Burger King is taking advantage of its sponsorship of Anderson Silva with a contest in anticipation of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In anticipation of Silva’s twitter following reaching 1 million, a follower will have a chance to travel to Rio to see UFC 142 and have lunch with Silva at a Burger […]
Archives for January 2012
Pacquiao’s State Street Produce commercial
Bad Left Hook provides us with Manny Pacquiao’s commercial for his sponsor, State Street Produce. The message is positive but the commercial is questionable. Here it is: Payout Perspective: It would be interesting to hear from someone in the advertising/marketing industry to tell us your thoughts about the commercial. The actual message by Pacquiao is […]
MMAterial Facts (1/06/12) : Lesnar Retires from MMA, Cris “Cyborg” Suspended by CSAC
Welcome to this week’s edition of MMAterial Facts, where we feature articles from around the MMA community. *** This week’s MMAterial Facts: Courtesy of Ric Fogel for ESPN.com – The Re-Education of ‘King’ Mo Lawal (MMA Fighting) “Mo Lawal can admit it now: things didn’t go the way he thought they would when he first […]
More on Overeem-Golden Glory contract
The lawsuit filed by Golden Glory against Alistair Overeem in Clark County, Nevada last week included the Golden Glory-Overeem contract. As The Fight Lawyer points out, this lawsuit is not the same as Overeem’s lawsuit filed in Los Angeles in November. A summary of that lawsuit is here. However, both lawsuits relate to the contract […]
Spike to air Top Rank Boxing?
Ring.tv is reporting that Top Rank Boxing and Spike TV is working on a weekly boxing program for the channel. Top Rank is seeking a better platform for its fighters as it currently is seen on Fox Sports. The proposed show is slated for 36 shows beginning March 9th. Late last year, NBC Sports Network […]