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Do UFC fighters need managers? Maybe not (until they definitely do)

BAD MMA News — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 19:55:16 +0000

Aljamain Sterling was upset. It was the week before his fight with former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao at UFC 214, a big moment in his career, and it seemed like Sterling’s management team barely could be bothered to return his calls. Did they have any sponsors for him? Had they arranged any after-parties following the event?

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After ‘landmark’ UFC-Reebok deal, fighters, managers and brands wonder what’s next

BAD MMA News — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:22:57 +0000

Benson Henderson The day before the UFC officially announced one of the MMA industry’s worst-kept secrets – a six-year partnership with Reebok to be the exclusive apparel provider for the UFC, thus eliminating fight-night sponsorships, walkout T-shirts, sponsor banners, the whole deal – lifestyle clothing brand Dethrone Royalty sent out a mischievous little tweet : Heard uniform announcement coming tomorrow. We were never about all looking the same. We'll stay that way, thanks. #goodluckreebok — Dethrone Royalty (@dethrone) December 2, 2014 This was “just a little poke” at the UFC, Nick Swinmurn, the founder of both Dethrone and Zappos.com, told MMAjunkie. It also went ahead and let the cat all the way out of the bag, effectively announcing the announcement before the UFC could do it on its own terms. “We thought, well, we can sit here and act like it’s some big shock, poor Dethrone, or we can have a little fun with it,” said Swinmurn, who added that he knew the end of his company’s formal association with the UFC was nigh when Zuffa officials told him they couldn’t renew Dethrone’s deal for more than a six-month term.

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Pugilists at rest: How one generation of MMA fighters is learning to let go

BAD MMA News — Sun, 22 Jun 2014 16:10:16 +0000

Chris Lytle For Rich Clementi , pain is a part of everyday life. After 14 years as a pro fighter, his spine is in bad shape, his lumbar vertebrae “pretty much shot.” Bending over at the waist is difficult bordering on impossible some days. He wakes up each morning knowing that the hurt will only continue. “The pain is pretty bad, to be honest,” the 37-year-old Clementi told MMAjunkie.

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How UFC vet Charles McCarthy has put a career’s worth of mistakes to good use

BAD MMA News — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:48:41 +0000

Looking back now, Charles McCarthy can admit he was probably more or less retired as a fighter before he fought Michael Bisping at UFC 83. He just couldn’t admit it then, possibly because he didn’t have the kind of manager that he has since become, which is to say the kind who will give it to you straight even when you don’t want to hear it. That’s ironic, since back then Charles McCarthy’s manager was none other than Charles McCarthy. “But when it’s yourself and your own career,” McCarthy told MMAjunkie, “you think unrealistically sometimes.” McCarthy didn’t realize that back then, of course

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