FOX Sports Media Group Chairman David Hill, FOX Sports Co-President Eric Shanks & FUELTV General Manager George Greenberg joined forces with UFC President Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta earlier today to preview coverage of the first ever UFC heavyweight title bout on network television between defending champion Cain Velasquez and No. 1 contender Junior […]
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Has the Pacquiao brand peaked?
Not only will the UFC be holding a big event Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao takes on Juan Manuel Marquez. The Toronto Star looks at the Manny Pacquiao brand and asks whether it has plateaued. Earlier this year, Pacquiao and Top Rank consolidated his marketing team to focus on securing endorsements. Team Pacquiao and Top Rank hired […]
CageHero rebrands itself
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with the owners of CageHero, Mark Mastrandrea and Ian Parker as it recently re-branded itself focusing its business to target kids. Once a sponsor of fighters in the octagon, it has a new web site, a new clothing line and its CageHero Kids Team. “We feel we can […]
FOX Promotes “UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos” During MLB Game
Last week, UFC and Fox officially announced their first “UFC on FOX” network event on 11/12. This weekend – just over two months before the day of the event – FOX began it’s promotional campaign during the Red Sox vs Rangers “MLB Game of the Week” on Saturday afternoon. The in-game promo occurred in the […]
UFC-Harley Davidson announce multi-year partnership and “Hometown Throwdown” promotion
The UFC announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with longtime UFC sponsor Harley Davidson. The motorcycle maker became a core UFC sponsor in 2008. Harley Davidson will be featured across multiple UFC platforms including PPV, tv broadcasts, online and in the octagon. It will also be a partner in a newly announced […]