UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`SERIAL N0: 76/356163
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`APPLICANT: Zuffa, LLC
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`PARKER H_ BAGLEY, ESQ
`MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & MCCLOY LLP
`1 CHASE MANHATTAN PLAZA
`NEW YORK, NY 10005-1413
`
`RETURN ADDRESS:
`Coimnissioner for Trademarks
`290,0Cr>'Sta1DriVe_
`_ ,
`Arlington, VA 22202-331.»
`ecoml 16@uspto.gov
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`MARK:
`
`ULTIMATE FIGHTING
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NC: 36784-05500
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`Please was in an
`1. Filing date. serial number. mark and
`Applicant's name.
`. Date oftliis Officc Action.
`. Examining Attome_v‘s name and
`Law Office number.
`. Your telephone number and c-mail
`address.
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS
`OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E—MAILING DATE.
`
`RE: Serial Number 76/356163
`
`This letter responds to the Applicant’s response filed December 9, 2002.
`
`Registration was refused under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §lO52(e)(l), because the
`subject matter for which registration is sought is merely descriptive of the identified goods/services
`The Examining Attorney also required the Applicant to amend the goods and services, and if
`applicable to pay additional fees for additional classes. The amendment to Class 9 is acceptable and
`made of record. The final requirements regarding classes 25 and 41 are stated below.
`
`The Examining Attorney has considered the Applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them
`unpersuasive as to Classes 9 and 41. For the reasons below, the refusal under Section 2(e)(l) is
`maintained and made FINAL with regards to classes 9 and 41 only.
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`

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`Registration Refused — Mark is Merely Descriptive
`The Examining Attorney refuses registration on the Principal Register because the proposed mark
`merely describes the goods/services. Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §l052(e)(1); TMEP
`§§1209 et seq.
`
`A mark is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §lO52(e)(1), if it
`describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant
`goods/services.
`In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3 USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987);
`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 §1209.0l(b).
`
`The Applicant has applied to register the mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING. The mark is merely
`descriptive because it describes the subject matter of the Applicant’s goods and services.
`
`Applicant’s goods in International Class 9 have been acceptably amended to: pre—i-ecorded audio
`cassettes, phonograph records, compact discs, video cassettes, laser video discs, digital video discs,
`digital versatile discs and CD ROM discs, all featuring sports events and mixed martial arts;
`computer software for programming video games in the fields of sports and entertainment; motion
`picture films featuring sports events, mixed martial arts and profiles of athletes; eyeglasses."
`sunglasses. The mark is descriptive of the subject matter for the audio and video goods. The
`Applicant’s own identification of goods states “featuring, sports events, mixed martial arts.” 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. Thus, the audio and video goods feature ultimate fighting matches and events.
`
`The Applicant’s argument that the mark is suggestive in relation to these goods is not persuasive.
`
`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. The Applicant
`points to a Final Judgment
`indicating the mark is distinctive and protectable. This Judgment
`appears to refrain the Defendant from use of “Ultimate Athlete Fighting.” The Judgment does not
`make any statements that the mark is inherently distinctive or even suggestive.
`
`The Applicant has made no claim of acquired distinctiveness with regard to the prior registrations
`claimed. The mere existence of those registrations without disclaimers does not indicate anything
`about the descriptiveness ofthe mark at this time.
`
`The mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING is merely descriptive as it is used to describe a type of martial
`arts (or a type of martial arts refers to ultimate fighting), which is the subject matter of the
`Applicants Class 9 goods and Clas 41 services. The Examining Attorney attaches additional
`Lexis/Nexis articles which are more current than those attached with the first office action. These
`excerpted articles supplement
`those previously attached and clearly indicate that
`the phrase
`“ultimate lighting” is commonly recognized as a type of martial arts and boxing.
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`

