Story By: King Eddie

MMAjunkie.com has been aquired by USA TODAY Sports Media Group.

Dan Stupp and staff will be retained and strengthened by the resources of USA TODAY. They will now report to Dave Morgan, the USA TODAY Sports Media Group's senior vice president of content and editor-in-chief.

"This is an exciting acquisition for us, and one that greatly enhances the editorial capabilities of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group in covering mixed martial arts across all platforms," said Tom Beusse, president of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group. "Since its inception, MMAjunkie.com has established itself by breaking stories on a regular basis and providing fans with the most relevant and complete coverage available for this evolving and fast-growing sport, and we will continue to strengthen and expand that coverage for our fans."

MMAjunkie.com will retain its unique URL, and will also be rolled in to the USA TODAY Sports Media Group's online coverage at MMA.USATODAY.com by mid-December 2011.