestive in relation to these goods is not persuasive. (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`As to International Class 41, the applicant argues that the term “ultimate fighting” is a well-known mark
`associated with the Applicant and the Class 41 services. See Response p. 3, #3.(cid:160) The Applicant points to a
`Final Judgment indicating the mark is distinctive and protectable.(cid:160) This Judgment appears to refrain the
`Defendant from use of “Ultimate Athlete Fighting.” (cid:160) The Judgment does not make any statements that the
`mark is inherently distinctive or even suggestive.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he Applicant further argues that the Examining Attorney’s LEXIS/NEXIS research articles indicate
`association of the mark with the Applicant and recognition of it as a trademark.(cid:160) The Applicant references
`and attaches several articles that the Applicant claims indicate a connection with the Applicant.(cid:160) The
`Examining Attorney attaches a few of the same exact articles in FULL view.(cid:160) The FULL text indicates
`that the connection to the Applicant is sparse at best and does not provide any evidence that the mark is
`
`not merely descriptive as used and recognized by the consumers and the public.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`The mark is merely descriptive in connection with Class 41, because it describes the subject matter of the
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`sporting events and performances.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`When viewed as a whole, the mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING is merely descriptive because it describes
`the subject matter of the goods as stated above in Classes 9, 28 and of the services in Class 41.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Therefore, at this time, the request to disclaim CHALLENGE is refused.(cid:160) The subject matter features
`mixed martial arts and boxing competitions.
`
`(cid:160)
`

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`The refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he Applicant claims that the Applicant’s specimen of record for Class 28 is acceptable because it is a
`photocopy of the actual packaging containing an action skill game.(cid:160) While that may be, the Examining
`Attorney could not discern the nature of the specimen for Class 28 and thus could not determine that this
`was actual use in connection with the goods.(cid:160) The Applicant may, given his response regarding the nature
`of the specimen, file a clearer and bigger photocopy of the packaging such that it is obvious that the
`specimen is the packaging for the goods and thus a new affidavit/declaration is not required. If the
`Applicant submits a substitute specimen, an appropriate declaration is required stating that the specimen
`was in use in commerce at least as early as the date of filing of the Amendment to Allege Use.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he requirement regarding the specimen is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant may respond to this Office action using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) at <http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html>.(cid:160) When using TEAS the data the applicant submits
`is directly uploaded into the Office’s database, which reduces processing time and eliminates the
`possibility of data entry errors by the Office.(cid:160) Applicants are strongly encouraged to use TEAS to respond
`to Office actions.(cid:160) Applicants using TEAS should not submit a duplicate paper copy of the response.
`
`/Lauriel F. Dalier/
`Lauriel F. Dalier
`Trademark Attorney Law Office 116
`(703) 306-7909
`(703) 746-8116 fax
`ecom116@uspto.gov (formal responses)
`
`(cid:160) (cid:160)
`How to respond to this Office Action:
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and
`follow the instructions.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed
`above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner
`of each page of your response.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and
`Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov/
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`or general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE
`ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
`
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`

`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO: 75/982336
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`
`Zuffa, LLC
`
`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`ecom116@uspto.gov
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PARKER H. BAGLEY, ESQ
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10005-1413
`
`ULTIMATE FIGHTING
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 36784-05500
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Please provide in all correspondence:
`
`(cid:160)1
`
`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your telephone number and e-mail
`address.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Serial Number(cid:160) 75/982336
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`his letter responds to the applicant’s response filed December 10, 2002.
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`egistration was refused under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), because the
`subject matter for which registration is sought is merely descriptive of the identified goods/services.(cid:160) The
`examining attorney also required the applicant to amend the goods and services, and if applicable to pay
`additional fees for additional classes.(cid:160) The amendments to Classes 9 and 41 are acceptable and made of
`record.(cid:160) The final requirements regarding the substitute specimen for Class 28 is maintained and made
`FINAL as indicated below.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them
`unpersuasive.(cid:160) For the reasons below, the refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`egistration Refused – Mark is Merely Descriptive
`The examining attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the proposed mark merely
`describes the goods/services.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); TMEP §§1209 et
`seq.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`

`
`A mark is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), if it describes
`an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant goods/services.(cid:160) In
`re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3 USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987);(cid:160) In re Bed & Breakfast Registry, 791 F.2d
`157, 229 USPQ 818 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re MetPath Inc., 223 USPQ 88 (TTAB 1984); In re
`Bright‑Crest, Ltd., 204 USPQ 591 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §1209.01(b).
