Jake Rossen is a contributor to ESPN.com. His byline has appeared in the New York Times, Wired.com, and numerous other outlets. He began covering mixed martial arts in 1998. The final iteration of the ...
When the sports, entertainment and lifestyle marketing agency helped Nextel Communications claim the NASCAR Cup series in June 2003 (replacing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco’s Winston brand) it “painted the ...
The final iteration of the Octagon: a level surface surrounded by chain-link fencing. Little was changed during the actual fabrication, although UFC rules never made use of the proposed warning track.
Twenty years after its debut, the UFC's Octagon has become one of the most iconic images in sports. Maybe that's why no one can agree on who created it.