Art Davie

Art Davie (born April 5, 1947) is a business executive and entrepreneur formerly active in Southern California advertising circles.

[3][4][5] 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.

In November 2014, Davie was inducted into the Legends of MMA Hall of Fame, alongside Big John McCarthy, Pat Miletich, Fedor Emelianenko, and Rickson Gracie.

While at a meeting in 2008 with executives from Piranha entertainment in Seattle, Davie announced he wanted back into the MMA industry, but estimated it would take millions of dollars to create a new brand that could compete with the UFC.

In June 2008, Davie teamed up with fight promoter Ted Williams to film the first pilot.

[10] The Show was hosted and coached by professional movie actor and Arm Wrestling legend, Andrew “Cobra” Rhodes,[11] with longtime MMA Fighter Cal Worsham[12] as the referee.