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he applicant has applied to register the mark(cid:160) ULTIMATE FIGHTING.(cid:160) The mark is merely descriptive
`because it describes the subject matter of the applicant’s goods and services.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant’s goods in International Class 9 have been acceptably amended to: prerecorded video cassettes
`featuring sports events and mixed martial arts; computer game programs.(cid:160) Class 28 reads “action skill
`games.” (cid:160) The mark is descriptive of the subject matter for the video goods and the games.(cid:160) The
`applicant’s own identification of goods states “featuring sports events and mixed martial arts.” (cid:160) The
`examining attorney has already demonstrated in the first office action that the term “ultimate fighting” is
`commonly recognized to refer to and/or include boxing, martial arts and other related sporting events.(cid:160)
`Thus, the video goods and the games feature ultimate fighting championship events such as high-level
`martial arts.(cid:160) See attached additional article excerpts from search in LEXIS/NEXIS database indicating
`that “ultimate fighting” is understood to be a mix of martial arts and boxing.(cid:160) The Applicant argues that
`the mark “gives no indication of the highly specialized martial arts competitions which Applicant
`arranges and produces.” (cid:160)
`It
`is not necessary that a term describe all of the purposes, functions,
`characteristics or features of the goods/services to be merely descriptive.(cid:160)
`It is enough if the term
`describes one attribute of the goods/services.(cid:160) In re H.U.D.D.L.E., 216 USPQ 358 (TTAB 1982); In re
`MBAssociates, 180(cid:160)USPQ 338 (TTAB 1973).(cid:160) TMEP §1209.01(b).(cid:160) The fact that the term “ultimate
`fighting” is described in the news and in the industry, by promoters, sellers and consumers as a mix of
`martial arts indicates the merely descriptive nature of the term in relation to the goods/services.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he applicant’s argument that the mark is suggestive in relation to these goods is not persuasive. (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`As to International Class 41, the applicant argues that the term “ultimate fighting” is a well-known mark
`associated with the Applicant and the Class 41 services. See Response p. 3, #3.(cid:160) The Applicant points to a
`Final Judgment indicating the mark is distinctive and protectable.(cid:160) This Judgment appears to refrain the
`Defendant from use of “Ultimate Athlete Fighting.” (cid:160) The Judgment does not make any statements that the
`mark is inherently distinctive or even suggestive.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he Applicant further argues that the Examining Attorney’s LEXIS/NEXIS research articles indicate
`association of the mark with the Applicant and recognition of it as a trademark.(cid:160) The Applicant references
`and attaches several articles that the Applicant claims indicate a connection with the Applicant.(cid:160) The
`Examining Attorney attaches a few of the same exact articles in FULL view.(cid:160) The FULL text indicates
`that the connection to the Applicant is sparse at best and does not provide any evidence that the mark is
`
`not merely descriptive as used and recognized by the consumers and the public.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`The mark is merely descriptive in connection with Class 41, because it describes the subject matter of the
`
`sporting events and performances.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`When viewed as a whole, the mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING is merely descriptive because it describes
`the subject matter of the goods as stated above in Classes 9, 28 and of the services in Class 41.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Therefore, at this time, the request to disclaim CHALLENGE is refused.(cid:160) The subject matter features
`mixed martial arts and boxing competitions.
`
`(cid:160)
`

`
`The refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he Applicant claims that the Applicant’s specimen of record for Class 28 is acceptable because it is a
`photocopy of the actual packaging containing an action skill game.(cid:160) While that may be, the Examining
`Attorney could not discern the nature of the specimen for Class 28 and thus could not determine that this
`was actual use in connection with the goods.(cid:160) The Applicant may, given his response regarding the nature
`of the specimen, file a clearer and bigger photocopy of the packaging such that it is obvious that the
`specimen is the packaging for the goods and thus a new affidavit/declaration is not required. If the
`Applicant submits a substitute specimen, an appropriate declaration is required stating that the specimen
`was in use in commerce at least as early as the date of filing of the Amendment to Allege Use.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he requirement regarding the specimen is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant may respond to this Office action using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) at <http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html>.(cid:160) When using TEAS the data the applicant submits
`is directly uploaded into the Office’s database, which reduces processing time and eliminates the
`possibility of data entry errors by the Office.(cid:160) Applicants are strongly encouraged to use TEAS to respond
`to Office actions.(cid:160) Applicants using TEAS should not submit a duplicate paper copy of the response.
