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NEW YORK (August 25th, 2009) –- The World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) today announces that Andrew Falzon will serve as chair of the rankings committee. Falzon will be responsible for overseeing monthly rankings, recruiting new members and assist in developing WAMMA’s online presence.
“After a thorough search, we are pleased to have Andrew come on-board,” says WAMMA CEO Dave Szady. “We are looking forward to using his vast knowledge of MMA to help promote our rankings and WAMMA’s mission.”
In addition to his background as a broadcast journalist, Falzon brings significant MMA media experience to WAMMA. He is currently a weekly panelist on the Fox News Fight Game with Mike Straka and previously served as the ringside reporter for the International Fight League.
“On or off the air, working in the Mixed Martial Arts World has been a pleasure and a privilege,” said Falzon. “I have had the experience of covering large organizations like the UFC, Strikeforce and the IFL, as well as working with regional promotions and look forward to putting that experience to good use with WAMMA.”
Some of Falzon’s MMA reporting accomplishments include being one of the first to interview Brock Lesnar after he signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, picking Ultimate Fighter winner Amir Sadollah out of a crowd of over 700 that showed up to the show’s Season 7 auditions, and producing an in-depth feature on Eddie Alvarez for HDNet after his breakout performance at DREAM 5’s Lightweight Weight Grand Prix Finals.
Additionally, he has been the play-by-play voice of EVO MMA and the World Cagefighting Alliance and has also produced segments and highlights for HDNet’s Inside MMA. He has contributed articles to ESPN.com, FIGHT! Magazine, MMAPayout.com and MMAMadness.com. He has also worked as an on-camera reporter at News12 Networks and NY1 News, and as an associate producer/ writer at WNBC, the flagship station of NBC Networks.
WAMMA will release the August edition of the WAMMA men’s rankings on August 31st, 2009. If you would like to receive the WAMMA rankings, or other WAMMA press releases, please contact press@gowamma.com.
About WAMMA
WAMMA is the only universally accepted global governing body in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
WAMMA is dedicated to leading the sport of Mixed Martial Arts to unprecedented levels of integrity, legitimacy and prosperity. With the help of forward-looking MMA promotions, WAMMA has created an environment where fighters from all organizations have the opportunity to openly compete to be the one true, undisputed champion in their respective weight classes based on WAMMA’s objective MMA Rankings.
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