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Asheville - The Green Sage is open!
- meatn3 Mar 3, 2008 12:57 PM
I just heard The Green Sage opened today downtown at 5 Broadway. According to the e-mail the hours are M - R 7:30 am to 10 pm, F 7:30 am to 11 pm, Sat. 8 am to 11 pm, Sun. 8 am to 9 pm. Breakfast daily until 4, lunch daily 11 am to close. Focus on organic coffee, tea, smoothies & live juice. The owner, Randy Talley, is well known in organic circles - he researches to the max and always finds exciting, delicious foods. I won't be able to try it for a week or so - please post if you get by there!
Hey Hounds - I tried it last night and here is my take:
Decent food - wasn't blown away.
A little too casual service.
A little overpriced.
Good concept - I applaud the local sourcing/green touches and there is a nice menu although I think it is a tad $ for most items.
The service while friendly was extremely casual/lackadaisical.
Example, when the server brought our plates, she reversed our orders and before she had placed them in front of us I pointed out that they were reversed whereupon she just shrugged and left without a word.
I then asked for ketchup for my 'decent' black bean burger (add a buck for cheese? come on...) and even though we were 2 of 4 people in the restaurant the server I asked for ketchup asked ME again..."Were you the guy who wanted ketchup?" I must say that the sweet potato fries were great!
My dining companion had a turkey sandwich and salad and it got favorable reviews.
Dinner for 2 - nothing extravagant and no drinks was $20 - a tad high I think for the food/service.
I'll give them my standard 3 tries (and I know I went early on...I usually wait a month for the kinks to be worked out) but unless they ramp it up I'll see you at Rosettas or the Laughing Seed.
They do have the coolest bathroom fixtures in town though and I do think they have promise...maybe give it another 3 weeks...
re: jbyoga
Randy Talley? Doesn't he work for Earth Fare?
re: jakistar79
He has in the past. I don't think he has for a year or so. But he moves from idea to idea so fast that is hard to keep up!
re: jakistar79
He was there, he left, he helped put Greenlife together, he came back to EF, he left again well over a year ago when the latest group of investors (Monitor Clipper Partners ) bought in. Last I heard through very reliable, multiple sources is he is on his own. Whether he will end up doing something for them again is a whole 'nother thing!
FYI: http://www.topix.com/business/grocery...
We just stopped in for a coffee. Great space! Super place to sit, read and relax. The lemonade is absolute dynamite. Very hectic service, but I'm sure it will even out. We'll be back, but probably only for drinks and maybe desserts. Those killer bathrooms where the ones from the old c.f. changs. Love the sinks!
Tried this place for brunch. They still have plenty of kinks to work out. There was no service. Zero. After we ordered, and our food was brought out we never saw anyone again. I had to go find someone to ask for butter and jam for my toast. We were never asked if we needed anything, or how anything was. I had ordered a vegi omlette, and it arrived with sausage. My SO omlette lacked cheese. Luckily I am not a vegetarian, or I would have been pretty upset. The food did TASTE good though, and the fresh squeezed juices are yummy ( if not a tad overpriced). The menu is quite large for the "order at the counter and sit down concept" with no where to really stand and check it out, a line forms quickly. I hope they work out the service issues. Even as we left the building, no service in the dining room. Dirty plates on several tables, ect. The food was good though, so i will give them another shot.
Found this blurb about it (not a review, more a few paragraphs on philosophy):
re: meatn3
I'm eating the $9 grass-fed Sage Burger; it's only okay: a little dry. The sweet potato fries are limp and heavy, and I have an overpriced fresh-squeezed lemonade. Kudos for the enviro-conscious takeout box. Service is still spotty. The counter staff doesn't really know the menu. (Staff and service are such am important part of the first impression, I would have thought they'd had to memorize the basic menu. My server had to keep turning around to the board to answer my questions.) They seem confused but are cheerful enough (just wait til Bele Chere!). The owner looked tense...must have been a rough week.
re: lolamoth
Maybe S(he) is reading these posts!
re: lolamoth
From these reports Bele Chere will be quite interesting! Granted good servers are a challenge in Asheville, but with just opening you have a great opportunity to start out right & do some good training. (sigh) I arrived in town tonight. Hoping for brunch at Sunny Point, then appointments. Will try to get by there late afternoon. Hearing through my local grapevine that others are having the same impressions. Hopefully the learning curb will be quick & the shaky aspects fixed soon.
