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The Effects of Sexualized and Violent Presentations of Women in Combat Sport
Journal of Sport Management, 2017, 31, 533-545 https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2016-0333 © 2017 Human Kinetics, Inc. ARTICLE The Effects of Sexualized and Violent Presentations of Women in Combat Sport T. Christopher Greenwell University of Louisville Jason M. Simmons University of Cincinnati Meg Hancock and Megan Shreffler University of Louisville Dustin Thorn Xavier University This study utilizes an experimental design to investigate how different presentations (sexualized, neutral, and combat) of female athletes competing in a combat sport such as mixed martial arts, a sport defying traditional gender norms, affect consumers’ attitudes toward the advertising, event, and athlete brand. When the female athlete in the advertisement was in a sexualized presentation, male subjects reported higher attitudes toward the advertisement and the event than the female subjects. Female respondents preferred neutral presentations significantly more than the male respondents. On the one hand, both male and female respondents felt the fighter in the sexualized ad was more attractive and charming than the fighter in the neutral or combat ads and more personable than the fighter in the combat ads. On the other hand, respondents felt the fighter in the sexualized ad was less talented, less successful, and less tough than the fighter in the neutral or combat ads and less wholesome than the fighter in the neutral ad. Keywords: brand, consumer attitude, sports advertising, women’s sports February 23, 2013, was a historic date for women’s The UFC is not the only MMA organization featur- mixed martial arts (MMA). For the first time in history, ing female fighters. Invicta Fighting Championships (an two female fighters not only competed in an Ultimate all-female MMA organization) and Bellator MMA reg- Fighting Championship (UFC) event, Ronda Rousey and ularly include female bouts on their fight cards. -
2017 Topps UFC Checklist
2017 Topps Chrome UFC By Fighter Checklist 100 names with Cards; 41 with Autographs; Green = Auto Fighter/Personality Set Division Gender Jessica Aguilar Base Strawweight Women's José Aldo Base Featherweight Men's José Aldo Insert Top of the Class Featherweight Men's José Aldo Insert Museum Featherweight Men's José Aldo Insert Iter 1 Featherweight Men's Thomas Almeida Base Bantamweight Men's Thomas Almeida Auto Bantamweight Men's Eddie Alvarez Base Lightweight Men's Eddie Alvarez Auto Lightweight Men's Thiago Alves Base Welterweight Men's Jessica Andrade Base Strawweight Women's Andrei Arlovski Base Heavyweight Men's Raphael Assunção Base Bantamweight Men's Joseph Benavidez Base Flyweight Men's Tom Breese Base Welterweight Men's Tom Breese Auto Welterweight Men's Derek Brunson Base Middleweight Men's Joanne Calderwood Base Flyweight Women's Joanne Calderwood Auto Flyweight Women's Liz Carmouche Base Bantamweight Women's Johnny Case Base Lightweight Men's Henry Cejudo Base Flyweight Men's Henry Cejudo Auto Flyweight Men's Arianny Celeste Base Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Insert Top of the Class Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Insert Fire Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Insert Museum Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Insert Iter 1 Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Auto Tier 1 Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Auto Museum Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Auto Fire Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste Auto Top of the Class Non-Fighter Octagon Girl Donald Cerrone Base Welterweight -
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos Vs
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Live Main Card Highlights UFC 200 Fight Week Coverage on Fight Network Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 multi- platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced extensive live coverage for UFC International Fight Week™ in Las Vegas, the biggest week in UFC history, highlighted by a live broadcast of the main card for UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, July 7 at 10 p.m. ET, plus the live prelims for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia on Friday, July 8 at 8 p.m. ET. Fight Network will air the live UFC FIGHT NIGHT®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ main card across Canada on July 7 at 10 p.m. ET, preceded by a live Pre-Show at 9 p.m. ET. In the main event, dominant UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7) puts his championship on the line in a five- round barnburner against top contender Eddie Alvarez (27-4). In other featured bouts, Roy “Big Country” Nelson (22-12) throws down with Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis (15-4, 1NC) in an explosive heavyweight collision, Alan Jouban (13-4) takes on undefeated Belal Muhammad (9-0) in a welterweight affair, plus “Irish” Joe Duffy (14-2) welcomes Canada’s Mitch “Danger Zone” Clarke (11-3) back to action in a lightweight matchup. Live fight week coverage begins on Wednesday, July 6 at 2 p.m. ET with a live presentation of the final UFC 200 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC president Dana White and main card superstars Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. -
