In light of Zuffa’s announcement that it has changed the policy through which it will compensate fighters under the Reebok sponsorship deal, a manager of UFC fighters has spoken out about the deal and the sponsorship landscape. Oren Hodak of KO Reps who represents Johny Hendricks, Ovince St. Pierre and Joe Lauzon among others has expressed […]
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UFC to change Reebok pay structure to tiered system
Sports Business Journal reports (subscription recommended) that the UFC is making a change to the way it will compensate its fighters through the Reebok deal. Instead of paying fighters based on media rankings, it will pay fighters based on a “tiered system” based on tenure or number of UFC bouts fought. There will be 5 […]
WWE-Tapout announce joint venture
The WWE and Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) announced a joint venture with Tapout as the brand formerly tied with MMA and the UFC will now be the official fitness and training partner of the WWE. The partnership is reported as a 50/50 joint venture per the Sports Business Journal. According to the WWE release, […]
Due to Reebok deal, James Krause states he’ll lose $20K in sponsor money
Silva bristles at donning Reebok
In a recent interview, Anderson Silva stated he will not wear Reebok in the UFC despite the impending uniform deal. More damaging, he is quoted as saying he doesn’t identify with Reebok at all. The quotes came in a recent interview with Brazilian outlet Terra and were reported by MMA Junkie. Until Nike decided to […]