MMA World Expo in NYC

" Hey what about fox -- up before getting around three -- wanna give frank -- a couple presence here first of all here you can have your very own. Topps cards and also in dvds these Chevrolet S ten reps that they -- because. Because I'm not a good boxer and you are high so you obviously would get better you set that that Iowa -- I'm working on my box and I'm working. Price that the July do you have he FedEx though you have 200 was such a huge success that you think -- that in the idea but in fact the enemy expo preceded cabinet has -- And October 24 and 25 at the Jacob Javits Center here in the Big Apple all kinds of enemy granted fighters. I'm going to be in New York City now Paul Palin joins us. He runs the expo Paul welcome thank you you know Frankie Edgar of course now when you do an anime expo do you have a guy like -- community seminars and had to attract people come in and things like that."

" That's that's part of it actually -- And we look at mixed martial arts broken down to three different aspects. Ground fighting striking stand up and Clinton take downs so he's done we've gone out and hand selected some of the top trainers and fighters. To represent their respective disciplines within on the mats for everybody to see."

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" Well we've got the whole host of easily guys. Not just on the -- who also we have some guys coming in to -- signings. But -- representation through judo Jimmy Page your Roddy Ferguson. Boxing Howard Davis junior's gonna be there. Brazilian jujitsu got a ton of guys most notably Damaso Garcia. Murillo Bustamante. -- Santos. Five he'll command they -- lot of local does as well. And even not kick boxes of more pose a gust that I -- I use on your show whether Amish he's going to be doing the this stand up. Shown his skills."

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" Does have seriously Jacob Javits that is not a cheap place to have any kind of expose so you must you must have either. A lot of faith in -- may we have a deep pockets yourself."

" So it's like Santa pockets but it's more faith in the community really I mean you guys not me -- you know it's it's ready to explode in New York City. The biggest billboards. In Times Square is now the USC fight one right we're coming up and that's just an indication of it. But I think we just happen you know tapping into how big it really is -- in this so hopefully will help. Give it a little bit more validation. And say hey this is a real thing it's happening it's coming get ready. And -- hopefully we'll see the crowds as well."

" Note did you bring in. I don't whoever shows that the fights they have a license to show the fights. At their restaurant did you bring may be restaurant and it says hey you guys tonight. You're all here for the expo -- tonight is -- C 104 obviously what comes my bar watching did you think it did they kept our head."

" Well yeah that was actually a lot of requests from the local guys but the reality is and this is this book is what gives me even more. You know conviction to move forward with this is that they're full anyway. They can't even they can't that you know that you wanted to come to do the show. It's like there are already full. So the easier C fights having never made brings the crowds anyway. But restructured its of that the show ends at 8 PM on Saturday the nice segue into the ninety drug reps and then there. Watch the fights come back the next thing -- what."

" I know what the fans get out of the -- bubble what do the exhibitors get out of the expo other than just getting your brand out there."

" Might well I. My background is in trade shows some also into mixed martial arts is well. But particular business model for. That I have my other shows overlaid it on top of this month. So we actually have business to business only hours from 9 AM until 11 AM each -- of the show. So recruited people like combined wholesale those who like gym owners you know a martial arts school owners. Post sellers both online and retail they're gonna come men do business one on one with feel quite time to something else going on. With the vendors and and its public from 11 AM until close to this -- Kerry crowd as well -- so should be big for."

" Well good luck and you know it's a -- great day for for an and they on October 24 and 25 -- in the -- That's it for around three -- for coming up we got to have to fighter's --"