MMA Figurines Available Christmas ‘07

In the past, mixed martial arts fanatics have had to get their toy fix by getting their figures from Japan. Pride and K-1 fighters such as Don Frye, Kevin Randleman, Kazushi Sakuraba, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Mirko ‘Cro Cop’, etc. were available in the Land of the Rising Sun.Now the sport of MMA in America is catching up to where the popularity was in Japan. Fight fans will be able to get some of their favorite fighters figures soon. Round 5 is proud to release their first official line of MMA collectible figures.“Due to the mainstream rise in popularity of professional MMA, the response from our website has been tremendous. These collectibles will be the hottest sellers for the upcoming Christmas season,” said Damon Lau, CEO of Round 5.Highlighting the initial series will be a group of current and former MMA champions including icons such as Randy “The Natural” Couture, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Matt Hughes and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz.”“Each fighter had direct input in the design and development of their own collectible figure including the look, feel and pose. We are honored to be releasing these collectibles at a time when the sport has achieved so much success.”