UFC Bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw has signed a sponsorship deal with Everlast as announced by the company via tweet. Dillashaw is set to make his second title defense against Renan Barao this Saturday at UFC on Fox 16. Despite the talk of the sponsorship market shrinking due to the Reebok deal, Dillashaw has a deal […]
Reebok receiving criticism for Duran departure
Reebok is feeling the heat after the UFC let go of cutman Stitch Duran. The official clothier of the UFC sent out a tweet in apparent response to UFC fans outraged by his dismissal. UFC fans: We have no input on decisions of UFC employment or fighter compensation. Our focus is providing the best gear […]
Judge denies motion to dismiss in Punk libel lawsuit
The Washington Post reports that the lawsuit between WWE doctor Chris Amman and CM Punk and Colt Cabana will continue after a Cook County (IL) Circuit Court judge denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the case. As a result of the court’s denial to dismiss the case, CM Punk and Colt Cabana must answer Amann’s complaint […]
Chavez, Jr.-Reyes on Showtime Saturday draws 663,000 viewers
ESPN’s Dan Rafael reports that Saturday’s Showtime event featuring Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and and Marcos Reyes drew 663,000 subscribers with a peak of 707,000. Chavez, Jr. earned a unanimous decision. The fight was slightly better than his last outing, an April loss to Andrzej Fonfara. That fight ran opposite to Lucas Matthysse and Ruslan […]
Duran dismissed by UFC after comments about Reebok deal
MMA Junkie reports that UFC cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran was let go by the company after revealing that the cutmen were not part of the Reebok sponsorship deal and that he lost all revenue from his sponsors. Duran detailed this in an interview with Bloody Elbow and despite putting his contractor in a positive light, […]