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King of the Cage Growing Strong

I had the opportunity to speak with King of the Cage owner Terry Trebilcock the day of the show. First I want to thank Terry for taking the time to speak with me as on fight day it is crazy for Terry, as he has to make sure contracts are signed, fighters have all weighed in, getting the hotel rooms for the fighters, collecting ticket money, and arranging the ringside seating just to name a few of Terry’s tasks on fight day.

Terry is so busy he often forgets to eat on fight day, however Terry has several friends including myself who are always looking out for making sure he eats.

Terry has been running King of the Cage since 1999 and I joined the King of the Cage family shortly after 1999. I have seen King of the Cage grow annually with over 40 plus King of the Cage events World Wide including Australia, Canada, Singapore, U.K. and 17 U.S. states including Michigan, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Chicago, Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Indianapolis, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin.

Terry is also working on other States.
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What most fans and even the fighters do not understand is that this is a business. It is a business that takes a lot of planning and late nights. Of course Terry, has a solid organizational structure as well as the front line “A-Team” Let me just give you a little insight as to how much it takes to run a show. There are a multitude of tasks such as; Venue, Security, Ring Girls, Ring Doctors, Judges, Referees, Commentators, Merchandise, Ticket Sales, Lunches for Fighters, Weigh-Ins, Hotel Rooms, Travel Itineraries, Promoters, Fighter Contracts, Ring Side and VIP Seating, Sponsors, Rules Meeting, Wrist Bands, Fight Schedule, Media Passes, Media Campaigns, Cameraman, Disc Jockey, Putting the Cage and Venue Seating together, and of course the Fighter after party. This is just the short list; there are roughly 84 plus different components to running a production. You can see why it is not easy to run a show and it takes about $200,000 to put on a King of the Cage event.

King of the Cage is the only MMA organization that puts on 18-20 fights per event giving the fans all their monies worth. I am glad to be a part of the King of the Cage Family and glad to say that Terry Trebilcock is a good Friend. I will always be in the King of the Cage Family for Life!

Krazy Mike

The views and opinions in this article are strictly those of Krazy Mike.

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