Essential The Official MMA Thread

[So UnThotful]

So what about guys like Rockhold and Lawler who have Addidas deals? Or ppl like Cowboy or Tate who have Bud deals?

Adidas owns Reebok, so they may let that slide
the only additional info i have about it is this

Fighters will be paid on a per-fight basis, according to Lorenzo Fertitta. How they get paid will be communicated to them in upcoming weeks, but Fertitta said it will be based on where they are ranked at the day of the weigh-in prior to their fight.

- UFC champions will be paid at the highest level per fight with tiers for 1-5, 6-10, 11-15, and a base rate for everyone else.

- Fighters will get royalties of 20% for any merchandise sold bearing their likeness. This includes retired fighters and continues in perpetuity.

Existing sponsors will no longer be allowed on fighter clothing for pre-fight media appearances, fight week, and the cage walkout. Fighter camps must also adhere to the new policy.

- This also means that in-cage sponsor banners will be a thing of the past.

- Fertitta said that fighters can continue to be sponsored, but that "activation" of those deals will have to change. Essentially, no third party logos will be allowed on UFC broadcasts starting in July 2015.

- Maintaining fighter individuality is important to both Reebok and the UFC, and gear will be developed to help protect that. Gear and apparel will be supplied and ready for fighters on event week, similiar to any major league sport locker room. The UFC will hire equipment managers, similar to other major sports.

 

[Roman Brady]

If zuffa are truly not getting a cent and all the money is going to fighters then all the negative nancys need to stfu. The ufc imposed sponsorship tax was most likely astronomical and scared away small sponsors thus leading to a slew fighters going without. In this new system everyone gets paid and if you are truly a star you will know it. If you are the best you will be paid respectfully regardless of whether you put asses in seats. In theory this sounds like a fair system

 

[JahFocus CS]

I was just rewatching some old fights... Aldo has been killing it for years, goddamn, so dominant

In the Aldo/MTB fight, Mir was commentating and he was like, "I don't think it was a good idea for Aldo to let himself get pushed against the cage like that..."

Yet a few months later, Mir let Carwin hold him up against the cage and almost died as a result from the punches he took there

 

[TheNatureBoy]

When Cyborg returns for her next fight, it will be at 145 now.
http://www.mmafighting.com/2014/12/...ones-bantamweight-debut-eyes-invicta-fc-title

 

[The Infamous]

I was just rewatching some old fights... Aldo has been killing it for years, goddamn, so dominant

In the Aldo/MTB fight, Mir was commentating and he was like, "I don't think it was a good idea for Aldo to let himself get pushed against the cage like that..."

Yet a few months later, Mir let Carwin hold him up against the cage and almost died as a result from the punches he took there

For a guy who is very knowledgeable, Mir has terrible fight IQ.

 

[profound]

Your good name? Nobody takes your bytch ass seriously, you're viewed as a clown.

he doesnt need defending and this is slightly detracting but i found your statement and your complaining about him over time ridiculous & immature. ever since i been doing my mma reading on sohh til now his posts come off as that of an intellectual and critical thinker...pretty obvious for those who dont hold a grudge for him shyttin on their favorites. and u wont see that with too many mma fans. fukk if hes saying something i dont personally agree with.

imo this section might be pretty stale without em, while if u left right now we'd only be short a few gifs, smileys, and that ''misguided belief'' he already touched on.

 

[The Infamous]

he doesnt need defending and this is slightly detracting but i found your statement and your complaining about him over time ridiculous & immature. ever since i been doing my mma reading on sohh til now his posts come off as that of an intellectual and critical thinker...pretty obvious for those who dont hold a grudge for him shyttin on their favorites. and u wont see that with too many mma fans. fukk if hes saying something i dont agree with.

imo this section would be wack without em, while if u left right now we'd only be short a few gifs, smileys, and that ''misguided belief'' he already touched on.

 

[The G.O.D II]

Guess we know who his aliases are

 

[profound]

gifs, false accusations...i'm outmatched.

 

[Roman Brady]

he doesnt need defending and this is slightly detracting but i found your statement and your complaining about him over time ridiculous & immature. ever since i been doing my mma reading on sohh til now his posts come off as that of an intellectual and critical thinker...pretty obvious for those who dont hold a grudge for him shyttin on their favorites. and u wont see that with too many mma fans. fukk if hes saying something i dont personally agree with.

imo this section might be pretty stale without em, while if u left right now we'd only be short a few gifs, smileys, and that ''misguided belief'' he already touched on.

it's great to see there are still posters here that refuse to swallow that coolaid. But don't waste you time duke you can't reason with stupidity

 

[Roman Brady]

Guess we know who his aliases are

spoken like an old hand at that sort of thing. If I played the alias game do you really think I'd be so candid making my sig illmen's tombstone? Kind of goes against the whole anoniminity thing right? Moron

 

[The G.O.D II]

spoken like an old hand at that sort of thing. If I played the alias game do you really think I'd be so candid making my sig illmen's tombstone? Kind of goes against the whole anoniminity thing right? Moron

What does that have to do with anything? So what you have your old name in your sig. Do you know what an alias is? Some random guy just comes out the blue jerking you off talking about this section would be stale without you and you are a critical thinker. Man please. Anyone with a brain knows you are a troll. Only me and @meelad92 waste time calling you out on your bullshyt

 

[The G.O.D II]

Anyone watching this horrible Torres/Esperanza fight btw? Carla just spamming TD's that would make Fitch blush. Struggling too. Literally crawling at Tecia ankles for the TD. I think that girl Randa is a better grappler then Carla

 

[jackswstd]

Torres vs Esparza should've went to 3rd. Carla is boring to watch her being champ will not be a good look.

 

[profound]

jerking you off

where have i seen that lingo before.

just calling it how i see it, not ''jerking off'' to say '''mee lad'' sounds like an idiot to call someone who's obviously a critical thinker/has well-structured arguments etc a clown when ''mee lads'' old gif's offer nothing in comparison.

if anything my stating an opinion is less ''jerking off'' than you swooping in and taking a position against ''a random guy'' with nothing more than cheap alias accusations, based on...??

Anyone with a brain

like yourself?

i dont think u truly believe that alias bs, i think youre just grasping at whatever to save the sand cac and i shouldnt entertain something so weak but if im wrong and you're really that helpless, i thought ''mee lad'' is a mod and can tell if we were the same person? i give him permission to out me if so. otherwise i spend most of my time in the booth, then here and nowhere else. if we're the same person, why would we both post in mma but i dont see him in any of the hip hop threads i post in, and he obviously posts somewhere else that i dont post? he spells like a canadian (favour, colour) and i spell like an american (favor, color)...u gonna tell me intricate spelling is all about top-notch alias game? he posts in detail in mma while i dont. thats because he's obviously more of a fan and im a bettor and less a fan. i could go on but i think ''mee lad'' has the ability to out me/''us'', am i right ''lad''?