Today, WAMMA announced that Andrew Falzon, a respected member of the MMA media and occasional contributor here at MMAPayout.com, will be heading up the organization’s new rankings committee. Congratulations Andrew!
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.
WAMMA will release the August edition of the WAMMA men’s rankings on August 31st, 2009.
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