¿Do you miss the Tapout era?

[ToroSalvaje]

 

[Deleted member 405583]

Fashion? No.
3 guys who loved and supported the sport and did a lot to help fighters of all tiers? Yes

 

[Viva]

Absolutely.

The fighters had much more of an identity back then, whether it was the unique fight trunks or the obnoxious Condom depot ads you'd see on countless asses.

It was far more individualistic, and offered the fighters a means of earning more income. The Reebok deal was disastrous and really made the UFC look tactless and flat out cheap. Not to mention the Reebok gear was far more hideous than any Tapout shirt.

 

[Gio]

Yep. Tapout, Dethrone, Affliction, Badboy, all those kick ass shirts were really cool back then. I had a couple of those.

I remember this sherdogger from that era.

 

[Glove]

I still possess Tapout magazines. Back when MMA publications were abundant, not so much anymore.

 

[Slatersan]

Yep. Tapout, Dethrone, Affliction, Badboy, all those kick ass shirts were really cool back then. I had a couple of those.

I remember this sherdogger from that era.

He probably works for sherdog now

 

[Kryptt]

It was the first 'Looking for a Fight" show I watched..so it will always get props. Some was fun - some was over the top - but overall enjoyable. A few of the shirts were ok but overall I don't care for most.

 

[Pastinaca1]

Unless you are a pro fighter and get paid for wearing that, you should never use it because it looks so immature.

 

[Memeojima]

?Que?

And no I miss the affliction era tho

 

[EnthusiastCultivator]

It’s iconic. My favourite is affliction though.

 

[The Rivv]

I miss the fighters making money because capitalism is good and Dana was being a authoritarian dick by not allowing companies to go out of their way to give fighters extra money to promote their products.


But that being said TapOut, Affliction, and EverLast are the trashiest douchebag clothing anyone could ware and I’m glad that fashion is dead and buried.

 

[DarkneT]

Absolutely.

The fighters had much more of an identity back then, whether it was the unique fight trunks or the obnoxious Condom depot ads you'd see on countless asses.

It was far more individualistic, and offered the fighters a means of earning more income. The Reebok deal was disastrous and really made the UFC look tactless and flat out cheap. Not to mention the Reebok gear was far more hideous than any Tapout shirt.

But then these days any fighter is getting paid 2 grand to say
‘Use my code on mybookieAg’
The bigger names are doing alright

 

[riitzni]

I miss the fighters making money because capitalism is good and Dana was being a authoritarian dick by not allowing companies to go out of their way to give fighters extra money to promote their products.


But that being said TapOut, Affliction, and EverLast are the trashiest douchebag clothing anyone could ware and I’m glad that fashion is dead and buried.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Fighters earning more is always good, but...at what cost....



I remember Tapout and Affliction being sold in Target and sure enough there'd be some asswipe at the bar mean mugging everyone because he's in a Tapout shirt. Shit was embarrassing.

 

[HerpDerp]

 

[The Rivv]

Couldn't have said it better myself. Fighters earning more is always good, but...at what cost....



I remember Tapout and Affliction being sold in Target and sure enough there'd be some asswipe at the bar mean mugging everyone because he's in a Tapout shirt. Shit was embarrassing.

No joke I legit think a lot of MMA’s bad reputation pre TUF Boom or pre InsideMMA came from its connotations with frat bros or the and I hate to say it, but the angry white dude stereotype that was big at the time.


Of course that’s not the only reason, I’m talking about MMA’s image to both the public or more established combat sports like Boxing’s fans.

 

[Contempt]

Before the corporate pussification of the sport? Fuck yes.

They can stick their Reebok uniforms up their ass. Tapout and Condom Depot forever.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

Absolutely.

The fighters had much more of an identity back then, whether it was the unique fight trunks or the obnoxious Condom depot ads you'd see on countless asses.

It was far more individualistic, and offered the fighters a means of earning more income. The Reebok deal was disastrous and really made the UFC look tactless and flat out cheap. Not to mention the Reebok gear was far more hideous than any Tapout shirt.

The individual expression is a big part of combat sports. The 'corporatization' of the uniforms is disgusting. The fighters look like brainwashed idiot robots with them on. Dana pulled a fast one on the fighters and they bought it like a pimple faced teenager buying the new i-phone.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Tapout era is still a alive in the WWE...

 

[mcdowels]

yes

 

[TriangleMonkey]

I like the SPRAWL shit better

That show was aight. One of my buddies tried getting on that show.