Well,I was able to check it out the other day. Service issues seemed limited to learning a new & not completely programed register system. Everyone was friendly & helpful. Menu knowledge, with exception of having prices memorized, was quite good. Atmosphere was great - sophisticated yet comfy & inviting. Menu options were quite good & the list of vender's was a who's who of the best of local sources. Unless you are seated at the lower level,it is hard to see the self-service bus area. I suspect this is why another poster experienced many un-bussed tables. I was unsure how it was handled & asked a server as she finished bringing food for a nearby group. She offered & removed our dishes & let me know where the bus station was located. The food I had was very good, sweet potato fries were great & a huge portion. The carrot cake really is one of the best I've had. I watched the kitchen, they seemed really tight & focused. Spoke with several other patrons who were very happy - one fellow has been in daily since it opened. His enthusiasm was so great it was almost amusing. Only quibble I had was with the chocolate bread pudding. It was good, but it wasn't a bread pudding. Also, it contains coconut which tends to be a love it or hate it ingredient for many, so appropriate signage would be good. Prices seem in line with the rest of town. Even 12 Bones has similar system of counter orders with sit down price. I really like being able to patronize a place that has put the energy & $$ into being extremely green. It is hard to do this, especially from a small business perspective - so my respect & hats off to someone who puts out that effort & commitment. And still is able to do a good job on the food focus! I also really like having a coffee place back at that location. I'll be going back!
re: meatn3
I have eaten at the Green Sage a few since the opening I think the food is the cleanest in town,and they continue to improve, listen to feedback and adress issues many that have been adressed on this site. Service, bussing system, speed, etc. The local grassfed beef and bison burger have a great earthy flavor, the tempeh ruben is right on with the tempeh marinated just right with a salty sweet flavor. My kids love the organic pbj,hummus dip and the kids smoothie, though the serving is a little large. The bison chili and biscut rock. The deserts have been a big hit with our family too, fresh baked, with vegan and raw choices, the raw chocolate mouse torte was a whole lotta yum. I also fill good eating there not only are they supporting local farmers, they have those cool solar panels on the roof to heat the water and have the only real compost system in a resturant in Asheville. and the reycled materail they used to buld the bars show there commitment. I would like the staff to be a little more knowlegable about the food and there mission, they need to let people know what and why they are doing it and why there food costs a litlle more, but no more than most places in town whos food is not local or organic. Anyway I suggest you all try it again and support these green visonaries we need more buisness embracing these practices for all our sakes. Not just talking about it, or banning plastic bags, ok I will get off my soapbox now. The food is fresh, healty and flaverful and they have something for bi-diets family to, vegan, raw, vege and caranvoire alike. Eat Peace!
As a downtown working stiff with a taste for the tasty, I had high hopes for The Green Sage. After 13 years in the neighborhood, a new lunch option is definitely a cause for celebration. Well, I have given it my three-visit test, and I am sorry to say that I will not be returning. First and foremost, their prices are way out of line. Today, I had a hankering for a "big salad." I ordered the spinach salad with a scoop of trout salad on top. It wasn't under seasoned...it wasn't seasoned at all. Bland, bland, bland. The salad was a bed of spinach topped with some questionable crouton/goat cheese concoction (beige) topped with too many roasted beets (beige) topped with mushy trout salad. One very small container of salad dressing on the side (it was a to-go-order). All of this for a mere $11! I had to stop eating before I was halfway through. My tastebuds found it too depressing. So did my wallet. There wasn't even a slice of local artisan bread or a spelt cracker to console myself with. I won't recount my previous experiences. OK, just a fast one. Muffin (actually tasty) + smoothie (marginal) = $8! Please, Green Sage, for the love of Asheville, lower your prices and work on your spices, or are you just looking for that ever-so-precious tourist dollar?