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`In the article headlined “ULTIMATE WARRIORS FACE UK OCTAGON CHALLENGE,”
`published July 11, 2002 in the Birmingham Post, the only reference to the Applicant is to point to a
`comment made by a former vice chairman and joint head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
`See attached “A”. The article starts off talking about a sporting event by categorizing it as an
`“ultimate fighting” event with no fiirther reference to it emanating from the Applicant or being
`organized by the Applicant. Later, the article goes on to discuss techniques that are permissible in
`the sport.
`
`In the article headlined “TOM ARNOLD. LISA GUERRERO: BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW
`PERIOD. THE BEST DAMN.....” the article discusses sports and sports shows and only makes a
`reference to “ultimate fighting” to illustrate the authors point regarding the need for new and
`different sports shows. The author defines “ultimate fighting” as “mixed martial arts.” There is no
`reference to the Applicant or to any support of this type of show emanating from the Applicant.
`
`The term “ultimate fighting” in both the references described is used to refer to a type of martial arts
`that can be performed in competitions or championships. Clearly, such shows could be and
`probably are the subject of prerecorded audio and video goods, motion picture films and live
`entertainment shows or performances.
`
`The mark is merely descriptive in connection with Class 41, because it describes the subject matter
`of the sporting events and the educational and informational services.
`
`the mark ULTIMATE FIGHTING is merely descriptive because it
`When viewed as a whole,
`describes the subject matter of the goods as stated above in Class 9 and of the services in Class 4].
`
`The refusal under Section 2(e)(l) is maintained and made FINAL.
`
`to Recitation of Goods
`Amendment
`REQUIREMENT
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`in Class 25 and Services in Class 41 — FINAL
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`CLASS 25
`The App1icant’s proposed amendment to the goods is as follows:
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`warm-up suits, sweatshirts, sweatpants; tee-shirts; polo shirts; golf shirts; sports
`tank tops; vests; pants for babies; baby booties; belts; neckties; suspenders; bandanas;
`shirts;
`beach sandals; infant and toddler sleepwear; robes; nightshirts and night gowns; pajamas and
`loungewear; bathing suits; beach wear, namely cover-ups; diaper sets, namely onesies;
`toddler
`short sets; jogging suits; rompers; boys short sets; socks; playsuits, namely a children ’s play outfit
`consisting of a blouse and shorts; coveralls; wristbands, namely bands worn around the wrist:
`union suits; henley suits; shorts; skirts; blouses; pants; slacks,‘ shirts; jackets; referees and umpires
`uniforms; athletic uniforms,‘ team uniform reproductions, namely jerseysfeaturing reproductions of
`professional athletic team logos; sweaters; parkas; turtlenecks; mittens and gloves; underwear;
`jerseys; bow ties; headwear and scarves; ear nuijjfs; headbands, namely bands worn around the
`head; hosiery; rainwear, namely rain ponchos and jackets; footwear, namely shoes, boots slippers
`and bath thongs; nylon shells, namely shirts; hats; caps; visors; aprons; cloth and ski bibs; canvas
`footwear; knickers; wind resistant jackets; Halloween and masquerade costumes; blazers;
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`

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`legwarmers, namely knitted coverings for the legs,‘ jeans; leotards; workout and sports apparel,
`namely shorts, jackets, slacks, shirts
`
`The wording “onesies” in the identification of goods is a registered mark. See enclosed copies of
`Registration Nos. 2549557 and 1292981. The Applicant may not use registered marks in the
`identification of goods. TMEP §l402.09. Therefore, the Applicant must amend the identification
`by substituting the common commercial name of the goods.
`
`For the Applicant’s information: the Examining Attorney erred in requiring the Applicant to further
`amend the following terms: beachwear. The Applicant may amend keep this term as originally filed
`or as amended. The terms “play suits,” “wrist bands,” “head bands," and “leg warmers” were
`merely highlighted in the Office Action to indicate how they should be amended to appear (with
`spaces between the two words). The Examining Attorney apologizes for any inconvenience or
`confiision caused to the Applicant.
`
`The Applicant must amend the terms “play suits,” “wrist bands,” “head bands” and “leg warmers”
`to show the necessary spaces between the terms as indicated.
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`CLASS 41:
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`The proposed amended recitation of services is as follows:
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`entertainment, namely live stage shows and performances featuring sports and mixed martial arts,"
`entertainment in the nature of theater productions—— amusement park and theme park services,‘
`entertainment services, namely development, organization and production of competitions,
`performances and events featuring sports and mixed martial arts,‘ educational services, namely
`providing instructional seminars
`in wrestling, general fitness and nutrition; production,
`presentation, distribution and syndication of television and radio programs; production,
`presentation, 0llSII‘ll7Ztll0n and syndication of motion picture films; production and presentation of
`sound and video recordings; providing information in the fields of sports, fitness and mixed martial
`arts; production and provision of television shows, radio shows, motion pictures, live events, news
`and interactive multimedia entertainment software for distribution via television, cable, satellite,
`audio and video media, cartridges, laser discs, computer discs and electronic means
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`live
`The portion “production and provision of television shows, radio shows, motion pictures,
`events, news and interactive multimedia entertainment software for distribution via television,
`cable, satellite, audio and video media, cartridges,
`laser discs, computer discs and electronic
`means” remains unacceptable because the term “provision” does not adequately specify the nature
`of the services. Providing software for distribution suggests either a) providing a hard good,
`software, which must be further modified by indicating the field and function of the software in
`International Class 9, or b) providing downloadable software via television, cable, and global
`computer network in International Class 9 ~ the Applicant must indicate the fiJI’lC'[lOI”1 and field of
`the sofiware, or c) providing temporary use of non—downloadable software [specify the function,
`fields, use of the software] in International Class 42.
`“Provision of....audio and video media,
`cartridges,
`laser discs, computer discs,” remains unacceptable because the Applicant
`is either
`providing a good in International Class 9 that must be modified by the subject matter; providing a
`service of producing these goods in International Class 41; or as previously indicated, the Applicant
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`

