{"id":158004,"date":"2015-07-29T16:29:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T23:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=158004"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:26:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:26:17","slug":"wsof-appoints-new-ceo-effective-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/wsof-appoints-new-ceo-effective-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOF Appoints New CEO Effective Immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-151471\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv.png\" alt=\"WSOF LOGO\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/3yuiuykrjfgmhnbv-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The World Series of Fighting announced today, via press release, that they have appointed a new CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Silva will step up and take the position effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the press release:<\/p>\n<p><em>World championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise World Series of Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has appointed sports media executive Carlos Silva to the position of CEO, effectively immediately.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The former President and COO of NBCU\u2019s Universal Sports Network and former President and COO of Back9Network, Silva has launched, operated and spearheaded the meteoric growth of sports and entertainment media properties over the course of the last 25 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI am excited to join one of the premier and most dynamic combat sports franchises on the planet in World Series of Fighting. They have a tremendous team of media and MMA industry veterans in place that works well with the blue-chip team at NBCU, our television partner that is helping us usher the company into its next chapter of growth,\u201d said Silva.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BJ Penn, Matt Hughes, &amp; Frank Trigg Talk Fighting&#8230; Eachother &#8212; EPIC! &#8211; AMAZING! &#8211; MUST WATCH!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4362815275001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Series of Fighting announced today, via press release, that they have appointed a new CEO. 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