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[Rawr Its Ry]

Christ these are plain and ugly as fuck. They look like bootleg power ranger outfits. Sad that we won't be getting any good RVCA walkout shirts now

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Pretty funny that Punk wanted to bring the sponsored trunks to the WWE and now that he's in the UFC they drop the sponsored trunks.

 

[Lazyslob]

this is absolutely garbage

There goes the essence of the sport. There is something special about watching a dude with 2 sponsors to getting spotted all over with them or getting huge sponsors. I feel like this changes everything for the sake of greed. Also, how are the smaller guys going to get paydays now? This can really hurt any up and coming fighters(I am assuming this here).

naw this really hurts motivation to fight and shit. brendan schaub was talking about it and its not worth getting punched in the head for only 10k but the thing is he has something to fall back on now. some fighters dont and will have to take it

 

[injurai]

when you get bulge in your face, we want you to see every detail

 

[Jeevesmeister]

This is so unbelievably fucked and I'm not even an MMA fan. Jesus christ, UFC. What the fuck are you doing?

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

No banners, no outside sponsors. Everyone but a few are taking a gigantic paycut.

Even chumps like Brendan Shaub were pulling $100k+ in sponsorship money.

This is fucked up.

 

[Kaladin]

If Brock Lesnar came back, I bet they would let him have Jimmy Johns on the back of the shirt.

 

[BronsonLee]

One of us
One of us

 

[Dysun]

hahahah they look terrible

 

[kirblar]

Hey, remember when CM Punk left WWE coincidentally right before the launch of the WWE network and the adjusted payouts?

History's totally going to repeat here.

 

[entremet]

What is Dana White doing?

 

[Super Nothing]

They left Aldo out of the champions picture. Did he piss off Dana that much when he complained about his pay?

 

[Delta Assault]

Nike's shares probably just rose 10%.

 

[radrelic]

Can't wait to rock my Philip Brooks shirt. Now all the homies will know I train UFC.

 

[sooperkool]

Goodbye UFC

 

[Gr1mLock]

Sam Hoger's dream has become a reality.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

What is Dana White doing?

He's in denial about the fact that the UFC peaked 5 years ago.

 

[Johnny Ryall]

Totally forgot RdA beat Pettis.

 

[alr1ght]

Who is that Forrest Griffin looking dude in the first pic?

 

[Phat Michael]

I don't really get it. So does that mean people like mighty mouse can't have xbox on his shorts and like John Jones loses his Nike sponsorship?

Won't the ufc actually lose money from loss of sponsor numbers?

 

[kirblar]

UFC: A case study in how to vastly overreach and shoot yourself in the foot.

Won't the ufc actually lose money from loss of sponsor numbers?

They were annoyed because they didn't see a cut- it was supplemental income for the fighters.

This whole thing is incredibly similar to what WWE did following WCW's collapse re: treating performers as cogs in a corporate wheel.

 

[BronsonLee]

Sam Hoger's dream has become a reality.

Jesus Christ this is a deep pull

Spoiler

I love it

 

[Indrid Cold1]

HEY PHILIP!

 

[Rymuth]

Ick~ me no gusta

 

[Kacho]

No banners, no outside sponsors. Everyone but a few are taking a gigantic paycut.

Even chumps like Brendan Shaub were pulling $100k+ in sponsorship money.

Haha woooooow. This is fucked up.

 

[Skeyser]

the black one isn't too horrible, but the white is just lol

 

[Super Nothing]

I don't really get it. So does that mean people like mighty mouse can't have xbox on his shorts and like John Jones loses his Nike sponsorship?

Won't the ufc actually lose money from loss of sponsor numbers?

That's already long gone thanks to the failed drug test.

 

[entremet]

UFC: A case study in how to vastly overreach and shoot yourself in the foot.

Basically.

The issue with combat sports is a delicate one. You want fighters to have some autonomy, but not too much, then we get stuff like Pac/Mayweather past their primes.

It's a delicate balance, but Dana seems to going to the other directions fierce.

