Spanky's XXX Playhouse is the first apparel sponsor I remember, too :-)
Haha Yea I apparently did the worst thing in UFC history for the UFC, but to the fighters.... your welcome! ;)
Well where is the picture of you with the first banner?!
If you google me and “first sponsor banner” it will come up. It’s a huge white vinyl with Toe 2 Toe on it. I did a podcast episode covering it and showed it as well. Was a bit bigger than the later regulation size. Lol
whaaa...I'm Mike Swick...whaa I had an awsome career in the UFC and now I live my dream in a tropical country...whaaa
Didn't Chris Leben have the Condom Depot sponsorship on his banner? I remember loving that sponsorship.
They usually put the Condom Depot logo right across the ass off the shorts too. Bad choice lol
I remember when Woodley had "Dude Wipes" printed on the ass of his shorts. I thought that shit was funny.
I read an article and apparently his performance put Dude Wipes on the map as a force to be reconned with in the wipes game (for dudes). Being serious though, their sales took off after that.
Dude Wipes is a joke. Baby wipes are already a thing. And cheaper. Only fools buy dude wipes
It's terrible they went that monopoly route and banned shirts, logos on the trunks, and sponsored banners. That was a nice amount of income for the fighters.
Dana just put a nix to the custom made masks we were sending out to fighters to wear for their weight ins and walkouts. I'm surprised it lasted this long and quite honestly I don't know why the UFC doesn't make custom made masks for their fighters with nicknames, designs ,etc and then sell them on their site and give a % of the rev to the fighters.
I always was pissed with this interview with Dana. mike you made ALOT of fight ALOT of money.
First. Who cares if the first 2 rows can’t see. 99% of them are “celebrities” who bought or were comped $5000 a ticket. Meanwhile the actual fans are in the nosebleeds and are cheering since the first prelim. Nevermind all the people on tv who got to see those ads.
I remember I fought on this small show years ago and they tried telling us before the show we couldn't hang out banners . I told my corner fuck them hang it anyways . My sponsors paid me alot more to have their logo on that banner then the promotion paid me. I mean whats the worse could happen ? Them not let me fight for them again lol thanks Mike swick fot starting that revolution , filled up my pockets real nice.
I remember I fought on this small show years ago and they tried telling us before the show we couldn't hang out banners . I told my corner fuck them hang it anyways . My sponsors paid me alot more to have their logo on that banner then the promotion paid me. I mean whats the worse could happen ? Them not let me fight for them again lol thanks Mike swick fot starting that revolution , filled up my pockets real nice.
Why restrict fighters from earning extra income? Fuck Monopolies!!