Tag: Backlash

As Gripes over UFC Outfitting Deal Pile Up, Will Backlash Be More Than Words?

The MMA world got its first real look this week at how a new, exclusive outfitting deal between Reebok and the UFC might affect the sport’s athletes. Thus far, it has been met with fairly unprecedented internal backlash. The vast majority of fighters to comment publicly about the fledgling arrangement—on social media and elsewhere—are not […]

The MMA world got its first real look this week at how a new, exclusive outfitting deal between Reebok and the UFC might affect the sport’s athletes. Thus far, it has been met with fairly unprecedented internal backlash. The vast majority of fighters to comment publicly about the fledgling arrangement—on social media and elsewhere—are not […]

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Backlash Is Not a Win for the UFC

When all is said and done, Saturday night’s boxing megafight between Floyd Mayeather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will go down as not just the richest combat sports event in history, but one of the most lucrative sporting events to ever take place. The numbers are mind-boggling. The $100 million check Mayweather showed to ESPN and […]

When all is said and done, Saturday night’s boxing megafight between Floyd Mayeather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will go down as not just the richest combat sports event in history, but one of the most lucrative sporting events to ever take place. The numbers are mind-boggling. The $100 million check Mayweather showed to ESPN and […]

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The Brutal Jon Jones Backlash: Why the UFC Champion Creates Such Strong Emotions

We can forgive almost anything of our heroes, athletes in particular. Look at Mike Tyson—a man who spent time in prison for rape, a man who practically invented anti-social behavior. Today, he’s the toast of the town, headlining his own one…

We can forgive almost anything of our heroes, athletes in particular. Look at Mike Tyson—a man who spent time in prison for rape, a man who practically invented anti-social behavior. Today, he’s the toast of the town, headlining his own one-man show in Las Vegas—his lunacy long since relegated to part of a charming package. […]