UFC President Dana White vs MFC's Mark Pavelich: The Fight Occurs Outside The Cage!

UFC President Dana White's Clothing Sponsorship Deals Were Discussed Today By Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) Owner and President Mark Pavelich. 

 

 

The following message was posted  Today (word-for-word) by Pavelich

 

"A message from MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich: 

I am disgusted by the way MMA clothing brands are buckling to “DW’s” handling of contracts regarding the sponsorship of specific fighters. It’s almost comical – not on his part but on the part of these clothing companies. They cave in and pay his organization a great deal of money just to have the opportunity to sponsor fighters, who they then pay an individual fee to as well. What these clothing brands fail to understand is that the entire organization that “DW” runs is sponsored by a competing clothing company. These other brands are paying to represent themselves, yet they will never get the brand recognition they are seeking since the company itself has what would be considered a title sponsorship with another clothing brand – probably the most-recognizable brand in the industry. You are competing in an uphill battle that you can never win. Now “DW” has instructed these other clothing brands that they have to stop sponsoring other MMA events or they will not be allowed to sponsor fighters in his event – even after fully paying him for the right to sponsor and paying the fighters individually. He is collecting money by the armored truck full from these companies, and yet he’s still able to tell them where to spend the rest of their money at the same time. Has he or anyone in his company ever heard of something called “restraint of trade?” In a million years, you would never get away with this is other sports. I would like to see Nike, Adidas, or Reebok be told how and where they can spend their sponsorship dollars. It would never happen. Maybe it’s time the Maximum Fighting Championship stopped helping MMA clothing brands build their business, and for these businesses to be bullied into these types of situations, caving in, and walking away from what helped them get launched in the first place. 

These companies are compromising their long-term futures and don’t even realize it. Right now they are not even running their own companies. “DW” is running his show … and yours."

 

 

Questions by MMAMaxim.com

This sport is bigger than any one fight competition!  The fighters, fans, and other stakeholders deserve this.

Which clothing business do you think he is Pavelich is referring to in this message?  TapouT or Silver Star (both now owned by ABG)?  Probably not TapouT as some fighters in Strikeforce still wear their clothing.  Almost certainly not Affliction because of Zuffa's disputes in the past with Affliction's rival MMA competition's with Fedor (see pictures below). 

Zuffa sells their own line of clothing but it does not state in their 2010 catalog who makes it.  This will be an interesting battle. 

It will be interesting to tabulate which media sources DO NOT discuss this story when it concerns how competition keeps GLOBAL MMA Strong!  Consider that for any awards in the future for best media source which advances true freedom of the press.

 

Which MMA Clothing Businesses Are Missing From These Pictures Of Sponsored Strikeforce Fighters?

 

 

Affliction Fights: