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BEST OF GRAPPERS QUEST TO BE RELEASED VIA DVD

By Mike Johnson on 7/5/2012 6:07 PM

BEST OF GRAPPLERS QUEST® AT UFCFAN EXPO®SUPERFIGHTS RELEASED ON DVD AND YOUTUBE RENTAL WORLDWIDE

LAS VEGAS (July 5, 2012) -- Grapplers Quest ® -- The First Brand in Grappling and Host of the World's Largest Grappling Tournaments - has officially released "The Best of Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo Superfights", in a 5-DVD collection, available at: http://GrapplersQuest.com and also rentable High Definition digitally worldwide on YouTube at http://LiveGrappling.com (coming soon to iTunes®).  The next Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo is this Friday and Saturday, July 6-7, at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visit www.UFCFanExpo.com for additional information.

 

This Submission Fighting only video series is the first licensed Grappling DVD by Zuffa, LLC, owners of The Ultimate Fighting Championship ® and UFC Fan Expo ® brand names by licensee The Grapplers Company, Inc., owners of Grapplers Quest.

 

Grappling is the ground fighting art of Mixed Martial Arts, combining the throws of Olympic Judo, takedowns of Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling, leg locks from Russian Sambo, and various other submissions including arm-bars and chokes from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Grapplers Quest organizes the official National, Regional, North American and World competitions for Submission Grappling.

 

In July of 2009, The Ultimate Fighting Championship made history by hosting the first ever UFC Fan Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada's Mandalay Bay. The UFC partnered with Grapplers Quest to produce the Official Grappling Tournament and Superfights for all five UFC Fan Expos in North

America including Las Vegas 2009 and 2010, Boston 2010, Toronto 2011 and Houston 2011.

 

Superfights on the "Best of Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo" includes many of the World's Best Grapplers and Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighters such as Shooto legends Rumina Sato, Takanori Gomi, TJ Waldburger, Caol Uno, Joe Stevenson, Shane Roller, Pablo Popovitch, Rolles Gracie, Bill Cooper, Ryan Hall, Jeff Glover, Fredson Paxaio, Javier Vasquez, Vinny Magalhaes, RobertoAbreu, Rafael Lovato Jr., Penny Thomas, Tracey Goodell, Shayna Bazler, Lucas Lepri, Daniel Valverde, Jeff Monson, Ricco Rodriguez, Joao Assis, and Canadians Jorge Britto, Andre McInnes, and Misha Cirkunov.

 

You can re-live every great moment, hard slam and submissions from all superfights with the Best of Grapplers Quest at UFC Fan Expo DVD. All the superstars are featured in their most spectacular bouts. Over 5 Hours of Footage on 5-DVDs retail price is $39.99 available at ShopSherdog.com, BudoVideos.com and http://Grapplers.com or Rentable for $9.99 each includes Bonus Matches, Behind the Scenes footage and Interviews from each individual disk online worldwide athttp://LiveGrappling.com.

 

About Ultimate Fighting Championship®:  Universally recognized for its action-packed, can't-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world's premier mixed martial arts organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas,Nevada, and with offices in London, England, Toronto, Canada and Beijing, China, UFC® produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world.

In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX in an exciting new live format.

In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 150 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with nearly two million followers on Twitter.

Ancillary UFC businesses include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, the best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel, trading cards, and action figures.

About Grapplers Quest:  Grapplers Quest is the world's largest submission grappling organization and official host of UFC Fan Expo Grappling Tournaments since inception has 200,000+ competitors worldwide since 1998, owned by The Grapplers Company, founded by Brian Cimins (YourStrategyCoach.com). Events feature various grappling styles with divisions for all ages and skill levels with events in major cities throughout North America and Europe. For more information on upcoming events, go to: http://GrapplersQuest.com.