UFC 125: Resolution is in the books and the results looked like this: Jacob Volkmann decisions Antonio McKee. Greg Soto wins via round one kimura submission over Daniel Roberts. Brad Tavares wins via first round TKO over Phil Baroni. Diege Nunes split …
UFC 125: Resolution is in the books and the results looked like this: Jacob Volkmann decisions Antonio McKee. Greg Soto wins via round one kimura submission over Daniel Roberts. Brad Tavares wins via first round TKO over Phil Baroni. Diege Nunes split decision win over Mike Brown. Jeremy Stephens wins via third round KO over […]
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Thiago Silva following his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera about how he beat “The Truth,” the unusual end to the fight and reasserting himself as a top contender at 205 pounds.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to Thiago Silva following his UFC 125 win over Brandon Vera about how he beat “The Truth,” the unusual end to the fight and reasserting himself as a top contender at 205 pounds.
Filed under: UFC, NewsLAS VEGAS — Winning streaks die hard in the UFC. Just ask Chris Leben, who thought he was about to join the middleweight title picture with a fourth straight win on Saturday night, only to find himself splayed across the canvas a…
LAS VEGAS — Winning streaks die hard in the UFC. Just ask Chris Leben, who thought he was about to join the middleweight title picture with a fourth straight win on Saturday night, only to find himself splayed across the canvas after Brian Stann was through with him.
While Stann was once a WEC champion, the knockout win over Leben was something of a star-making performance, a violent announcement of himself as a potential contender.
It’s a division that needs more talent, and beating Leben at UFC 125 will definitely open some eyes about Stann’s potential.
Afterward, Stann said he hoped the KO was the start of a big 2011, with the goal of breaking on to the list of elite middleweights during the calendar year.
If there was anything we learned from Saturday’s UFC 125, it’s that ION is a real network! Let’s put some kidding aside and leave some in as we identify five talking points from the results of Saturday’s show, one that turned ou…
If there was anything we learned from Saturday’s UFC 125, it’s that ION is a real network! Let’s put some kidding aside and leave some in as we identify five talking points from the results of Saturday’s show, one that turned out to be a lot better than most of us expected. Having said that… […]
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to guest Octagon Girl Holly Madison at UFC 125 about working another UFC event, her love of all things MMA and why she isn’t ready to comment on her ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner’s recent engagement to Crystal Harris.
LAS VEGAS — MMA Fighting spoke to guest Octagon Girl Holly Madison at UFC 125 about working another UFC event, her love of all things MMA and why she isn’t ready to comment on her ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner’s recent engagement to Crystal Harris.
In our search of the internets to find the latest mixed martial arts news, we ran across this interesting tidbit from MMAPayout.com, who noticed that the TapouT clothing brand was no where to be seen during Saturday nights UFC 125 pay per view event.
For those readers not familiar with MMAPayout.com, they are a site dedicated […]
In our search of the internets to find the latest mixed martial arts news, we ran across this interesting tidbit from MMAPayout.com, who noticed that the TapouT clothing brand was no where to be seen during Saturday nights UFC 125 pay per view event.
For those readers not familiar with MMAPayout.com, they are a site dedicated to the financial and business aspects of mixed martial arts from marketing to the latest business deals that affect the sport.
TapouT was clearly absent as one of the big sponsors from last nights UFC 125 event while rival company Dethrone picked up the slack and was very visible at the event.
MMAPayout.com speculated that the clothing companies absence may have been do to their recent acquisition by Authentic Brands Group, who also owns Silver Star and Hitman Fight Gear, who may be renegotiating their contract with the UFC.
Thanks to our Twitter following, it was pointed out that Tapout was no where to be seen on this card. We haven’t seen a whole lot from Tapout since UFC 118 in August. ABG acquired Tapout, along with Hitman and Silver Star, late last year. I suspect the absence of these brands is the result of an on-going negotiation to renew and expand the official clothing deal that Tapout holds. The UFC-Tapout partnership has been mutually beneficial and I’d expect a renewal to get done shortly. The only way it doesn’t happen is if the UFC can swing something with an even larger athletic apparel company like Under Armour (the brand fit is incredible and could be an excellent strike for UA in its on-going battle with Nike and Adidas). However, I don’t have any solid information to suggest there have been any substantive talks.
It’s an interesting take on the situation as TapouT has been there alongside the UFC as both companies skyrocketed into popularity.
I think we’ll know if negotiations have gone poorly if we see TapouT, Silver Star, or Hitman appearing at either of this months Strikeforce events.
LAS VEGAS — Winning streaks die hard in the UFC. Just ask 