- Art Davie
Art Davie is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles. [Gentry III, Clyde; No Holds Barred: Evolution (1st edition) page 24, Archon Publishing 2001 ISBN 0-9711479-0-6. ] In 1993, he created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised
Ultimate Fighting Championship . [ Hester, Todd; "Is the Octagon Outdated?", Grappling, July 2002, page 4.] [ Hester, Todd; "The Art of War", Grappling, January 2002, page 107.] In 1998, Davie, as vice-president of K-1 USA, brought the successful K-1 kickboxing franchise from Japan to Las Vegas and North Americanpay-per-view television. [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-07-Fri-1998/sports/7989208.html] In 2003, Davie was an Executive Producer with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. In 2006, he became vice-president of television at Paradigm Entertainment Group. [http://paradigmeg.com/our_team_art.htm]Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-07-Fri-1998/sports/7989208.html Review Journal - "K1 USA fighters promise fans will get their kicks"]
* [http://paradigmeg.com/our_team_art.htm Paradigm Entertainment Group]
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