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Press Release – San Jose, California (USA): It was announced today that top athlete management company Apex Sports Agency (ASA) has agreed to a pact with sports PR firm Crossfire Media Group (CMG). As a result of the agreement, CMG Owner/Publicist Phil Lanides will facilitate media requests for ASA CEO Jason Chambers and the burgeoning stable of ASA fighters going forward.
“The growth ASA has been experiencing is tremendous, and I feel that bringing on someone like Phil is the next step for us,” stated Chambers. “I am excited to see where our partnership can go…the sky truly is the limit.”
Lanides added, “I have been following ASA’s growth from its genesis, and I am elated to join up with them at such a pivotal time. Jason and his team are doing big things, and I strongly believe that I can be part of its continuing rise to the top.”
Apex Sports Agency is a rising management company dedicated to providing its athletes with the best sponsorship and event opportunities available. Founded in 2011, ASA has quickly risen up the ranks, garnering a reputation for its results-driven yet ethical approach to management. The ASA stable of fighters includes UFC fighters Clifford Starks, Chris Clements, Carlo Prater, and Matt Lucas, Bellator Champion Zoila Gurgel, UFC/Strikeforce veteran Jorge Gurgel, former UFC welterweight contender Karo Parisyan, UFC vet Drew Fickett, and rising prospects Chris Gruetzemacher, Alberto Mina, John Fraser, Rosen Dimitrov, and Rumen Dimitrov.
ASA CEO Jason Chambers possesses a unique perspective in the fight world. A successful former fighter in his own right with a record of 18-5, he has been involved with mixed martial arts since the mid-1990’s. During his time in the sport, he has been involved intimately with nearly every facet of MMA. Matchmaking, promoting, commentating, and training are just some of the areas of combat sports he’s been successfully involved with.
Chambers has also experienced a successful career as an actor and media personality. Well-known for his stint as the host of the hit History Channel Series “Human Weapon,” he has traveled the globe to explore the history and techniques of various martial arts as part of the show. He has also appeared on well-established television series such as “Guiding Light,” “All My Children,” “Can You Tell?” and most frequently on “As the World Turns.” Chambers has also done numerous commercials and has been a guest star on “Days of Our Lives,” “The Middleman,” and “CSI: NY.”
Now focused on ASA, Chambers and his team are committed to building the company into the best in the extreme sports world.
The CMG stable of clients includes top-ranked Strikeforce welterweight Tyron Woodley, popular UFC middleweight Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler, Canadian MMA promotion Aggression FC, Bay Area-based fight promotion Elite Combat Sports, top MMA fight team Roufusport, and famed combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo.
For more information on Apex Sports Agency, please visit http://www.ApexSportsAgency.com/. ASA can also be found on Twitter @ApexSportAgency.
Contact: Phil Lanides
Publicist/Owner
Crossfire Media Group
(408) 439-3245
[email protected]
@CrossfireMedia
About Crossfire Media Group
Founded in late 2008, Crossfire Media Group (formerly known as Fight of Your Life Communications) helped blaze a trail for freelance publicists in the world of MMA. The company has since expanded into the mainstream sports, literature, and videogame industries. CMG has worked with a virtual “who’s who” in MMA, including UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, MMA legend Frank Shamrock, former WEC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson, UFC fighter Brian Stann, UFC fighter Carlos Condit, Revgear, and Strikeforce, among others. Clients of CMG have been also been featured on media outlets such as “The Late Show with Jimmy Fallon,” ESPN, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, Sherdog, MMAWeekly, MMAJunkie, and Yahoo! Sports, amongst others.