Fan's Guide to Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Fan’s Guide to Big 12 Now on ESPN+ Earlier this spring, the Big 12 Conference and ESPN agreed to significantly expand their existing rights agreement, which runs through 2024-25. Under the expanded agreement, hundreds of additional Big 12 sports events annually will be distributed on the Big 12 Now on ESPN+ digital platform. What does this mean for fans? • In football, in addition to the Big 12 games continuing to appear on ABC & ESPN networks or FOX networks, one game per season from the participating programs will be available exclusively on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. • In men’s basketball, all regular season and exhibition games from the eight participating programs that are not distributed on ESPN’s traditional television networks will be available exclusively on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. • Additionally, Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will feature hundreds of events from other sports at the participating programs, including women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer, wrestling, softball, baseball and more. • Select Big 12 Conference Championship events will also be distributed on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. Which Big 12 programs Can I Watch on Big 12 Now on ESPN+? • Eight of the conference’s 10 schools will produce and deliver live athletic events via Big 12 Now on ESPN+. • Starting in 2019, there will be games from Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State, in addition to select Big 12 Conference championship events. • In 2020-21, Iowa State, TCU, West Virginia and Texas Tech will join the lineup. • Due to existing long-term rights agreements, Texas (Longhorn Network) and Oklahoma will not produce and deliver programming via Big 12 Now on ESPN+ at this time. -
Are Ufc Fighters Employees Or Independent Contractors?
Conklin Book Proof (Do Not Delete) 4/27/20 8:42 PM TWO CLASSIFICATIONS ENTER, ONE CLASSIFICATION LEAVES: ARE UFC FIGHTERS EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS? MICHAEL CONKLIN* I. INTRODUCTION The fighters who compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (“UFC”) are currently classified as independent contractors. However, this classification appears to contradict the level of control that the UFC exerts over its fighters. This independent contractor classification severely limits the fighters’ benefits, workplace protections, and ability to unionize. Furthermore, the friendship between UFC’s brash president Dana White and President Donald Trump—who is responsible for making appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)—has added a new twist to this issue.1 An attorney representing a former UFC fighter claimed this friendship resulted in a biased NLRB determination in their case.2 This article provides a detailed examination of the relationship between the UFC and its fighters, the relevance of worker classifications, and the case law involving workers in related fields. Finally, it performs an analysis of the proper classification of UFC fighters using the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Twenty-Factor Test. II. UFC BACKGROUND The UFC is the world’s leading mixed martial arts (“MMA”) promotion. MMA is a one-on-one combat sport that combines elements of different martial arts such as boxing, judo, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and karate. UFC bouts always take place in the trademarked Octagon, which is an eight-sided cage.3 The first UFC event was held in 1993 and had limited rules and limited fighter protections as compared to the modern-day events.4 UFC 15 was promoted as “deadly” and an event “where anything can happen and probably will.”6 The brutality of the early UFC events led to Senator John * Powell Endowed Professor of Business Law, Angelo State University. -
Nick Diaz Banned for Life by UFC
Nick Diaz Banned For Life By UFC The UFC has given a "lifetime ban" to Welterweight Nick Diaz after a suspension of five years was imposed on the former American mixed martial artist who is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Diaz failed a third positive test for marijuana and his suspension could most certainly end his time in the Octagon. The 33-year-old Diaz tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 183 on 31 January. Diaz however passed two other drug tests on fight night. The controversy comes in that two other samples of Nick Diaz passed drug tests analyzed by the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory (SMRTL) that is acknowledged and accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The third failed test, that was administered in-between the two clean tests, was analyzed by a different agency in Quest Diagnostics. The team of Diaz claims that the results were ªscientifically unreliableº given that the results of SMRTL were reached using the higher standard of drug testing protocols of WADA. The fight between Silva-Diaz was ruled a no-contest after Anderson Silva tested positive for anabolic steroids and received a doping ban of one year and fined $380,000. In 2007, Diaz was suspended by the NSAC for six months after he tested positive for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In 2012, Diaz was banned for a year for testing positive for marijuana metabolites following a defeat to Carlos Condit. On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission met to discuss Diaz©s third failed test. -