re: dumplingfiend
I feel you budget pains believe me, but what they are trying to do with their green/eco/organic/humane mission isn't cheap. I applaud their efforts, and hope they get acquainted with their salt shaker.
re: dumplingfiend
This may sound sarcastic,but do you like "The Med"??????.Cheap, no frills but a good value.IMO.
re: Spreadhead
About once every other month, The Med's chicken gyro sandwich is just what the doctor ordered. I'm just saying that a much better salad can me constructed from Greenlife's bar (IMO) for half the price of Green Sage. If I am going to spend $11, the salad better be transcendent.
re: dumplingfiend
Hey! so i work at the green sage and i agree with many of you about our prices. But , one must consider, the organic and local foods which we purchase are not cheap, and so in order to retain a balance, prices must be increased. The difference is not only in the quality of produce and meat but also in the conscious connection that we create when we support our community by purchasing locally instead of globally.
I am very sorry that some of you have had mediocre visits to the establishment. Many things are being worked on. And hopefully changes will occur that will allow this cafe to bloom and set it apart from the likes of every other restaurant in town. Our reliance on our green values cannot be our only selling point. We must create great food and beverages and an amazing atmosphere.
please let us know what it is you want . what it is you desire in a space that was made for you to be able to be conscious about what you eat and what you drink and who it is you support.
thanks - daniel
re: solarseed
Hey Daniel, thanks for the post.
Since you asked, here is what I want:
1. Friendly, attentive service.
2. Well prepared, tasty food that is a good value.
Thus far on my 2 visits the service was slack and the food was ok.
I look forward to your efforts bearing fruit!
re: dumplingfiend
agreed, prices are ridiculous. a breakfast biscuit with bacon, egg, cheese was $6. SIX dollars??? with no sides, nothing, just one small/medium biscuit w/bacon egg and cheese? i will never eat there again personally. r-i-p o-f-f.
The "service" when I went was wonderful. This isn't like the laughing seed, with a server that waits on you. It's more like Rosetta's, including self-bussed tables, composting, and recycling. They have an entire counter near the cash register and display case with all of the condiments,sugar,jelly,creamer, etc. It's more of a self serve, casual place, which I personally prefer.
I am so happy that someone finally opened a Larry's beans coffee shop on this end of town!!!! I agree that some of the prices are a little steep, but the ingredients seem high quality (at least the several vegan options that my dining companion and I enjoyed). My visit included a delicious vegan strawberry scone, and their toasted pita with hummus and veggies. I had a double shot in the dark/red eye, and was the best cup of coffee that I have enjoyed since my move to Asheville 2 years ago. I have been recommending it to EVERYONE.
re: adaniel
We tried it for lunch today. Nice interior, cushy middle level with couches and papers out for reading. Tables on upper and lower levels for dining. I had the combo ($8) with half a turkey and swiss wrap with apple chutney and a cup of the soup of the day (spring pea soup). I think they gave me a whole wrap by mistake (it was a whole tortilla), and I can imagine being really ticked off if all I got was half of that for $8. The apple chutney was good but the sandwich as a whole was nothing special. Not a lot of meat or cheese on the wrap - it was very sparse. The pea soup was terrible. I was expecting a creamy pea soup and I got a lukewarm cup of a very light, bland, brothy concoction that was green but in no other way reminicent of peas. It tasted like almost-cold veggie water. Hmm. My husband had the turkey club with sweet potato fries. Again, nothing special about the sandwich. The fries got a mixed reaction from us. You could tell they were hand-cut and very fresh; they had a great "sweet potatoey" flavor and density, but they were not crisp-fried and were really greasy. If you're going expecting crisp "fries" then don't order them.