`
`/Lauriel F. Dalier/
`Lauriel F. Dalier
`Trademark Attorney Law Office 116
`(703) 306-7909
`(703) 746-8116 fax
`ecom116@uspto.gov (formal responses)
`
`(cid:160) (cid:160)
`How to respond to this Office Action:
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and
`follow the instructions.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed
`above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner
`of each page of your response.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`o check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and
`Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov/
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`or general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web
`site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE
`ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
`
`(cid:160) *
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`Copyright 2003 The Denver Post Corporation(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The Denver Post
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`February 21, 2003 Friday(cid:160) 1ST EDITION
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) Pg. FF-01(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`HEADLINE: Event Toughest guys, gals in the city Two days of brawling(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: Ed Will , Denver Post Staff Writer(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`... can't wear.(cid:160) It has 'Toughman Champion' across the back. If I wore that out in(cid:160) Aurora, I'd be in fights
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`barred competition that(cid:160) combines boxing, martial arts and wrestling. He traced his love of(cid:160)
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`his childhood in Brooklyn and Long Island, N.Y. His(cid:160) father was an amateur fighter, who always had
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`all the time,' Fabbricatore said with a(cid:160) laugh.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Fabbricatore is undefeated in a different form of ring combat(cid:160) called ultimate fighting, a no-holds
`boxing gloves lying(cid:160) around the house.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Fabbricatore and his cousins couldn't help but put them on and have(cid:160) a go.(cid:160) ...
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`Copyright 2003 The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times
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`Los Angeles Times
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`February 19, 2003 Wednesday(cid:160)(cid:160) Home Edition
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`SECTION: California Metro; Part 2; Page 6; Metro Desk(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`HEADLINE: The State;
`'Ultimate Fighting' Seeks State's OK to Move Out of the Shadows;
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`Promoters want the underground sport sanctioned. Foes say it is too dangerous.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: Jean O. Pasco and Stanley Allison, Times Staff Writers(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Among the items threatened by California's budget crisis is a little-known proposal that would bring to
`the state a sport that detractors have called "human cockfighting."(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) A volatile mix of wrestling, kick-boxing and martial arts popularly known as "ultimate fighting," the
`sport is a hit with crowds in Las Vegas and on pay-per-view television.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) A match in Las Vegas in November drew more than 13,000 spectators -- including celebrities such as
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`actor Vin Diesel and former Dodger ...
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`Copyright 2002 The Tulsa World(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`November 15, 2002 Friday Final Home Edition
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`SECTION: SPORTS; General Sports; Pg. B4(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 288 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: Kickboxing: Randolph battles All-Japan champ(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... leg-kicks. It should be quite a fight."(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Randolph has a record of 46-4, with 35 knockouts, while Matsumoto, of Tokyo, is 26-4-2, with 18 KOs.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The 12-event card includes eight kickboxing contests,
`ultimate fighting and traditional boxing.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Preceding the Randolph-Matsumoto showdown are two additional title contests: women's flyweight
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`three mixed-martial-arts bouts (ultimate
`fighting) and a women's boxing bout. Cook's show is believed to be the first ever to include kickboxing,
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`champion Shibata Sachiyo (17-4) of Tokyo vs. Stephanie Dobbs (11-2) of Oklahoma City, and lightweight
`champion Eric Castano (29- ...
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`Copyright 2002 Forbes, Inc.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`November 11, 2002
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`SECTION: ENTREPRENEURS; Pg. 154(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 1255 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: Brothers In Arms(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: Peter Kafka(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Good luck. The sport got its start a decade ago, when promoters pitched it as a modern-day gladiator
`match minus the big cats. A species of "mixed martial arts," ultimate fighting is a combination of
`boxing, kickboxing and wrestling, as well as body slams, roundhouse kicks and forearms to the face.
