What is your name worth?

I have seen a contract in recent weeks that asked the fighter to sign away the rights to his name, likeness, nickname, etc. The promotion will file a USPTO (Trademark) against the name. They also want your URL, and merchandising rights without compensation.

Say you want out of the promotion, you will be the fighter formerly known as..

 is Vince McMahon starting a promotion?

I'll keep it in mind.

 I would venture to say this is the UFC?



If so, wow... This is going to be interesting. I cant imagine too many would do this...

Jon Fitch?

Sign...or stay in the minors.

 LOL. Yeah right, tell the UFC to go fuck theirselves.

Non Zuffa contract.

The company has signed a lot of fighters, some big names so I assume the big names are represented by and have leverage to get those crazy clauses removed.

MY name is ABSOLUTELY FREE for $29.95...

Hey Zeus Hristo. - So you had your guy sign it, right? He should just be happy to be in the cage, right?



Nope we passed. We could not even get them owners to the table to discuss.

 Nice Genet--I too have seen this contract. . .



Very interesting to see the notice party (and apparently the drafter) of this contract. . .

Which promotion?

Strikeforce?

Mace,

I wasn't even going there. If you are referring to the we are a management firm and if you sign with us this will go smoother BS? I just figure that is likely a good out for the guys that feel for that.

This sport is getting more disgusting by the minute.

It would be one thing if they had a few shows but we all seen what happens when fighters sign deals based on things to come.

Elite XC was telling the federal government we dont have enough money and we wont likely make it (they didn't) but that did not stop the fighters from signing up

 Sad to hear. I don't want organizations like that in our sport.

I am not a Zuffa lovers and we have our fair share of disagreements but they get a lot of shit for being the only viable promotion in MMA. The anti-zuffa websites know about this contract and yet they write nothing but glorious stories about the next big promotion.

Oh the kicker is, they want Trademark rights for ALL SPORTS. So if you sign with them and they find putting shows on to be more difficult then the "MMA for Dummies" book said you are not only locked out of MMA but all sports.

KJ Noons is a good example. he left Elite to go box. Had Elite had this clause he would not be able to go anywhere and use the name he was given at birth. Or his likeness etc.

 Sounds like Bellator from what i heard.

yeah i say fuck that

i love the sport. and hope to break in to the upper echelon at some point. BUT my name is a reflection of my awesome family and parents and there is not a single price you can put on that.

Is it a U.S. promotion?

I agree vengence, they want to own you and yet have no obligation to you.

It is your legacy, you build it and these promotions should showcase that not try to own people.