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Dan Hiergesell

Weekend Editor

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MMAmania, NewsBreak

Preston's Summary

Dan Hiergesell is a weekend editor at MMAmania.com. With nearly 15 years of experience covering mixed martial arts, he explores themes of competitive sports, professional sports, and sports broadcasting. Dan has been featured in MSN, Yahoo News, BVM Sports, NewsBreak, Yahoo Sports, and has appeared on Countdown to UFC and SiriusXM Fight Club.

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Geo Focus

United States (National)

Coverage Attributes:

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Informative: 53 %
Events: 26 %
Opinion: 8 %
Interviews Q&as: 3 %
Promotional: 2 %

Themes Covered:

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Most Recent Topics:

  • Individual Sports
  • Sports Disciplines
  • Team Sports
  • International Sports Leagues & Federations
  • Major League Sports
  • Sports Tournaments

Pitching Insights

Dan Hiergesell focuses the majority of his coverage on event highlights within combat sports, particularly MMA and UFC. His interest seems to lie in live events and immediate post-event news.

Given Dan's focus on providing quick recaps and highlights from fights, he might be interested in exclusive behind-the-scenes insights or interviews that shed light on key moments during these events.

As there is no specific geographic focus mentioned, pitches should revolve around globally relevant story angles within the world of mixed martial arts.

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Articles

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UFC Vegas 120 Highlights! Salkilld Shocks Gamrot With Early Submission

UFC Vegas 120 Highlights! Salkilld Shocks Gamrot With Early Submission

By: Dan Hiergesell

Quillan Salkilld leveled up last night (Sat., Aug. 8, 2026) at UFC Vegas 120 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside the revamped Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the rising contender put a dominant stop to lightweight veteran Mateusz Gamrot with a main event first-round submission (rear-naked choke). This was a big spot for both […]

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