Georges St. Pierre is featured in a commercial with Ray Lewis, Tom Brady, Cam Newton and other athletes for the newest Under Armour ad campaign. The campaign entitled “Footsteps” launched in support of this year’s fall line of clothes. A link to the commercial is here. Payout Perspective: In this extended version of the […]
Archives for August 2011
UFC 133: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we look at the much-maligned UFC 133 event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the main event, Rashad Evans took out Tito Ortiz to cement his spot as the number one contender in the Light Heavyweight division. Evans knees Ortiz for win Rashad Evans looked phenomenal and displayed […]
ESPN Reports Fox As New Front-runner For UFC TV Deal
ESPN’s MMA Rumor Insider account reported on Friday that Fox was the new front-runner for the UFC TV deal, claiming that talks between the UFC and NBC/G4 may have broken down. ESPN.com has learned that the UFC’s rumored 2012 broadcast deal with NBC and takeover of the company’s G4 network may not happen now, as […]
GSP vs. Diaz rumored to be next Primetime series
MMA Weekly reports that the next UFC Primetime series will likely be Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz. The three-part series will go in depth behind each training camp prior to their championship fight at UFC 137. Although GSP is a Primetime veteran, it is unknown how Diaz will do in the behind the scenes, […]
McMahon denies any ties with UFC in company earnings call
WWE announced its 2nd quarter earnings on Thursday as it beat analyst expectations. In its earnings call, Vince McMahon dismissed any partnership with the UFC for a television network.The question came as a result of Dana White’s recent visit to WWE headquarters. White was vague about the reason for his visit while McMahon indicated that […]