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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Pacquiao will command over $2 million for shorts ad space
Manny Pacquiao will recieve an extra $2.25 million in sponsorship money for ad space on his boxing trunks for his May 2nd bout against Floyd Mayweather according to Pacquiao’s business manager Eric Pineda. Pineda told World Boxing News that at this point there are six companies that will have its logos on his trunks. In the […]
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, […]
UFC 185: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 185 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas where two UFC titles were on the line. RDA wins Lightweight Title Rafael dos Anjos earned his unanimous decision against Anthony Pettis. It was total domination by the challenger as he […]
Edgar and Faber state little info given on Reebok deal
According to a recent Bloody Elbow report, it appears that many UFC contracted fighters may be still in the dark on the Reebok deal. During a press event to promote their upcoming fight in the Philippines Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber indicated they knew little more about the new uniform policy set for July. Although […]