UFC Fan Expo week coincides with strong press coverage and the July 1 North American launch for IS THIS LEGAL?
Art Davie’s behind-the-scenes book about the first UFC hits the bookstores on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, the week of the UFC FAN EXPO. An eBook version will be available for Kindle/Nook & mobile devices on July 1 as well. IS THIS LEGAL? has been available for pre-order in June thru Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Here’s the press schedule for IS THIS LEGAL during UFC Fan Expo week:
June 30 / Heidi Fang at The MMA Fight Corner –Fox Sports 670 AM in Las Vegas will interview Art at 8:00-9:00 am PST.
July 1 / Justin Faux wrote an article about Art and Is This Legal? for NineMSN which appeared today in Australia. http://mmakanvas.ninemsn.com.au/articles/news/1831/ufc-creator-tyson-seagal-hulk-hogan-and-the-fighters-on-my-ufc-1-wish-list.html
July 2 / Joel Brock of MMA Mayhem Radio in Atlanta will interview Art for a live radio podcast at 11:30am PST
July 2 or 3rd / Seat Williams, with two other hosts, will interview Art during their 11 am to 2 pm show on KWWN-AM (1300) in Las Vegas.
July 3 / KVBC-TV, Channel 3, NBC in Las Vegas at 6:30 pm PST. Art will be interviewed by Randy Howe.
July 3 / Art will be cageside, autographing books, at Tuff’N’Uff’s Future Stars of MMA show at the Texas Station Gambling Hall & Casino in Las Vegas.
July 3 / The Las Vegas Review Journal has assigned sports columnist, Ron Kantowski, to do a column on Art which will run Thursday July 3rd.
July 4 / Ascend Books is hosting an invite-only Media Luncheon with Art in the New Orleans room at the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. The time is 12:30-3:30pm, PST. Appetizers and an entree lunch menu will be provided. Art will talk about the book and answer questions from MMA media.
July 6 / On Sunday host Pedro Fernandez will interview Art on RING TALK (http://ringtalk.com/) on Sports Byline AT 12:10 pm PST.
IS THIS LEGAL? – Available through AMAZON:
http://www.amazon.com/This-Legal-Inside-Story-Created/dp/0991275640/ref=sr_
BARNES & NOBLE:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/is-this-legal-art-davie/1119450132?ean=9780
ASCEND BOOKS: http://www.ascendbooks.com/
Davie’s book is a behind-the-scenes, tell-all memoir about the four years it took to launch the first UFC. The title comes from film star Chuck Norris’ response when he was asked to be a commentator at the first UFC event held on November 12, 1993. Davie’s book covers the rejection by the traditional martial arts establishment, cable giants HBO, Showtime and ESPN and the lengthy, arduous process of recruiting fighters. IS THIS LEGAL? is featured extensively in the media during International Fight Week / UFC Fan Expo.