Ufc® 165 Fight Between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson to Be Inducted Into Ufc® Hall of Fame
UFC® 165 FIGHT BETWEEN JON JONES AND ALEXANDER GUSTAFSSON TO BE INDUCTED INTO UFC® HALL OF FAME Las Vegas – UFC® today announced that the classic 2013 fight between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Fight Wing’ as part of the Class of 2020. The 2020 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by Toyo Tires®, will take place on Thursday, July 9, at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The event will be streamed live on UFC FIGHT PASS®. “Going into the first Jones vs. Gustafsson fight, fans and media didn’t care about the fight, because they didn’t believe Gustafsson deserved a title shot, and this thing ended up being the greatest light heavyweight title fight in UFC history,” UFC President Dana White said. “To be there and watch it live was amazing. It was an incredible fight and both athletes gave everything they had for all five rounds. This fight was such a classic it was named the 2013 Fight of the Year and will always be considered one of the greatest fights in combat sports history. This fight showed what a true champion Jon Jones was, as this was the first time he was taken into deep waters and truly tested. This fight also put Gustafsson on the map and showed his true potential. Congratulations to Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson on being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame ‘Fight Wing’ for such an epic fight.” As the main event of UFC® 165: JONES vs. -
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MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 SPORTS Ink or swim? Tattoos on show at world championships BUDAPEST: World records have tum- Britain’s Peaty has been one of the away the future design. ‘IT’S WHO I AM’ 26-year-old Brazilian. “Beneath that, an bled and gold medals won but the stand-out performers at the Duna Peaty’s wheelchair-bound grand- “As long as I have space and money ‘ohana’ tattoo to remind me how colourful array of tattoos on show at Arena with two world records and golds mother, Mavis Williams, 74, got a tem- I’ll keep doing it, and time off because blessed I am to have my family and the world swimming championships in the men’s 50m and 100m breast- porary tattoo, a copy of his lion tattoo, every time you tattoo something you friends. have proved just as eye-catching, be stroke. Peaty had a large tattoo of a lion which delighted the British swimmer. need 10 days off water. “That’s a graffiti I “On my ankles, I have the name of they designs of sharks, dolphins or even inked onto his left shoulder after win- “That was crazy, I actually thought she saw in Miami in Wynwood, I just took a my father and mother, I also have other the lion adorning the arm of Adam ning the Olympic 100m breaststroke had had a proper tattoo done, I thought picture and give it to him as a reference. ones which are hidden.” South African- Peaty’s grandmother. title last year in Rio de Janeiro. -
Ufc 158 Countdown Hd
Ufc 158 countdown hd click here to download In a welterweight-heavy card, heated rivals Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz square off for the UFC. GSP montage goin' on! Footage is owned by the UFC Song - Breathe (The Glitch Mob Remix). FREE MMA VIDEO - Two fighters with two distinct personalities will finally meet in the Octagon when UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre faces former Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz at UFC Watch the Countdown to UFC now!Missing: hd. Witness the Countdown to UFC's biggest event this year as we watch Nick Diaz and George www.doorway.ru Two fighters with two distinct personalities will finally meet in the Octagon when UFC welterweight champion Missing: hd. is the highlight of the countdown imo when Diaz goes up to Jason Parillo who is looking for a handshake and Diaz screams in his face "I WANT THAT SHIT!" Countdown got me really pumped though WAR GSP! #9 · Workaholic, Mar 12, Georges St. Pierre has held the welterweight title for nearly five years. | Cliff Welch/Icon SMI. Just in case you forgot that Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz do not like one another, an epic conference call between the UFC main event combatants took place last week to serve as a not-so-subtle reminder. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for UFC at www.doorway.ru Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Citing a statement made by NAC Executive Director Bob Bennett to Brazilian newspaper Folha, Bloody Elbow (www.doorway.ru) is reporting that. -