`Matches take place in an octagonal ring lined with chain-link fence, and fighters win by a judge's decision
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`or by ...(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) ... already full schedule of programming and NBC's calamitous adventure with the XFL.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Growth also depends on winning over more state commissions. New York, which banned the sport in
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`1997, doesn't plan to reconsider its decision, but California, a hotbed of martial arts and ultimate
`fighting's largest potential customer base, may come aboard soon. A proposal to license the sport is under
`review and could be approved in six months. Meantime, the Fertittas are trying to boost the entertainment
`value of the brawls, introducing rules to decrease the amount of time ...
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`October 6, 2002 Sunday East Broward Edition
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`SECTION: COMMUNITY NEWS; Pg. 14(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 1329 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: IT'S A LUCKY BREAK FOR HORSES IN THE PARK(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: Gary Curreri Special Correspondent(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`... judo announced that Phase I (9,000 square feet) of their new training facility broke ground Sept. 19
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`and is expected to open in November.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) After turning professional 10 years ago, Briggs has teamed up with American Top Team and the
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`ultimate fighting pioneer Conan Silveira, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt; Marcello Silveira and Ricardo
`Liborio, a world champion jiu-jitsu competitor, creating dominant competition teams for both grappling
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`tournaments and mixed martial arts events.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Briggs has set up camp in South Florida to train with ATT fighters at their new 18,000-squre-foot
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`training facility at 4701 Johnson Road in Coconut Creek. When completed, the new ATT facility will ...
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`Copyright 2002 Evening Herald (Plymouth)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Evening Herald (Plymouth)
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`September 7, 2002
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`SECTION: Sport; Contact; Karate/Kung-Fu/Tae; Pg. 55(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 694 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: City fighters go into the Vale of combat(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: B. ILL RICHARDS(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`... Plymouth.(cid:160) Training in the sport of Vale Tudo, which originated in Brazil, and is Portuguese for no-
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`holds-barred fighting, will be provided at the Saints Thai Boxing Club, which is just off Mutley Plain.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) However, one of the club's instructors insists that ultimate fighting or mixed martial arts - a
`combination of karate, thai boxing, wrestling, judo and kung fu, is less hazardous than boxing.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"In the long run, I think it (Vale Tudo) is less dangerous," said Simon Holmes. "Twelve rounds of
`getting hit in the ...
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`Copyright 2002 The Indianapolis Star
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`The Indianapolis Star
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`August 13, 2002 Tuesday City final Edition
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`SECTION: CITY STATE; Pg. 05B(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 317 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: Carmel City Council prohibits ultimate fighting(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: BY CATHY KIGHTLINGER CATHY.KIGHTLINGER£INDYSTAR.COM(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Carmel City Council members on Monday put a choke hold on no-holds-barred cage fighting.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The council voted 6-0 Monday to pass in one reading an ordinance that bans ultimate fighting -- despite
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`statements from some people who attended the meeting that competition fights allowing the use of mixed
`martial arts techniques is an up-and-coming legitimate sport across the country.(cid:160)
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`Copyright 2002 The Chronicle Publishing Co.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The San Francisco Chronicle
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`JULY 19, 2002, FRIDAY,(cid:160) FINAL EDITION
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`SECTION: MARIN SONOMA NAPA FRIDAY;
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) Pg. 1(cid:160)(cid:160)
`LENGTH: 1691 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`HEADLINE: Sporting blood;
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`anta Rosa man mixes it up as a top ultimate fighter(cid:160)(cid:160)
`SOURCE: Chronicle Staff Writer(cid:160)(cid:160)
`BYLINE: Demian Bulwa(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`... coaches and friends say he is a world-class brawler and grappler already -- but he is by no means
`alone in his pursuit. He is one of several Bay Area residents who are banking on the comeback of a
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`controversial sport known as mixed martial arts or ultimate fighting.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) On most weeknights, Terrell can be found training at the Gracie Academy, a Pleasant Hill jujitsu studio
`owned by Brazilian-born Cesar Gracie, who is part of one of the world's best-known fighting families.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Most of the ...
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`Copyright 2002 Akron Beacon Journal
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`Akron Beacon Journal
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`July 7, 2002 Sunday
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`LENGTH: 827 words(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HEADLINE: Tom Arnold, Lisa Guerrero: Best Damn Sports Show Period. The Best Damn...(cid:160)(c