UCLA and Under Armour just signed a 15 yr, 280 mil deal. Oh Dana

[mmmjojo]

Now granted the players don't see any of that money but damn did the UFC screw their guys.

"Split this money up you goofs."

 

[Emjay]

You don't understand how sponsorships work

 

[DIABOLUS]

UCLA is probably bigger than the UFC tbh

 

[Paradigm]

You don't understand how sponsorships work

Feel free to explain.

 

[mmmjojo]

You don't understand how sponsorships work

Maybe not but it just goes to show that nobody wants to touch the UFC. We had to settle for a 3rd tier sports apparel company. Might as well have been British Knights making our uniforms.

 

[Primitivo]

Under Armour money.

 

[countswagula]

I'll be the last person the defend the Reebok deal, but there's a lot of things to consider. What kind of exposure do college playoffs bring compared to MMA? Also, I'm assuming this is for all their athletic programs, not just a single sport.

 

[OrigFan255]

Reebok is the new hotness.....Not Nike or Under Armour!

 

[Ken Fresno]

UCLA is probably bigger than the UFC tbh

Probably? lol

 

[DIABOLUS]

Probably? lol

I was being cheeky. Most college teams are bigger than UFC lol. Just look at the stadiums during bowl games. UFC can't touch that haha

 

[mudrubble]

British Knights! Good stuff, homeboy.... I forgot about them.... them and the crazy big Fila's..... #olkskool

 

[Sonny Qc]

UCLA Brand > UFC

How many title UCLA basketball won?
College footbaal also freaking huge deal.
add baseball team, track & field list goes on and on

That being said, not even 20millions/years
Not that big of deal, Lebron get more than that....

 

[FlyingKimurabar]

UCLA is probably bigger than the UFC tbh

UFC is bigger than all but a handful of individual sports teams. Valued at roughly 3 billion. So I kind of doubt that.

 

[DIABOLUS]

UFC is bigger than all but a handful of individual sports teams. Valued at roughly 3 billion. So I kind of doubt that.

Then why did they settle for a shit-tier sponsor like Reebok instead of Nike or Under Armor? You're right though. Monetarily-speaking, UFC is probably bigger than a lot of teams. "Name brand recognition"-wise, that's another story.

 

[Emjay]

Maybe not but it just goes to show that nobody wants to touch the UFC. We had to settle for a 3rd tier sports apparel company. Might as well have been British Knights making our uniforms.

lol @ "we" and "our"

You a fighter?

 

[Emjay]

Feel free to explain.

I think I did already

 

[Gunny]

Then why did they settle for a shit-tier sponsor like Reebok instead of Nike or Under Armor? You're right though. Monetarily-speaking, UFC is probably bigger than a lot of teams. "Name brand recognition"-wise, that's another story.

It's not hard to imagine companies finding the image of MMA to be problematic for their brand. Doesn't mean at all the UFC isn't bigger and more recognized than any number of college programs.

 

[CostumedExtrmst]

UFC is bigger than all but a handful of individual sports teams. Valued at roughly 3 billion. So I kind of doubt that.

I seriously doubt it and I don't think anyone will pay anywhere near that for the UFC.

 

[ZuffaExecutive]

Never heard of ucla and everyone knew the reebook deal was appalling low.60m for 6 years or whatever it was.Conor and Ronda alone could of gotten more sponsorship money in that period then reebok are giving

 

[Steve-French]

lol @ "we" and "our"

You a fighter?

Lol... I made a thread about this a while back. I never understood this about fellow sports fans. I'll be watching Packer, Red Wings, or Tigers game with some friends and hear "I think we're going to be good this year." or "Our defense could use some work." It's like they are so vested in what they are watching that they think they are part of the team