Here’s a fun fact you might not know about AXS TV: It aired the first high-definition MMA event in the U.S. It was Jan. 16, 2004, and the cable network – then called HDNet – had made its first investment in the sport with a regional promotion called World Extreme Cagefighting, or WEC. Related LFA gets new majority owner, plans to stay premier developmental organization Cameras set up at Palace Indian Gaming Center in Lemoore, Calif., for the promotion’s ninth event, which featured eight current or future UFC vets. Mike Kyle headlined and picked up a first-round stoppage win. Yves Edwards won a decision.
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Andrew Simon discusses AXS TV’s upcoming 400th MMA event; remember this first one? – MMA Junkie