Fight night looks really good tonight, not much worse than a PPV.
If Cub Swanson wins, he'll get the featherweight title shot against Aldo next year. If not, then everyone's going to be looking at Conor McGregor. Several of the fights below the main event are also pretty good on paper. [Reply]
Originally Posted by alnorth:
Fight night looks really good tonight, not much worse than a PPV.
If Cub Swanson wins, he'll get the featherweight title shot against Aldo next year. If not, then everyone's going to be looking at Conor McGregor. Several of the fights below the main event are also pretty good on paper.
The UFC has signed a 6-year fight uniform deal with Reebok. Starting July 6, no other brand will be allowed on clothing, and starting July 15, those prefight banners will not be allowed. The UFC also reserved the right to have a title sponsor for a fight, which will have a patch for everyone's uniform in that event.
Reebok will work with the fighters to design fight uniforms, fighters will have broad discretion on color and style, as long as Reebok is prominently featured on their uniform. If a fighter's specific uniform sells well, they will get a cut.
A big chunk of the money from the sponsorship deal will be set aside to pay fighters who are going to lose their own sponsorship deals, on a 5-tier system where you get paid more the higher you are ranked at weigh-in. [Reply]
UFC 182 next month is good on paper, but we'll have to see if anyone gets hurt. If anything happens to the final 2 scheduled fights, that card starts looking iffy. [Reply]