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`is providing a retail service by means ofa store “retail store services featuring. .
`retail store services featuring. .
`in International Class 35.
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`or online “online
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`The requirement to amend this wording is maintained and made FTNAL.
`
`Please note that the only appropriate responses to a final action are either (1) compliance with the
`outstanding requirements, if feasible, or (2) filing of an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal
`Board.
`37 CPR. Section 264(a).
`If the Applicant fails to respond within six months of the
`mailing date of this refusal, this Office will declare the application abandoned. 37 CFR. Section
`2.65(a).
`
`Applicant may respond to this Office action using the Off1ce’s Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) at <http://www.usQto.gov/teas/index.html>. 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. Applicants are strongly encouraged
`to use TEAS to respond to Office actions. Applicants using TEAS should not submit a duplicate
`paper copy of the response.
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`/flwuzt 7. ‘Dam!
`Lauriel F. Dalier
`
`Trademark Attorney Law Office 116
`(703) 306-7909
`(703) 746-8116 fax
`ecom116@uspto.g0v (formal responses)
`
`How to respond to this Office Action:
`
`To respond formally using the Offices Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.
`
`To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.uspto.gov/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and
`follow the instructions.
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`To 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
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`right corner of each page of your response.
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`To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and
`Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.usQto.gov/
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`For general and other usefiil information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s
`web site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT
`THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
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`3 TO: DALIER, LAURIEL
`TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
`2101 CRYSTAL PLAZA ARC
`MAIL BOX 3104
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`MAIL-IT REQUESTED: FEBRUARY 28, 2003
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`lO083K
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`CLIENT: LFD
`LIBRARY: NEWS
`FILE: ALLNWS
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`YOUR SEARCH REQUEST AT THE TIME THIS MAIL-IT WAS REQUESTH
`(MARTIAL ARTS) W/S NOCAPS(ULTIMATE FIGHT!)
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`NUMBER OF STORIES FOUND WITH YOUR REQUEST THROUGH:
`LEVEL
`1...
`183
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`LEVEL
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`1 PRINTED
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`THE SELECTED STORY NUMBERS:
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`1-2,9-10,12,14,16,18,21-22,24—25,30,33-34,42
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`DISPLAY FORMAT: 30 VAR KWIC
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`SEND TO: DALIER, LAURIEL
`TRADEMARK LAW LIBRARY
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`

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`Copyright 2003 The Denver Post Corporation
`The Denver Post
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`February 21, 2003 Friday 1ST EDITION
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`SECTION: WEEKEND;
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`Pg. 1:11-01
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`LENGTH: 1037 words
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`HEADLINE: Event Toughest guys, gals in the city Two days of brawling
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`BYLINE: Ed Will , Denver Post Staff Writer
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`BODY:
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`It has ‘Toughman Champion‘ across the back. If I wore that out in Aurora, I'd be in
`can't wear.
`fights all the time,‘ Fabbricatore said with a laugh.
`
`Fabbricatore is undefeated in a different form of ring combat called ultimate fighting, a no-holds
`barred competition that combines boxing, martial arts and wrestling. He traced his love of the
`ring to his childhood in Brooklyn and Long Island, N.Y. His
`father was an amateur fighter, who
`always had boxing gloves lying around the house.
`
`Fabbricatore and his cousins couldn't help but put
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`them on and have
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`a go.
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`

