ESPN reports that Brock Lesnar tops the salary list of mixed martial artists with a reported $5.3 million. The story appearing in May 2nd edition of ESPN The Magazine features the highest paid athletes in 30 sports. The highest paid athletes were Alex Rodriguez and Manny Pacquiao with both making $32 million each. Rodriguez’s dollar […]
CFL team sponsors Hominick for UFC 129
Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tigercats announced that it has entered into a partnership with UFC featherweight Mark Hominick. The Ontario native will wear the Tigercats logo in his title shot with Jose Aldo at UFC 129 next Saturday. Via the Hamilton Tigercats web site (Ticats.ca): As part of the partnership, Hominick will also […]
Bellator 41 ratings: 132,000 viewers
One week after receiving a nice bump in its ratings, Bellator saw its ratings plummet to 132,000 viewers. MMA Junkie reports that the ratings saw a 39 percent decline from last week’s 218,000 viewers. The lowly ratings were 18,000 viewers short of its prior ratings low of 150,000. The replay of the event scored 107,000 viewers. Payout Perspective: […]
Rampage signs exclusive deal with MMA Elite
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has signed an exclusive sponsorship deal with MMA Elite to wear its products for open workouts, weigh-ins and walk outs to the Octagon. Details of the deal were not disclosed although a source indicated that the deal “was lucrative for both parties.” MMA Elite is a fighting and lifestyle clothing brand owned […]
TapouT introduces new phone
TapouT is partnering with MetroPCS in rolling out a new “Tapout”-edition Huawei Ascend cell phone. The phone includes preloaded virtual training ceneter videos and wallpaper. To promote its release, TapouT is traveling cross-country and blogging about its journey. Here is its visit to ATT. The TapouT crew visits American Top Team Gym in Coconut Creek Florida […]