Despite being sidelined with an injury, Anthony “Showtime” Pettis will be a part of Team Wheaties. The announcement came through the cereal company. Via Wheaties twitter: Please welcome @ufc® Lightweight Champion @Showtimepettis to #TeamWheaties. pic.twitter.com/ZHhk6FNspR — Wheaties (@wheaties) June 24, 2014 On his Instagram account, it appeared as though Pettis was shooting a commercial for […]
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Sponsors missing from Berlin mat
MMA Junkie reports on the logistical error made at UFC Fight Night 41 with the Octagon canvas. It lacked the usual sponsors due to a shipping error which sent the planned mat to Brazil. According to the Junkie article, there was enough time to make adjustments to the canvas in Brazil but not enough for […]
UFC 173: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 173 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada where T.J. Dillashaw pulled off the upset of Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao. Dillashaw upsets Barao Renan Barao was thought of as one of the best pound for pound […]
Bellator announces sponsors for PPV
Despite Eddie Alvarez being out of Bellator’s first PPV, it touts its sponsors which will be seen during Saturday night’s event. The list includes sponsor Dave & Busters which will be showing the event in all of its locations across the country. The list of blue chip sponsors touted by Bellator include: • Miller Lite […]
EA Sports UFC Video Game Features “The Ultimate Fighter” & Sponsors
With just about a month away from the official release date, EA Sports has finally released details for the career mode in the video game. The big news here is the addition of The Ultimate Fighter as a prerequisite for fighters to enter the UFC, which is something THQ never incorporated into their UFC video game […]