Schiavello has also commentated for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Other promotions he has commentated for include: MFC, Invicta Fighting Championships, XFC, Adrenaline, Evolution, XPlosion, King of the Cage, BAMMA, and Legacy Fighting Championship. He has been the voice of K-1, Dream, Sengoku, The Contender Asia, and AXS TV Fights (formerly HDNet), having signed with the North American broadcaster in July 2009 after capturing the attention of the network's billionaire owner, Mark Cuban. Schiavello is currently commentating for Singapore-based MMA promotion One Championship. Then, when Foxtel (Fox Sports) came on air in 1996, they asked him to commentate for them. Other promoters heard it, liked his style, and asked him to do their shows. When Schiavello was 21, a fight promoter in Melbourne asked him to commentate for the video of his show. Some of the famous sports personalities Schiavello interviewed for his community radio show included soccer stars Diego Maradona and Pele, tennis stars Gabriela Sabatini, Stefan Edberg and Goran Ivanisevic, cricket stars Richie Richardson, Wasim Akram, and Mohammad Azharuddin, pro wrestler The Junkyard Dog, and more. Shortly after, he began hosting his own radio sports show on Southern FM where he was called "Mr Scoop" for his ability to score interviews with world-famous sports stars between high school and homework. Schiavello first got his start in commentating at age 16 at a track and field event in Melbourne. He has also written for more than 50 publications worldwide, was the long-serving editor of Blitz Magazine, was the editor of International Kickboxer magazine until 2009, was a feature writer for Inside Sport magazine, and was the youngest ever inductee to the Best Australian Sports Writing Awards. He has commentated for AXS TV, K-1, Dream, Maximum Fighting Championship, King of the Cage, ONE Championship and The Contender Asia. Michael Schiavello (born 10 April 1975) is an Australian sports commentator and journalist.
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