Asper's Fight Net buys MMA Expo, launches events division

TORONTO – The Toronto-based parent company of The Fight Network, announced Monday the acquisition of Mixed Martial Arts Expo.As part of the purchase, MMA Expo president, Gerald Chopik, joins Fight Media Inc. as president of its new Events Division.“MMA Expo will not only serve to diversify Fight Media’s revenue and profit streams, it will provide the Fight Network with an integrated sales solution to reach our advertisers’ targets that includes airtime, web and mobile from the Fight Network and now point of sale and further branding opportunities via MMA Expo,” said Leonard Asper, president and CEO of Fight Media, in...