Fame MMA’s first UK event was a total disaster – but it still broke the internet

Sport and entertainment have collided so comprehensively this year that it’s harder than ever to distinguish between the two

Sam Gowland and Marty McKenna from ‘Geordie Shore’ go head to head (Fame MMA UK)

There are many perks to working as a sports journalist at The Independent. There are also a few drawbacks. Liveblogging a celebrity MMA card (that's mixed martial arts, for the uninitiated) late on a weekend falls into the latter category.

On Saturday night, one of our reporters was tasked with covering Fame MMA’s first ever event in the United Kingdom. It was staged at the Newcastle Arena and featured the likes of Joel “JMX” Morris (a YouTuber), Joe Henderson (a professional freerunner) and Wojtek Gola (alleged star of Polish TV show Warsaw Shore).

No? Me neither.