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`Copyright 2003 The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times
`All Rights Reserved
`Los Angeles Times
`
`February 19, 2003 Wednesday Home Edition
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`SECTION: California Metro; Part 2; Page 6; Metro Desk
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`LENGTH: 1009 words
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`HEADLINE: The State;
`‘Ultimate Fighting‘ Seeks State's OK to Move Out of the Shadows;
`Promoters want the underground sport sanctioned. Foes say it is too dangerous
`
`BYLINE: Jean 0. Pasco and Stanley Allison, Times Staff Writers
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`BODY:
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`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."
`
`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.
`
`A match in Las Vegas in November drew more than 13,000 spectators -- including celebrities
`such
`as
`actor
`Vin
`Diesel
`and
`former
`Dodger
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`

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`Copyright 2002 The Tulsa World
`Tulsa World
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`November 15, 2002 Friday Final Home Edition
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`SECTION: SPORTS; General Sports; Pg. B4
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`LENGTH: 288 words
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`HEADLINE: Kickboxing: Randolph battles All-Japan champ
`
`BYLINE: BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
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`BODY:
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`1eg—kicks. It should be quite a fight."
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`Randolph has a record of 46-4, with 35 knockouts, while Matsumoto, of Tokyo, is 26-4-2, with 18
`KOs.
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`The l2—event card includes eight kickboxing contests, 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, ultimate fighting and traditional boxing.
`
`title contests: women's
`Preceding the Randolph-Matsumoto showdown are two additional
`flyweight 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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`

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`Copyright 2002 Forbes, Inc.
`Forbes
`
`November ll, 2002
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`SECTION: ENTREPRENEURS; Pg. l54
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`LENGTH: 1255 words
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`HEADLINE: Brothers In Arms
`
`BYLINE: Peter Kaflca
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`BODY‘
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`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 or by
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`already full schedule of programming and NBC's calamitous adventure with the XFL.
`
`Growth also depends on winning over more state commissions. New York, which banned the
`sport in 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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`

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`Copyright 2002 Sun-Sentinel Company
`Sun—Sentine1 (F 011 Lauderdale, FL)
`
`October 6, 2002 Sunday East Broward Edition
`
`SECTION: COMMUNITY NEWS; Pg. 14
`
`LENGTH: 1329 words
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`HEADLINE: IT'S A LUCKY BREAK FOR HORSES IN THE PARK
`
`BYLINE: Gary Curreri Special Correspondent
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`BODY:
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`judo announced that Phase 1 (9,000 square feet) of their new training facility broke ground
`Sept. 19 and is expected to open in November.
`
`After turning professional 10 years ago, Briggs has teamed up with American Top Team and the
`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 tournaments and mixed martial arts events.
`
`Briggs has set up camp in South Florida to train with ATT fighters at their new 18,000—squre-foot
`training facility at 4701 Johnson Road in Coconut Creek. When completed, the new ATT facility
`will
`.
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`

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`Copyright 2002 Evening Herald (Plymouth)
`Evening Herald (Plymouth)
`
`September 7, 2002
`
`SECTION: Sport; Contact; Karate/Kung-Fu/Tae; Pg. 55
`
`LENGTH: 694 Words
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`HEADLINE: City fighters go into the Vale of combat
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`BYLINEI B. ILL RICHARDS
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`BODY:
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`Plymouth. Training in the sport of Vale Tudo, which originated in Brazil, and is Portuguese for
`no—holds-barred fighting, will be provided at the Saints Thai Boxing Club, which is just off Mutley
`Plain.
`
`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.
`
`“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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`

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`Copyright 2002 The Indianapolis Star
`
`All Rights Reserved
`The Indianapolis Star
`
`August 13, 2002 Tuesday City final Edition
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`SECTION: CITY STATE; Pg. 05B
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`LENGTH: 3 l 7 words
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`HEADLINE: Carmel City Council prohibits ultimate fighting
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`BYLINE: BY CATHY KIGHTLINGER CATHY.KIGHTLINGER£INDYSTAR.COM
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`BODY:
`
`Carmel City Council members on Monday put a choke hold on no-holds-barred cage fighting.
`
`The council voted 6-0 Monday to pass in one reading an ordinance that bans ultimate fighting --
`despite 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.
`
`