I think this place is better served as a coffee shop. There was a large selection of coffee drinks, teas and smoothies. It has a nice atmosphere (love the window and getting to watch all the street traffic) but they need to improve their food dramatically.
Cost for the two of us plus one drink (I had water) was $20. We ate at Sunny Point the day before for the same price and had a much better meal, much bigger portions and the same local/organic principles in mind.
re: miss piggy
My sweet potato fries were crisp & not greasy - they were really perfect. Perhaps it varies as to who is in the kitchen - not that it should!
I agree on the atmosphere - very nice for a leisurely cup-a & people watching out the window.
re: miss piggy
Likewise, I ate at Rosettas the other day and the food was great, service attentive and prices/food ratio spot on.
I haven't felt the desire to return to the Sage...
We've tried eating (notice the "tried") there, now 3x's. The lentil soup was good. And once they had fresh-squeezed grapefruit juice with big chunks of juicy grapefruit in it - wow! I died and went to heaven. But they don't have that anymore. And their "fresh-sqeezed oj" is not fresh-squeezed, but from a plastic quart they buy fm somewhere, and it says on the label "fresh squeezed". NICE.
My daughter tried the turkey wrap twice, and then wouldn't eat it...said it "tasted funny". We agreed.
The service was slow and scattered. The counter where you order is always fluctuating and confused and it's been awhile at this point!
The WORST time was just last weekend. We went for breakfast. BIG MISTAKE. My fried eggs were all brown! Even Huddle House or McDonald's are better than that! And the egg, sausage and biscuit sandwich my partner got? The egg was fried and dirty-looking and brown. It's tasted funny, like the grill hadn't been cleaned - other food tastes. The biscuit that came with his meal, disintegrated when he touched it, into a million tiny little crumbles. I felt like crying into my brown eggs. I contemplated returning them, but then realized that anyone that would put that on a plate, and think it was "ok", clearly does not give a sh*t. :-(
It's great to be all trendy and "green" and stuff, but the number one philosophy of a restaurant should be "THE FOOD SHOULD BE GOOD", and number two is "service great". Save the trendy green stuff for AFTER THAT. Jeez Louise!!
WE WON'T GO BACK THERE AGAIN. Just like the restaurant b4 them, they can't seem to decide just WHAT they are. I portend they will be out of biz b4 the year ends.
re: goldencindy
"I felt like crying into my brown eggs. I contemplated returning them, but then realized that anyone that would put that on a plate, and think it was "ok", clearly does not give a sh*t. :-("
Sorry to hear about that experience...guess I won't be going back for my 3rd stri- I mean try...
Stopped in late on a Friday night for coffee and got a pretty decent drink in a fun ''The Green Sage'' mug. I felt a bit out of my element at first as I'm not necessarily the ''Asheville-type'' but once my friends and I grabbed and table and sat down it felt like an OK place. I would go back for coffee, but do not plan on eating a meal there just because everything looked soooooo expensive for my little college student budget.
Gentlemen, definitely check out the restroom, there is a pretty nifty waterless urinal in there (sorry, kind of off topic and completely unrelated to the food/drink experience, but I found it interesting).
I really like Green Sage. The first time I went was at Bele Chere and I was very impressed. Have been back 5 or 6 times since then, always for breakfast, and always with a different assortment of friends. Everyone has always been pleased. It is true that there is sparse table service, but I didn't really expect any...it's just not that kind of place. There is always a bottle of ketchup at the next table and they will be glad to share. I suggest when you go there order their original items, not something you could get at McDonalds. I like the breakfast with the greens and the mushroom gravy. About price: I feel you get what you pay for, and this is, for the most part, real food. Read Fast Food Nation to find out what makes McDonalds taste so good. All that said, their buscuits are a little dry but if you put some of that great raspberry jam on them they are truly amazing with coffee.