UFC has the clout and recognition, but other promotions can challenge them.

 

[OctoMan]

So amazingly ironic this is happening as cm punk switches over. Too bad for everyone else though.

 

[Data West]

No banners, no outside sponsors. Everyone but a few are taking a gigantic paycut.

Even chumps like Brendan Shaub were pulling $100k+ in sponsorship money.

good thing punks skipping low card just for 'funsies' instead of taking it seriously i guess

 

[Lazyslob]

I don't really get it. So does that mean people like mighty mouse can't have xbox on his shorts and like John Jones loses his Nike sponsorship?

Won't the ufc actually lose money from loss of sponsor numbers?

yup they cant have any sponsors on shorts or anything. they cant have banners too. fighters really got boned on this one

 

[alr1ght]

I don't really get it. So does that mean people like mighty mouse can't have xbox on his shorts and like John Jones loses his Nike sponsorship?

Won't the ufc actually lose money from loss of sponsor numbers?

You can't have any sponsors other than Reebok at UFC sponsored events. No more Xbox. JJ already lose his Nike sponsorship. They can have other sponsors, but can't show/use them at UFC events. But really, who would sponsor someone if their product can't be seen on TV?

The fighters will lose tons of money, yes.

 

[Kaladin]

So is there any talk of a UFC fighter strike over this one?

Seriously....this seems like something people would strike over.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

Bellator to become the biggest MMA league now haha.

 

[entremet]

So is there any talk of a UFC fighter strike over this one?

Seriously....this seems like something people would strike over.

They don't look too happy in the pictures lol.

 

[Freezasaurus]

They don't look too happy in the pictures lol.

Would you be? Their income has been drastically reduced.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I don't see how this is good for anyone.

 

[chimpden]

No banners, no outside sponsors. Everyone but a few are taking a gigantic paycut.

Even chumps like Brendan Shaub were pulling $100k+ in sponsorship money.

This will be in addition to the purse money they get for actually fighting though, won't it?

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Reducing his fighters income for a 6 year/70M deal. Dana wtf are you thinking because it damn sure aint about the money.

 

[alr1ght]

This will be in addition to the purse money they get for actually fighting though, won't it?

Yes, this is sponsorship money.

 

[entremet]

Would you be? Their income has been drastically reduced.

That was my point.

 

[Coriolanus]

Gods, UFC already paid crap compared to Boxing, now it's just downright insulting.

 

[kirblar]

Basically.

The issue with combat sports is a delicate one. You want fighters to have some autonomy, but not too much, then we get stuff like Pac/Mayweather past their primes.

It's a delicate balance, but Dana seems to going to the other directions fierce.

UFC has the clout and recognition, but other promotions can challenge them.

The issue is that the merchandising/TV rights stuff pulls in a TON of guarnteed money. But it's money that doesn't last if you don't do the upkeep on the main product- and they're failing at that part HARD.

 

[thehypocrite]

No bueno.

 

[OctoMan]

When is cm punk debuting anyways? They were supposed to have something scheduled by now, no? Camp going that poorly?

 

[LudicrousSpeed]

This will be in addition to the purse money they get for actually fighting though, won't it?

Yes. However, unless you were a headlining performer, chances are that your sponsorship money was on par with or more than what the UFC was giving you in base pay.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

When is cm punk debuting anyways? They were supposed to have something scheduled by now, no? Camp going that poorly?

He had said late this year.

 

[BronsonLee]

Reducing his fighters income for a 6 year/70M deal. Dana wtf are you thinking because it damn sure aint about the money.

That is a fucking TERRIBLE deal.
I think that even includes the cost of the merch for the fighters to wear!

They need to mandate the Reebok shirts, but still allow sponsors on the shirts and banners. Otherwise they're gonna get tore the fuck up

 

[Guevara]

Looks like the workout gear left on the clearance rack at Marshalls.

 

[Obliterator]

They left Aldo out of the champions picture. Did he piss off Dana that much when he complained about his pay?

He's injured