Mixed Martial Arts
COMPILED BY : - GAUTAM SINGH STUDY MATERIAL – SPORTS 0 7830294949 Mixed Martial Arts - Overview Mixed Martial Arts is an action-packed sport filled with striking and grappling techniques from a variety of combat sports and martial arts. During the early 1900s, many different mixed-style competitions were held throughout Europe, Japan and the Pacific Rim. CV Productions Inc. showed the first regulated MMA league in the US in 1980 called the Tough Guy Contest, which was later renamed as Battle of the Superfighters. In 1983, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed a bill which prohibited the sport. However, in 1993, it was brought back into the US TVs by the Gracie family who found the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) which most of us have probably heard about on our TVs. These shows were promoted as a competition which intended in finding the most effective martial arts in an unarmed combat situation. The competitors fought each other with only a few rules controlling the fight. Later on, additional rules were established ensuring a little more safety for the competitors, although it still is quite life-threatening. A Brief History of Mixed Martial Arts THANKS FOR READING – VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.educatererindia.com COMPILED BY : - GAUTAM SINGH STUDY MATERIAL – SPORTS 0 7830294949 The history of MMA dates back to the Greek era. There was an ancient Olympic combat sport called as Pankration which had features of combination of grappling and striking skills. Later, this sport was passed on to the Romans. An early example of MMA is Greco-Roman Wrestling (GRW) in the late 1880s, where players fought without few to almost zero safety rules. -
Champ Jon Jones Flagged for Another Failed Doping Test
SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ UFC: Champ Jon Jones flagged C M Y K for another failed doping test LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Jones could face a lengthy suspen- sion from mixed martial arts after the UFC light heavyweight champion was notified Tuesday of his second potential violation of the promotion’s anti-doping policy. Jones is widely considered the top pound-for-pound fighter in his sport. The potential violation stems from a sample collected after his weigh-in July 28 for his title fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California. Jones (23-1) beat Cormier with a vicious third-round head kick, reclaiming his 205-pound belt after sitting out the previous year under suspension for his first failed doping test. The victory appeared to be a return to glory for a fighter who has repeatedly hindered his stellar career with misbehavior outside the octagon. Jones was stripped of his belt in 2015 after his arrest for his involvement in a hit-and-run accident. He was scheduled to fight Cormier for the title in July 2016, but was pulled from the UFC 200 card and eventually suspended for what he claimed was a failed test due to a sexual enhancement pill. Last month, the 30-year-old Jones emphatically denied he has ever used performance-enhancing drugs. Jones hasn’t yet been stripped of his light heavyweight title for a second time, but it will be a formality if the doping violation is confirmed. -
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Case5:14-cv-05484 Document1 Filed12/16/14 Page1 of 63 1 Joseph R. Saveri (State Bar No. 130064) Joshua P. Davis (State Bar No. 193254) 2 Andrew M. Purdy (State Bar No. 261912) Kevin E. Rayhill (State Bar No. 267496) 3 JOSEPH SAVERI LAW FIRM, INC. 505 Montgomery Street, Suite 625 4 San Francisco, California 94111 Telephone: (415) 500-6800 5 Facsimile: (415) 395-9940 [email protected] 6 [email protected] [email protected] 7 [email protected] 8 Benjamin D. Brown (State Bar No. 202545) Hiba Hafiz (pro hac vice pending) 9 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL, PLLC 1100 New York Ave., N.W., Suite 500, East Tower 10 Washington, DC 20005 Telephone: (202) 408-4600 11 Facsimile: (202) 408 4699 [email protected] 12 [email protected] 13 Eric L. Cramer (pro hac vice pending) Michael Dell’Angelo (pro hac vice pending) 14 BERGER & MONTAGUE, P.C. 1622 Locust Street 15 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Telephone: (215) 875-3000 16 Facsimile: (215) 875-4604 [email protected] 17 [email protected] 18 Attorneys for Individual and Representative Plaintiffs Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, and Jon Fitch 19 [Additional Counsel Listed on Signature Page] 20 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 21 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 22 Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, on behalf of Case No. 23 themselves and all others similarly situated, 24 Plaintiffs, ANTITRUST CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 25 v. 26 Zuffa, LLC, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Championship and UFC, 27 Defendant. 28 30 Case No. 31 ANTITRUST CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 32 Case5:14-cv-05484 Document1 Filed12/16/14 Page2 of 63 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 I.