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|Sun, 03-30-2003 - 2:58pm
me. i think that way my posts won't be so cryptic. *deep breath*
It all started in the sixth grade. there were these two guys that would
catch me after class and do these terrible things to me. Sixth grade was when I
learned what sex was. I had no clue before that. They always cornered me,
no matter what route to my bus i took, no matter how fast I ran or where I hid.
I was twelve, and he was seventeen. The other guy was fourteen. And they always
told me, "you need this. you need this. we know what you're really like. you can't
fool us with that innocent sh**." And it happened. every day for five months or so,
until a teacher caught him... If I had told my father, I would have faced much more
than what actually happened...
The next big noteworthy one was in eighth grade. I don't know what they call what
happened. maybe someone can help me with that. But I had a boyfriend whom I was
*sure* cared about me. He was about 220 pounds to my 150, and he was taller and
stronger than I was. His older brother, Will, was 260 pounds, and his father, frank, was
300 pounds or so. ( I only know this because they were talking about losing weight one
day a few months before it happened.) I believed that he would never hurt me,
that he wasn't capable of a disgusting thought like the ones i found out he had.
One day, I went over to his house with a friend (he lived in the seedy part of
the neighborhood, which I should have stayed away from.)and there was some kind of
rap music blaring on the radio, so hard that the pictures on the walls were shaking
with each pulse. Matt was in his room, doing who knows what with his tv, so I went to the door. we ended up talking on the lower bunkbed when he tells me, " You are so
beautiful."...I've never thought much of myself in that way, and I feel weird when people
compliment me, so I turned my head so he couldn't see my eyes stinging. I have no
idea how what happened next happened. He was on top of me. I got really scared and
sat up (as well as i could) but he put his hand on my neck and pushed me down. I think
I mentioned that he was a good deal bigger than I was, so each time I would try to sit up, he would push my neck harder until i was struggling for breath. He broke the
zipper on my jeans and jammed his hand into me, hard. I guess that's when I started to
bleed. I sat up so many times, and he would always say the same things. "lay back down,
lay back down. it'll only take a minute, sweetie. you should like this. let me do this,
it has to happen." those are just the things i remember that he said to me. I don't remember all of it. I started to cry, and yell, but i don't think anyone heard me over the music... that, or they just didn't care. here's the part I have never told anyone...
I don't know how this will make me sound... It hurt so much, and so long... i wanted it
over so badly. I don't know how long it actually lasted, but it felt like forever...so, I... faked an orgasm. I had to make him leave. I didn't know what else to do. after it was done he left the room like nothing had happened. I just laid there, because i wasn't sure if I could walk... and when I could i left the house and never came back. I feel so guilty because there were the warning signs and i just didn't see them. people would come
to frank for perscription drugs, and I didn't realize he was a dealer. william squeezed me so hard, i had bruised ribs. frank said the grossest things to me, hitting on me when matt was there, like he had nothing to hide. I had been locked in rooms with guys i didn't know, and I guess they all thought it was funny, but I cried so much when they did it that i don't know how they could laugh. once, it was a bathroom. that was the worst one. OKay, so there it is. a little of my history. thank you for listening. granted, I'm sure your perceptions of me are altered, but I am willing to risk it since I HAD to tell someone. well, now you know me a little bit better.
|Sun, 03-30-2003 - 3:46pm
Please, help rid yourself of this pain. Speak to someone about this. Sweetheart, you really did NOTHING wrong. No one would ever be able to read signals like the ones you described without knowing what to look for. You were so young. Jeez, you're still young for that matter so you're learning those signals. Please understand, we don't just automatically become aware of signals at a certain age. Now that you're more aware of these dangers, I'm sure you'll become more highly sensitive to the warning signs. This is learning. Adolescence is the "right of passage" time of your life. It's an explosive time of learning. And unfortunately some learning can hurt terribly. However, please be ever so gentle on yourself b/c you aren't inherently bad. Even if you made some misguided decisions, NO ONE has the right to invade you the way these people did!!! NO ONE!!!! Again, you did NOTHING wrong and you are NOT an evil or bad person b/c these boys treated you so horribly.
