UFC ACTION FIGURE LINE IN THE NEAR FUTURE?

At their International Toy Fair presentation for the media over the weekend, Jakks Pacific's Jeremy Padawer alluded to Jakks wanting to acquire the license for Ultimate Fight Championship action figures in 2007.

While discussing future plans for the company, Padawer noted that Jakks has had great success with their wrestling (WWE) and boxing (Rocky) figure lines, and stated that it would be obvious what their next hopeful acquisition would be. He then asked the room to raise their hands if they knew what license he meant. A good 95% of the gathering raised their hands in acknowledgment.

Should Jakks acquire the license, it would be the first MMA-themed action figure line, although MMA legends including Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock have had figures released during their WWF tenures.

Source: www.pwinsiderxtra.com