CagePotato

History

CagePotato.com was launched by former magazine editor Ben Goldstein and Break Media Editorial Director Jonathan Small in October 2007. Ben Fowlkes, who also contributes to SI.com and CBSSports.com

CagePotato's MMA coverage includes exclusive fighter interviews, original videos, event liveblogs, photo galleries, and opinion columns. The site's editorial tone is marked by humor and cultural references, however topics dealing with legal developments in the field of mixed martial arts are also addressed.{{cite news |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714102920/http://www.mixedmartialartslawblog.com/2010/01/articles/mma-laws-and-regulations/more-on-mma-in-new-york/# |archive-date = 2011-07-14 |url-status = dead

As of December 2009, CagePotato attracted over 850,000 unique visitors per month and nearly 4,000,000 pageviews per month.{{cite news |archive-date = 2016-03-03 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213756/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/cagepotato.com |url-status = dead

Guest columnists for CagePotato have included UFC fighters Gerald Harris http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=site%3Acagepotato.com+gerald+harris+tuf+blog&aq=f&aqi=&oq=, Efrain Escudero http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Acagepotato.com+efrain+escudero+tuf+blog&aq=f&aqi=&oq=, Don Frye, Gary Goodridge, Dan Severn, Santino DeFranco http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=site%3Acagepotato.com+santino+defranco+tuf+blog&aq=f&aqi=&oq=, and adult film actress Carmen Valentina. In February 2010, CagePotato.com launched “MMA Fightpicker,” an MMA prediction game that allows players to compete against each other in weekly pools, predicting the outcomes of MMA events. However, due to financial concerns this game was discontinued.

CagePotato has had a rocky relationship with the UFC and its president, Dana White, since October 2010 when the website leaked photos from the Playboy pictorial of UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste. CagePotato has been barred from attending UFC media events since then. In April 2012, UFC attorney Donald J. Campbell issued a formal demand for a retraction over a satirical photo caption suggesting that Dana White wagered money on UFC fights.

References

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References

1. Goldstein, Ben. "CagePotato PSA: Farewell, ‘New Dad’". CagePotato.com.
2. "CagePotato masthead".
3. Severn, Dan. "Ask Dan".
4. Valentia, Carmen. "Ask Carmen".
5. C, Ross. "Dana White Puts Cage Potato On Blast For Posting Arianny Celeste’s Playboy Pics". FightOfTheNight.com.
6. "CagePotato.com Banned From UFC Fan Expo; Online Rebellion to Begin Next Week".
7. "UFC and Dana White Demand Retraction from Website".
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