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`Copyright 2002 The Chronicle Publishing Co.
`The San Francisco Chronicle
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`JULY 19, 2002, FRIDAY, FINAL EDITION
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`SECTION: MARIN SONOMA NAPA FRIDAY;
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`Pg. 1
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`LENGTH; 1691 words
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`HEADLINE: Sporting blood;
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`Santa Rosa man mixes it up as a top ultimate fighter
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`SOURCE: Chronicle Staff Writer
`
`BYLINE: Demian Bulwa
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`BODY:
`
`.. 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 controversial sport known as mixed martial arts or ultimate fighting.
`
`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.
`
`Most
`
`of
`
`the
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`

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`Copyright 2002 Akron Beacon Journal
`
`All Rights Reserved
`Akron Beacon Journal
`
`July 7, 2002 Sunday
`
`LENGTH: 827 words
`
`HEADLINE: Tom Arnold, Lisa Guerrero: Best Damn Sports Show Period. The Best Damn...
`
`BYLINE: RD. Heldenfels
`
`BODY:
`
`for Fox Sports, Jay Mohr's turns for Fox and ESPN, and the often silly Pardon the Interruption
`on ESPN.
`
`Suppose Expos—Brewers highlights are indeed no longer enough to entertain. Do we then need
`new sports? BDSSP has showcased the likes of "ultimate fighting," also known as mixed martial
`arts. Or do we just need a new way to present sports?
`
`"What are we looking for on television?" Rose said during a recent telephone interview. "We're
`looking for something that will entertain us, and sports is one of the best avenues for that.
`
`

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`Copyright 2002 The Atlanta Journal—Constitution
`The Atlanta Journal and Constitution
`
`June 28, 2002 Friday Home Edition
`
`SECTION: Metro News;
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`Pg. 5C
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`LENGTH: 512 words
`
`HEADLINE: Tamer extreme fighting comes to Cobb County
`
`BYLINE: CLINT WILLIAMS
`
`SOURCE: AJC
`
`BODY:
`
`said Cam McHargue, a former computer graphic designer who lives in Griffin. McHargue is
`one of the fighters in the headline event Saturday, a battle for the World Extreme Fighting
`Championship lightweight title.
`
`The sport --- also know as ultimate fighting and mixed martial arts --- has evolved since the
`first pay-per-View event in 1994, proponents say. Extreme fighting has become a little less so. There
`are more rules than in those early fights and sanctioning bodies to enforce them.
`
`In
`
`1997
`
`several
`
`states,
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`

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`Copyright 2002 The Tulsa World
`Tulsa World
`
`June l5, 2002 Saturday
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`SECTION: SPORTS
`
`LENGTH: 794 words
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`HEADLINE: Randolph fulfilling his dream
`
`BYLINE: JOHN E. HOOVER
`
`SOURCE: World Sports Writer
`
`BODY:
`
`Jack "The Ripper" Nilsson.
`
`It's the main event ofa lO~fight card that begins at 8 inside Exhibition Hall C. Randolph is 4-0 in
`mixed martial arts fights, all in Tulsa.
`
`Rules for mixed martial arts are the same as those used for events commonly known as ultimate
`fighting. Combatants usually specialize in one discipline —— kung fu, kickboxing or judo, for
`example —- but are versed in many. Randolph has experience in tae kwon do and boxing but he
`specializes
`in
`kickboxing.
`Nilsson,
`who
`stands
`6-
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`

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`Copyright 2002 McClatchy Newspapers, Inc.
`The Fresno Bee
`
`June 13, 2002, Thursday FINAL EDITION
`
`SECTION: SPORTS;
`
`Pg. Dl;
`
`JOHN CANZANO
`
`LENGTH: 678 words
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`HEADLINE: You might say he's a breathtaker
`
`BYLINE: John Canzano THE FRESNO BEE
`
`BODY:
`
`Yes, law enforcement.
`
`The burgeoning martial-arts craze has spread to those who serve and protect. On Wednesday.
`seven of them, including two Fresno police officers and a locally based FBI agent. showed up at
`Fresno's New Era Martial Arts to train under an ultimate fighter who says he would last all of one
`afternoon as a police officer.
`
`"I don't have the patience," Gracie says. "But I can help them train to be better officers."
`
`Brazilian jiujitsu is unlike other
`
`forms of martial
`
`arts or
`
`fighting. There are no
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`

