If you were a famous UFC fighter would you shill products for money on your social media?

[TidWell]

Even if you know the items you are pushing for a sponsor are fugazi and bunk? Im not talking normal sponsored posts promoting some clothing line or supplement whey, im talking some stuff that you claim healed your body but you knowi its bs.

I remember Bas Rutten was posting stuff on his IG and twitter like videos of products and he was shilling these products and saying make sure you order from my link, it has to be my direct link to make sure your order goes through.

He was also pushing some training masks, and his mitts machine which cost like 500 to 600 bucks.

He will say anything works he was also shilling some CBD creme and drops for pain, and other supplements that cost like 100 bucks and was saying some stuff like this stuff changed my life, its the best the real deal! lol

I mean sell and promote the product but dont go over the top with the outlandish exaggerated claims like it is a cureall, thats like stereotypical Snakeoil salesman from a movie lines lol. This elixir cures everything! buy it for 3 installments of 65.99 it made me stronger than my fighting days.

Ive seen fighters post sponsored posts but never seen anyone shill as hard as Basito. Dude is the perfect salesman he even has that over the top personality that you can say this guy is selling me something and aint genuine.

Bas will try to sell Ice to a Eskimo.

 

[rushbeg]

Nah , I would go on to waste my training camp shit-posting in sherdog instead.

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

Yes... because I probably wouldn’t be making shit as a mixed martial artist alone.

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Yes.

Answer anything other than that and you are a fucking liar.

 

[TheChance]

Sure, it is basically their 401k

 

[TidWell]

Yes... because I probably wouldn’t be making shit as a mixed martial artist alone.

you gotta be a hot chick like Paige to make money off the IG she makes a few grand per sponsored post. But at least she aint shilling, making outlandish claims like Bas lol. I wonder if Bas knows you can get into trouble with false medical claims.

 

[Crom Cruach]

I'm giving you props for repping the best band ever.

After that. I got nothing for you TS.

Nothing.

 

[JSN]

Let's be honest, probably. Most people aren't very well compensated to compete in a an expensive, dangerous, sport where you're lucky to get a few years of top earning. And you know you're going to have higher than average medical bills throughout your life.

 

[MrKontakos]

Duh. Most MMA orgs, especially the ufc, pay their top guys pennies compared to almost every other major televised sport. Gotta make that scratch somehow.

 

[RobotGod]

Ufc fighters and pornstars all on the twitch/youtube now lol

 

[Xuh]

Sponsors love me!

 

[BabyBlue_Bomber]

you gotta be a hot chick like Paige to make money off the IG she makes a few grand per sponsored post. But at least she aint shilling, making outlandish claims like Bas lol. I wonder if Bas knows you can get into trouble with false medical claims.

Well I’m no Paige Van Zant, but I do feel my looks are a bit on par with a Nate Diaz (a little more out of shape, of course)

Maybe I could do something similar to him and his brother.

 

[RetiredSlave]

Id probably get a medium and ask for advice from PT Barnum on that. Snake oil, snake oil everywhere.

 

[bubbleboyjones]

Is this a real ad? I thought it was something Tidwell put together on MS paint to make a point

 

[AndrewGolota48]

He does look ridiculously good for a 54 year old bald white guy, I'm ordering some of the that shit.

 

[Roy D Rayge]

I'd have to believe in the company's products. I know basic fighter pay is shite but I still have principals and morals.

 

[TidWell]

Is this a real ad? I thought it was something Tidwell put together on MS paint to make a point

Its a real ad
https://receptranaturals.com/bas-rutten-overcoming-pain-pill-additiction/

 

[Sausage_Carius]

If you seen some of Joanna's interviews or Polish podcast you know she only shills products she either uses or would use. She is super picky and will go out of her way not to promote it. She has famously put a hat on the Monster can at two different UFC post fight pressers.

That said it doesn't mean a fighter is the best judge of a product.

Also there is such a thing as doing it wrong.

PVZ lost her sponsorship with Reebok because she flooded her social media with basically anything anybody would pay her for.

Meanwhile Joanna doing the same thing but being picky not only kept Reebok but picked up a major endorsement from a supplement company and also added Disney, a Porsche dealership to her existing sponsorship from a Mercedes dealership. Free vehicles and a tax write off as both have her name on it which she appears to have incorporated. The list goes on.

There are right and wrong ways to go about doing this shit.

Anybody that wants to see how it's done in the better way see Joanna.

 

[SpoonDogg]

UFC don't have a problem shilling.

 

[Crom Cruach]

Never Forget Sherdoggers.

Never forget.