I give you so much credit for finally putting these words out on paper so to speak. I remember the first time I told anyone about my abuse. I thought I would explode with fear. But I've found that no one has ever looked at me with anything less than kindness and compassion. And another thing I'll tell you from years of experience, it will get soooo much easier to tell your story the more times you say it. It releases such anxiety as you bring this out into the open. It really is a wonderful healing process.
Again, please be extra gentle with yourself. I know how easy it is to beat yourself up but there was nothing you could do. You are obviously a very gentle, loving person who DESERVES to be treated with the highest respect. I truly admire your strength and courage.
|Sun, 03-30-2003 - 10:34pm
(((Hugs))) Keep coming back. There are people who understand what you're going through here!
|Mon, 03-31-2003 - 4:56am
I don't think less of you. You must have been terrified. Please try to remember, you were only a kid. Those things were the faults of very sick people, not yours. I think it's great that you were able to write all that. You were brave. The journey we are on is not easy- so give yourself credit and know that none of us will think any less of you. Getting the story out is the first step. Keep writing and talking. You are safe here.


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MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 40 this past Saturday. Main eventer Matt Brown topped the modest salary payroll of $680,000.
Via MMA Junkie:
Matt Brown: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Erick Silva: $22,000
Constantinos Philippou: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
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Daron Cruickshank: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Erik Koch: $18,000
Neil Magny: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Means: $10,000
Soa Palelei: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Ruan Potts: $10,000
Chris Cariaso: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
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Ed Herman: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael Natal: $26,000
Kyoji Horiguchi: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Darrell Montague: $8,000
Zak Cummings: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Yan Cabral: $10,000
Johnny Eduardo: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Eddie Wineland: $21,000
Nik Lentz: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Manny Gamburyan: $25,000
Justin Salas: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Wall: $8,000
Albert Tumenov: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Lapsley: $8,000
Payout Perspective:
Brown had a great night as he made a reported total of $182,000 including the $100,000 in bonuses. Ed Herman also did well with $80K total Johnny Eduardo received a $50K bonus in addition to his $16K but was suspended 30 days for throwing his mouthpiece into the crowd in what has to be a UFC first.
UFC on Fox 11 salaries: Werdum on top
April 23, 2014
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from this past Saturday's UFC on Fox 11 from Orlando, Florida. The disclosed payroll released by the Florida State Boxing Commission was $974,000.
Via MMA Junkie:
Fabricio Werdum: $175,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Travis Browne: $50,000
Miesha Tate: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Liz Carmouche: $17,000
Donald Cerrone: $114,000 (includes $57,000 win bonus)
def. Edson Barboza: $29,000
Yoel Romero: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Tavares: $19,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000
Thiago Alves: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. Seth Baczynski: $20,000
Jorge Masvidal: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. Pat Healy: $25,000
Alex White: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Estevan Payan: $10,000
Caio Magalhaes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Luke Zachrich: $8,000
Jordan Mein: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000
Dustin Ortiz: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ray Borg : $8,000
Mirsad Bektic: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Chas Skelly: $8,000
Derrick Lewis: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Jack May: $8,000
Payout Perspective:
Werdum's last official reported salary was in February 2012 at UFC 143 when he earned a win over Roy Nelson and was paid $100,000 with no win bonus. Since then Werdum has received a $25,000 raise and a $50,000 win bonus. His opponent, Travis Browne received a nice raise as well. At UFC 168, he earned $28K/$28K for his win against Josh Barnett. Browne received $50,000 to show and presumably may have received another $50,000 for the win. No raise for Miesha Tate as she earned the same pay rate $28K/$28K for UFC 168.