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`Copyright 2002 The Press Enterprise Co.
`THE PRESS—ENTERPRISE (RIVERSIDE, CA.)
`
`May 17, 2002, Friday
`
`SECTION: LOCAL;
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`Pg. B01
`
`LENGTH: 444 words
`
`HEADLINE: Tribe sues fight event promoter: COURT: Morongo leaders say organizers failed to
`adequately market the Nov. 11 competition.
`
`BYLINE: GUY MCCARTHY; THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE
`
`BODY:
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`600,000 in revenue, said Scott
`Hettrick, editor of Video Business, a Hollywood-based weekly that
`caters to video store owners.
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`"The UFC videos are not huge sellers, but they do sell
`consistently," Hettrick said.
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`Promoters often refer to ultimate fighting as mixed martial
`arts. The events are not sanctioned by the California Athletic
`Commission, Within the state's borders, such events are illegal
`and can be held only on Indian reservations, Rob Lynch, the
`commisi0n's
`excecutive
`officer
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`Daily Variety
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`April 24, 2002. Wednesday
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`SECTION: NEWS; Pg.
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`1
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`LENGTH: 693 words
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`HEADLINE: Reality champs eye Ultimate showdown
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`BYLINE: JOSEF ADALIAN
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`BODY:
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`martial arts reality franchise (Daily Variety, Feb. 22.)
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`Fertitta, however, believes UFC has a leg up in the race to bring mixed martial arts to the masses.
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`"We're the category killer in this arena," he said. "The sport is called mixed martial arts, but
`every knows it as ultimate fighting, and we own that name. We're like Kleenex and tissue."
`
`LMNO is repped by WMA. In addition to co-owning UFC's parent company, Fertitta is also prexy
`of Las Vegas-based
`Station Casinos,
`Inc, which
`operates
`a
`slew of of?-Strip
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`Copyright 2002 The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times
`All Rights Reserved
`Los Angeles Times
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`April I9, 2002 Friday Home Edition
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`SECTION: California Metro; Part 2; Page 7; Metro Desk
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`LENGTH: 727 words
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`HEADLINE: The Region;
`Learning Fate of Son Is Family's Sad Quest;
`Inquiry: A Huntington Beach athlete missed his ‘ultimate fighting‘ bout and hasn't been seen. Police
`fear the worst.
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`BYLINE: STANLEY ALLISON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
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`BODY:
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`mother said.
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`Afier high school, Large worked for a Santa Monica fish market, but soon was working alongside
`his dad as an apprentice pipe—f1tter.
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`He yearned for the athletic competition of his high school days and saw ultimate fighting, a sport
`that mixes martial arts, wrestling and kick-boxing, as a way of getting back to that.
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`The last time Kim Large saw her son was Wednesday, Dec. 5. He was at her house divvying up
`the 20 tickets he had for the ultimate fighting competition.
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`That
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`night,
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`good
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`friend
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`Emmett
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`All Rights Reserved
`Saint Paul Pioneer Press
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`January 30, 2002 Wednesday SOUTH SUBURBAN EDITION
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`SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. B2
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`LENGTH: l78 words
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`HEADLINE: DAKOTA COUNTY BRIEFING
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`BYLINE: Judy Arginteanu, Pioneer Press
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`BODY:
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`present at the events. It prohibits alcohol at the events and sets a minimum age of 17 years old
`for attendees. It also sets rules on the kinds of maneuvers are allowed at the match. An initial
`
`ordinance banning ultimate fighting, a similar but more controversial mixed martial-arts sport,
`failed
`on
`a
`4-3
`vote
`in
`November
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`"GRAPPLERS {IT THE MAT"
