14 Facts About Campbell McLaren

Campbell McLaren was born on June 18,1956 and is an American entrepreneur and media executive.

Campbell McLaren was born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States when he was six years old.

Campbell McLaren's father was a former RAF Flight Officer and hospital executive and his mother was a Presbyterian Church administrator.

Campbell McLaren went to primary school in Cowie, Scotland, elementary school and middle school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and high school in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Campbell McLaren received an AB from the University of California, Berkeley.

Campbell McLaren studied video production at MIT, with documentarian Richard Leacock.

Campbell McLaren began his career in New York at Caroline's Comedy Club as talent director.

Campbell McLaren began producing TV shows for cable, network, and pay-per-view in 1989, winning awards including the Cable Ace and the Imagen Award.

In 1993, Campbell McLaren was the head of programming for SEG, BMG's pay-per-view television company.

Campbell McLaren envisioned a reality version of the hit video game Mortal Kombat, and immediately put the concept into development.

Campbell McLaren picked Joe Rogan to do post fight interviews on UFC 12.

In 2000, Campbell McLaren and David Isaacs, with whom he worked on the early UFCs, founded the VC backed College TV Network, Zilo, which was an early version of a user-generated content programming network.

Campbell McLaren is currently CEO of Combate Global, the first Hispanic MMA sports and media franchise.

Campbell McLaren created COPA COMBATE, an eight-man tournament, pitting country against country.