UFC guns down weapon related sponsors
http://mobile.mmamania.com/2012/1/23...ponsor-ban-mma
Guns don't sponsor people. Carefully approved companies with deep pockets sponsor people.
That might be the unfortunate truth for mixed martial artists competing on the dollar of The Gun Store and Ammotogo.com. That's because ZUFFA, the parent company ofUltimate Fighting Championship
*(UFC), is reportedly moving forward with a ban on all weapons-related sponsors.
That's according to a report from*The MMA Corner:
Although the UFC's seven-year deal with Fox is still in its infancy, the effects of the deal are beginning to trickle through the MMA world. The MMA Corner has learned from sources close to the situation that the latest impact is that guns and ammunition sponsors, such as The Gun Store and Ammotogo.com, have been banned from events that take place on the Fox family of networks.
*UPDATE * - The MMA Corner has learned that the ban includes companies related to guns, knives, ammunition, and hunting. It will go into effect on Jan. 23. The ban has been extended to all UFC events, not just those broadcast on the Fox family of networks.
Rat-tat-tat-tat, tat-tat-ta like that, and they never hesitate to put a sponsor on its back.
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A ban on weapon-related sponsors could be a mighty blow to a good chunk of the UFC roster, including both established veterans and up-and-coming prospects.
It's not an usual for a UFC fighter to thank The Gun Store, like*Martin Kampmann (veteran) did in*this interview, just like*Cody McKenzie (up-and-comer) did in his.
So how about it Maniacs, is this simply the cost of doing business? Softening the promotion's associations as it slowly creeps into the mainstream via the FOX network?
Or a slap in the face to supporters who helped get them there?
