Edward Johnsrud
San Diego, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Giant Killer
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Location:
San Diego
Industry:
Sports/Recreation
Year Founded:
2008
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Description:
Mixed Martial Arts has fast become part the MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR Sports Entertainment industry. With UFC, Pride, K1, Elite XC to name a few, leading the pack, pay-per-views sales have been through the roof; UFC 60 featuring Matt Hughes vs. UFC legend Royce Gracie generated an estimated $23.97 million, while UFC 62 featuring Light Heavyweight favorite Chuck Liddell vs. Renato Sobral card, drew in a staggering $3,040,880 at the gate.
Giant Killer recognizes the tremendous popularity of MMA. With MMA merchandise flying off the shelves, everyone from apparel, fight gear and clothing companies, to promoters, agents, managers, pro-fighters, cable television and bookies are making money hand over fist.
In a time when the wavering economy is showing less than certain profits for the real estate and banking sectors and taking down with it, anything and anyone directly and indirectly tied to it, Sports and Entertainment have proven once again to be "Recession Free" with Mixed Martial Arts an undeniably lucrative financial force to be reckoned with.
Giant Killer is an up and coming Mixed Martial Arts Promotions and Entertainment company with a vision to revolutionize the Mixed Martial Arts world. The Founding Members have been long involved with promotions, sales, marketing and entertainment and with a Mixed Martial Arts Reality Television Pilot in the works, with the very Producers and Directors that brought us the original Ultimate Fighter, America's Top Model, MTV Road Rules, etc.; Hollywood is just a fast approaching shadow on the horizon that Giant Killer and it's founding member have plans to infiltrate. (You get the picture)
Giant Killer's vision is to capitalize on what has already been established by the MMA big dogs as well as exploit what has been over-looked. Giant Killers visions is to cross over from Las Vegas Events pay-per-views, Action Sports, X-Games, Olympics, Entertainment,