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WEC® LIGHTWEIGHT
CONTENDER ANTHONY PETTIS TO BE FEATURED ON MTV HIT SHOW ‘WORLD OF
JENKS
 (PRESS
RELEASE) -- World Extreme Cagefighting® lightweight contender
Anthony Pettis will be featured on MTV’s new hit show “World of
Jenks” on Monday, Sept. 27 at 10PM ET/PT. The 30-minute episode
chronicles Pettis’ life and training as he prepares for his fight
against Danny Castillo at WEC’s event in Columbus, Ohio last March.
WEC is the sister company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® and
home to the best lighter weight fighters in the world.
The opportunity to work with award-winning documentary maker Andrew
Jenks and MTV was something the 23-year-old Milwaukee native never
imagined would happen.
“I grew up watching MTV and never thought I’d get the chance to be
on one of their shows,” Pettis, who is considered the top contender
in the WEC’s 155-pound division, said. “It was an absolute honor to
work with Andrew and the staff at MTV. I hope fight fans tune in to
see Jenks join me in the days leading up to my fight with Castillo.”
“World of Jenks” airs Monday nights on MTV. In each episode, the
24-year-old Jenks focuses his lens and creates a bond with his
subject to tell the story of one person’s life, bringing viewers
closer to understanding someone else’s reality – everyone from a
platinum-selling recording artist to a young homeless woman, from a
pro-cheerleader to a young adult with Autism. “The World of Jenks”
is Executive Produced by Andrew Jenks and Mike Powers. Brent Haynes
and Brooke Posch are Executive Producers for MTV.
For more information on Pettis, visit www.wec.tv. For more
information on “World of Jenks,” visit www.mtv.com.
About World Extreme Cagefighting®
The WEC brand is recognized as one of the premier mixed martial arts
organizations in the United States. WEC, founded in 2001, is the
sister organization of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® and today
features the most prominent light weight fighters in the world.
Owned and operated by WEC Holdings LLC., and headquartered in Las
Vegas, Nev., the WEC produces live and taped events annually that
are distributed through the Versus network.WEC programming is also
available on Fox Sports en Espanol. In addition to its U.S
distribution, WEC programming is shown on The Score network in
Canada, Setanta Sports in Australia, Globosat in Brazil, and Cadena
Tres in Mexico. For more information and current WEC fight news,
visit wec.tv. World Extreme Cagefighting® and WEC® are registered
trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned
exclusively by WEC Holdings, LLC in the United States and other
jurisdictions and are licensed to WEC Productions, LLC.
About MTV:
MTV is the dynamic, vibrant experiment at the intersection of music,
creativity and youth culture. For over 28 years, MTV has evolved,
challenged the norm, and detonated boundaries -- giving each new
generation a creative outlet and voice that entertains, informs and
unites on every platform and screen. On-air, MTV is the number one
full day-ad supported network for P12-24. Online, MTV.com averaged
24.5 million monthly unique visitors during the second quarter of
2010 -- up +13% year-over-year. Average video streams for the second
quarter of 2010 increased +8% from Q1/2010. And MTV’s successful
sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unprecedented customized
content, super-serving young males, music fans, and college students
like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom
(NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), one of the world’s leading creators of
programming and content across all media platforms. Wanna know more?
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