Starting next year, a television and mixed martial arts (MMA) event production company based in Spain will commence donating a portion of its profits towards the acquisition of books and computers as well as for the construction of small schools in Costa Rica and other nations. The company is Batalla MMA Fight Entertainment, and the proceeds donated will be managed by The Purple Group Organization, a 501 (C) 3 education organization in the United States.

 

Batalla MMA Fight Entertainment recently opened a casting call for amateur and professional mixed martial art fighters for its upcoming reality TV show, Ultimate Battle of the Combatants. The show will being taping in early 2015 throughout Europe.

 

The show is based on the lives of 16 male MMA fighters who will train, live and compete together and against each other for the ultimate grand cash prize of €20,000. Executive Producer Mark Lugo explained:

“We are looking for fighters from all walks of life. The general MMA image is mainly associated with tattooed street tough fighters. The fact is that urban, suburban, business professionals and even the typical soccer mom could be a MMA fighter today.”

 

Batalla MMA wants to build a MMA brand that is more family friendly and promotes the sport in a positive manner. The show will maintain a focus on team building, positive thinking and leadership.

 

Lugo (Six 2 Forty Television) has a pretty good understanding of the MMA and fight market in the USA and Latin American markets. In 2005, he worked briefly with Puerto Rican championship boxer Miguel Cotto. In 2007, he co-produced the reality TV show El Gran Peleador in Costa Rica, a MMA TV reality show with a similar concept. The show was scheduled to air on ESPN Deportes but after an internal disagreement between the co-producers the show never aired.

 

The company’s donations will also help advance education in Jamaica and Africa. Jordi Hernandes, public relations manager for Batalla MMA Entertainment, explained:

These are tough financial times for organizations trying to raise funds for education. Our company was looking for a way to give back to the community and this was an excellent way to contribute. One can never go wrong helping kids get the education they deserve and need.