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Adrian Mijatovic

Mr.Kozak

Part 3

December 10, 2012

Annotated Bibliography

Arias, Carlos. "UFC rocked by injuries." Orange County Register, The (Santa Ana, CA) 18 July

2012: Newspaper Source. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.

This article is about the UFC event 149 and how there was many fighters injured that couldn’t fight and they had to change the whole fight card up. UFC bantamweight champion Dominick

Cruz out because of a torn ACL, former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber takes on hot prospect Renan "Barao" Pagado for the interim UFC bantamweight title. This article is objective and is a primary source.

Dan Stupp USA, Today. "Females to headline UFC 157 in February." Toronto Star (Canada) n.d.:

Newspaper Source. Web. 14 Dec. 2012. Mijatovic 2

This article is about women starting to fight in the UFC. The first females to fight will be

Olympian Ronda Rousey (6-0) and former U.S. Marine Liz Carmouche (7-2) fighting in UFC

157. "The reason we have women's MMA now is because of her," White said. This article is objective and also a primary source.

Steven MarroccoUSA, TODAY. "For Strikeforce, reputation on line alongside two

titles." USA Today n.d.: MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.

This article talks about how Strikeforce is just as good as UFC if not better and people need to realize it’s not a small organization. Strikeforce fighters are beating UFC fighters. Also it states the fight card for an event. This article is objective and a primary source.

ZWICK, JESSE. "No Holds Barred." New Republic 243.9 (2012): 7. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.

The article looks at labor issues in the professional athletic field of mixed martial arts (MMA), focusing on attempts by lawyer Robert Maysey to create a fighters' association for collective bargaining in the Ultimate Fighting Championship . As the UFC has built itself into a monopoly in the industry, its athletes found themselves with few labor protections, non-negotiable contracts, and no control of the merchandising rights of their own images. This article is subjective and a secondary source.

Hudson, Greg. "Money And The Mayhem." Canadian Business 83.15 (2010): 52.

MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Dec. 2012. Mijatovic 3

The article reports on the growing popularity and profitability of mixed martial arts (MMA) with the help of the world's leading MMA promotion company Ultimate Fighting Championship. The

UFC was founded by Robert Meyrowitz and Rorion Gracie in 1993 and eventually faced bankruptcy, but was revived following the entry of fight manager Dana White, along with casino executives Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta in 2001. A report claims that UFC events generate 23 million Canadian dollars in economic output. This article is objective and a primary source.

"Culinary Wants UFC Practices Investigated." Las Vegas Business Press (10712186) 28.37

(2011): P12. MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.

The article reports that Culinary Local 226 wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate

Ultimate Fighting Championship, promoter of mixed martial arts events based in Las Vegas,

Nevada, for purportedly violating U.S. antitrust laws. This article is subjective and a secondary source.

Crupi, Anthony. "First Rule Of UFC, Talk About Fight Club." Adweek 52.39 (2011): 11.

MasterFILE Premier. Web. 16 Dec. 2012.

The article focuses on the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship. The television broadcast of a November 12, 2011 UFC heavyweight champion fight between Cain

Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos. This article is subjective and a secondary source. Mijatovic 4