While Georges St. Pierre is rehabbing for a return to the octagon, he’s finding other ways to make money. GSP stars in this commercial for the Google’s Nexus 7. In the commercial, GSP stars as Dr. Paul (no idea why). As he opens up the tablet PC, he does his best Jean Claude Van Damme […]
Is MMA helping or hurting amateur wrestling?
The San Jose Mercury News ran a piece on how MMA has hurt amateur wrestling. The article looks at how many promising wrestlers are turning to MMA as it has a financial future. The article interviews Mark Munoz about the difficulty he had trying to make ends meet financially after his amateur wrestling career. Munoz was […]
UFC on Fuel 4 ratings, attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports UFC on Fuel 4 garnered a viewer average of 211,000 last night with it peaking at 300,000 as fans saw a new challenger rise in the middleweight division. In addition, the event had a modest 4,250 in attendance for a gate of $163,495. In addition to the ratings, attendance and gate, bonuses […]
US Army sports sponsorships left off of 2013 budget
The USA Today reports that the U.S. Army is pulling out of NASCAR sponsorships in 2013. A bi-partisan bill which excluding sports sponsorships from the military budget was passed on Tuesday. The Army spent $8.4 million on NASCAR sponsorship alone for 2012. Opponents of sports sponsorship cite the lack of the return on investment of […]