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'''Art Davie''' is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles. <ref>Gentry III, Clyde; No Holds Barred: Evolution (1st edition) page 24, Archon Publishing 2001 ISBN 0-9711479-0-6. </ref> In 1993, he created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].<ref> Hester, Todd; ''Is the Octagon Outdated?'', Grappling, July 2002, page 4.</ref> <ref> Hester, Todd; ''The Art of War'', Grappling, January 2002, page 107.</ref> In 1998, Davie, as vice-president of K-1 USA, brought the successful K-1 kickboxing franchise from Japan to Las Vegas and North American [[pay-per-view]] television.[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-07-Fri-1998/sports/7989208.html] In 2003, Davie was an Executive Producer with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. In 2006, he became vice-president of television at Paradigm Entertainment Group.[http://paradigmeg.com/our_team_art.htm] |
'''Art Davie''' is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles. <ref>Gentry III, Clyde; No Holds Barred: Evolution (1st edition) page 24, Archon Publishing 2001 ISBN 0-9711479-0-6. </ref> In 1993, he created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]].<ref> Hester, Todd; ''Is the Octagon Outdated?'', Grappling, July 2002, page 4.</ref> <ref> Hester, Todd; ''The Art of War'', Grappling, January 2002, page 107.</ref> In 1998, Davie, as vice-president of K-1 USA, brought the successful K-1 kickboxing franchise from Japan to Las Vegas and North American [[pay-per-view]] television.[http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/1998/Aug-07-Fri-1998/sports/7989208.html] In 2003, Davie was an Executive Producer with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. In 2006, he became vice-president of television at Paradigm Entertainment Group.[http://paradigmeg.com/our_team_art.htm] |
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==XARM== |
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His new venture XARM has drawn some critism that [[Homer Moore]], the champion of the event was questioned in 2000 regarding his involvement in an homicide. Fans of the sport think that Homer should be excluded based on the fact that his past record reveals some serious allegations that to date, have been unsolved. |
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'''SURVEILLANCE SNAPSHOTS''' |
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The following are snapshots from about 6,000 pages of police surveillance reports of [[Salvatore Gravano]] and his family. Attorneys for the defendants declined to comment on the case, though several have challenged the propriety of the wiretaps and the accuracy of [[police]] interpretations. |
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'''Guns and fists''' |
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Although [[Ecstasy]] is touted as a peace-love drug, police wiretap summaries link a number of the suspects in violent acts. In early February 2000, phone taps picked up a man identified as "Homer" telling [[Gerard Gravano]] that he had been interrogated by Tempe detectives concerning a homicide. Homer asked Gerard to warn a friend and vowed that he would "never rat ... no matter what these detectives say." Tempe police confirmed that '''[[Homer Moore]]''', a former [[collegiate]] wrestling champion who competes in extreme fighting, was questioned in connection with the slaying of ''Karam H. Jabbar'', a 19-year-old valet from Tempe. Jabbar's body was found Aug. 3, 1999, in the trunk of a rental car. He had been asphyxiated. No one has been arrested in the case. |
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==References== |
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Pubdate: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 |
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Source: Arizona Republic (AZ) |
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Copyright: 2001 The Arizona Republic |
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Contact: 200 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ 85004 |
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Website: http://www.arizonarepublic.com/ |
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Revision as of 23:02, 15 January 2009
Art Davie is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles. [1] In 1993, he created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship.[2] [3] In 1998, Davie, as vice-president of K-1 USA, brought the successful K-1 kickboxing franchise from Japan to Las Vegas and North American pay-per-view television.[1] In 2003, Davie was an Executive Producer with Mandalay Sports Entertainment. In 2006, he became vice-president of television at Paradigm Entertainment Group.[2]