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`Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
`Detroit Free Press
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`September 15, 2001, Saturday
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`SECTION: LIFESTYLE
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`KR-ACC-NO: K1722
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`LENGTH: 1511 words
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`HEADLINE: Grapplers hit the mat to stay fit
`
`BYLINE: By Chris Walton
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`BODY:
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`DETROIT _ Barefoot and dressed in a gi, the traditional martial arts uniform of loose-fitting
`cotton pants, jacket and a belt, Walter Lamb walks among the 10 pairs of sweaty wrestlers as they
`twist, grab, clench and thrash around on the wal1—to—wall mat flooring of the basement-sized room
`
`He points to one pair of entwined grapplers slithering over each other like snakes. "That guy on
`the right, he's a hairdresser and a third-degree black belt in judo," says Lamb. "The other guy, he's a
`professional no-holds—barred fighter."
`
`Lamb points out another pair and an observer. "He's a nine-time world sambo champion, and his
`opponent, she's only 19 but is undefeated in submission wrestling and tough as nails. Over there is a
`Brazilian jujitsu champ and a former high school state wrestling champ."
`
`in preparation for his next sparring battle. "Whatever your
`Lamb pauses to tape his wrist
`wrestling style and whether you want to compete professionally or just grapple to stay in shape"
`says Lamb, 51, "we've got a place for you at Metro Fight Club."
`
`Founded by Lamb three years ago in a barn-like building that sits along U.S.-23 in Whitmore
`Lake, the Metro Fight Club is an arena for wrestlers of all styles and skill levels, as well as those
`looking to learn how to go to the mat one-on—one.
`
`Lamb, a private investigator who graduated from Michigan State University in 1972 as both the
`Big Ten and Midwest Collegiate judo champion, says the club serves two purposes.
`
`"We offer the opportunity to continue wrestling after high school or college," he says. "People of
`any age can find pickup games or recreational leagues for basketball, baseball, soccer or hockey.
`But there are very few competitive venues for wrestlers once they're out of high school or college.
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`"And, secondly, this a fantastic way to stay in shape. You get an intense cardiovascular and
`strength workout because the strength and muscular endurance you develop in grappling is different
`from any other sport."
`
`Though there are numerous clubs locally and nationally dedicated to one or another of the various
`wrestling disciplines _ such as judo, jujitsu, sambo or submission wrestling _ what sets Metro Fight
`Club apart is that it incorporates several fighting styles.
`
`By practicing a variety of grappling disciplines, each with its differing emphases on balance,
`strength, coordination, technique and strategy, club members engage in an intense form of cross
`training.
`
`"You might have one guy who's into judo and another who's trained in Brazilian jujitsu," Lamb
`says. "They'll spar for a while using judo, then switch to Brazilian jujitsu, learning each step ofthe
`Waylll
`
`Though the club's name calls to mind "Fight Club," the movie starring Brad Pitt and Edward
`Norton about an underground network of bare—knuckled, no-holds-barred brawls. Metro Fight Club
`is not about swaggering machismo or violent blood lust.
`
`the different
`"Philosophically, we're a judo club," says Lamb. "Though we incorporate all
`grappling styles, we're guided by the two primary principles of judo: cooperation and maximum
`efficiency.“
`
`Most of the styles practiced at Metro Fight Club are forms of submission wrestling in which the
`object is to place your opponent in a hold that forces him or her to give up or be incapable of
`continuing.
`
`"Some people think we do it to be tough guys, but that's wrong" says Quincy Rice, a professional
`Ultimate Fighter who has been hired to coach the University of Michigan's Submission Wrestling
`Club this fall. "Most people are here to improve themselves through physical conditioning, mental
`development and emotional control, and secondarily for self- defense purposes."
`
`Here is a look at five members of the Metro Fight Club and insights into their specialties:
`
`John Bouchard, 25
`
`As a wrestler at Dearborn Edsel Ford High School, Bouchard was a district and regional champ
`his junior and senior years and was named to the all-city team four times. He holds a second-degree
`black belt in judo, a fourth-degree black belt in submission wrestling and is a former national sambo
`champ.
`
`Because of his job as a software programmer and his family _ he and his wife have a 2-month—old
`son _ Bouchard has had to cut way back on his competitions.
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`"I enter about one submission wrestling tournament a year because I don't have time anymore to
`stay in top shape," he says.
`
`Bouchard and his brother, Jessey, who is the World Cup sambo champ and a nine-time Michigan
`judo champ, along with Lamb and Rice, are the original members and coaches of Metro Fight