sponsorships

13 for 13: No. 12 The State of Sponsorships

December 19, 2013 by Jason Cruz 4 Comments

Sponsorships remained an elusive unknown in MMA. While top stars received notable deals, there were many fighters that were left on the outside of sponsorship payouts. 2013 began with Rampage Jackson mad at the UFC that he could not wear his sponsor Reebok in his last fight in the UFC at UFC on Fox 6. […]

No Sponsors Needed for Danzig on Saturday

December 12, 2013 by Jason Cruz 5 Comments

When Mac Danzig enters the Octagon against Joe Lauzon on Fox, he will not have any logos on his person except for his gym. It’s not because he was not originally slated for the main card, but because he chose not to have any sponsors for this fight. The interesting business move was made public […]

Hublot sponsors Anderson Silva

November 29, 2013 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Anderson Silva has a new blue chip sponsor in high end watch maker Hublot The company has had sponsorships with NBA star Kobe Bryant, track star Usain Bolt and soccer star Pele. Jay Z once purchased a Hublot with an estimated cost of $5 million. Hublot will produce only 100 Anderson Silva watches with an […]

Payout Perspective: Pacquiao-Rios

November 25, 2013 by Jason Cruz 15 Comments

Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective where we take a look at the return of Manny Pacquiao as he took on Brandon Rios at the Venetian Hotel on the island of Macau off the coast of China. Pacquiao outclasses Rios As many had expected, the speed of Manny Pacquiao was too much for […]

Does GSP make $12M a year?

November 21, 2013 by Jason Cruz 16 Comments

Forbes.com ran an article last week on Georges St. Pierre and how he makes $12 million per year. The article gives a rundown of all of GSPs revenue streams including salary, PPV and sponsorships. According to Forbes, GSP made “roughly $9 million combined from his past two fights” and another $3 million from “endorsements, memorabilia […]