LEAD REPORTER/ON AIR TALENT: Aaron Tru
Referred to as a “Master Marketer” by ESPN’s Jay Crawford, Aaron Tru is an “on-camera” MMA personality and marketing consultant who holds a bachelors degree in Communication Studies and a minor in Business Entrepreneurship. Tru gained international fame for engaging in one of the most extreme marketing stunts ever when he planned to be attacked and choked unconscious by a female MMA championship fighter, Chris “Cyborg” Santos. After millions of views, Mr. Tru has been seen on ESPN, The O’Reilly Factor, The Best Damn Sports Show, multiple shows in Japan and Europe, and has even been featured on the front page of tmz.com, making the “choke out” video an iconic cult classic. Additionally, Tru has been featured in MMA Worldwide Magazine and has appeared as a guest on several radio shows. Tru has covered over 75 MMA events including UFC, StrikeForce, Elite XC, and Affliction, and several other promotions in the California Area. As a result, Tru has become a trusted member of the MMA community and built rapports with promoters, sponsors, fighters and managers. Before dedicating his professional career to combat sports, Tru was a Corporate Business Consultant. Sighting his devotion and passion for combat sports, Tru returned to the MMA industry full-time in 2008.
HEAD PHOTOGRAPHER: Adrian Gallegos
Adrian Gallegos was born/raised in Los Angeles and a portion of his work covers architecture, landscapes, and Sports. His desire to capture moments in life gave him the desire to do photography. With the same passion to photography he has applied it MMA. Currently training in Muay Thai and BJJ. Adrian originally started covering events with Tru in southern California. He has covered KOTC, CalledOUT, LBFN and other events. His portfolio continues to grow and plans to shoot a UFC event one day.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER: Adam Lawman was born in Des Moines, Iowa and has been enjoying it there ever since. Always infatuated with all kinds of writing, Adam found his calling writing primarily about Mixed Martial Arts. A fan since the early 2000′s, Adam has attended local and national events. Adam will be bringing his talents to MMAPrime.tv and where he will be providing news and opinion pieces as well as exclusive content featuring interviews with professional MMA fighters. In addition to the national level, Adam will keep everyone in the loop regarding the local MMA scene in Iowa by covering live events and meeting with the fighters. Adam’s goal is to start training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu soon, as well as progress his growing MMA writing career.
SEGMENT PRODUCER/SPONSOR LIAISON: Karina Taylor (bio coming soon)
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