In Phoenix area, it's Showtime for live top combat sports events, from boxing to MMA
In Phoenix area, it's Showtime for live top combat sports events, from boxing to MMAThe Phoenix area has, over the past couple of years, become a hotbed for live combat sports events and a destination for Showtime, the leading cable network for big-name boxing cards. "We look at the track record of recent events, whether it be boxing events, like the Benavidez events or MMA events, or even sporting events and concerts more generally. It's clear, there's a very rabid, young, active fan base there that's starving for more live events in the Phoenix area," said Stephen Espinoza, president of Sports & Event Programming for Showtime. Espinoza, an El Paso, Texas, native of Mexican descent, has long felt that the Southwest U.S. has been somewhat underrepresented in terms of boxing events. Showtime also airs Bellator MMA cards from all over the world, and the Phoenix area is a home base for several of the top competitors in the sport, including Bader.
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