Pacquiao-Bradley II Payout Perspective
April 16, 2014
Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at Pacquiao-Bradley II taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pacquiao ousts Bradley
It was even until the middle rounds when Timothy Bradley began to fade and Manny Pacquiao poured it on. Bradley showboated a little and tried to feign he was not hurt by Pacquiao's punches. Either he was going to be a genius or he was trying to lose. Even when Bradley invited Pacquiao into skirmishes and attempted to emulate the same strategy as Juan Manuel Marquez with his KO in December 2012, Pacquiao seemed to win them and/or evade the big shot.
Pacquiao now faces the winner of Juan Manuel Marquez-Mike Alvarado on May 17th. Most fans would probably like to see Pacquiao-JMM 5 because of the built-in storylines. Their last battle drew 1.15 million PPV buys and would likely equal or eclipse that number.
Even though Pacquiao should face the JMM-Alvarado winner, the LA Times is reporting that the Pacquiao camp is lobbying for a shot at Mayweather. Will this happen? Don't hold your breath. However, the bargaining leverage is all with Mayweather. Its Pacquiao with the reported money problems and he has been the one to concede the stricter drug testing and is willing to listen to a less than 50% split of a fight. So, does that put pressure on Mayweather, or is this paragraph wasted time? We have two different promotions and if you are Mayweather, only public perception would lead you to a fight with Pacquiao. Does Mayweather really care about the public?
Top Rank reported a sell out for the MGM Grand Garden Arena with 15,601 in attendance. The weigh-ins a day earlier were at capacity as well with approximately 4,500 witnessing Pacquiao and Bradley weigh in and flex for those in attendance.
On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced 14,099 tickets were sold for a total gate of $7.9 million. H/t: Steve Kim
According to NSAC the #PacBradley fight sold 14,099 and a gate of $7.8 million. Significant tallies, but lower than previous shows #boxing
— Steve Kim (@stevemaxboxing) April 15, 2014
The gate was approximately $7,865,100 which is the lowest in years for Pacquiao. The gate falls 24th on the list of top boxing gates for Nevada. Pacquiao-Hatton in 2009 received an $8.8 million gate (15,368 in attendance) comes right before Pacquiao-Bradley II.
It was reported that Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley would earn $6 million each. However, Bob Arum indicated that Pacquiao would make no less than $20 million. Both would receive PPV upside as well.
The undercard payouts are as follows via Bad Left Hook:
Ray Beltran ($85,000) vs Arash Usmanee ($80,000)
Khabib Allakhverdiev ($250,000) vs Jessie Vargas ($90,000)
and Bryan Vasquez ($55,000) vs Jose Felix Jr ($40,000)
Promotion of the Fight
As is custom with a big fight, Pacquiao made an appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. Bradley made an appearance on the NBA on TNT in which he was interviewed during a Laker game.
Top Rank Boxing also utilized its web site to hype the fight as well as livestream the weigh-ins.
The customary repeats of Bradley and Pacquiao's greatest fights including their first encounter were shown on HBO and on the Audience network.
It's notable that less showings of HBO's 24/7 series occurred over the multiple networks owned by Time Warner. You may recall in past fights that the series could be seen on TNT, TBS and even CNN. This time around, there was little cross-pollination.
HBO added a special on-location, live pre-fight show the Thursday before the fight in addition to its usual 24/7 shows.
One thing that drew the ire of Bob Arum was the fact that the MGM Grand had signs for Floyd Mayweather's May 3rd fight. The signs were more prominent than those of Pacquiao-Bradley II which was pointed out by Arum whenever he could. Indirectly, this likely upset sponsor Tecate, since Mayweather fights are sponsored by Corona. There's obvious brand confusion ther. Mayweather has fought at the MGM 9 straight times and it appeared that the loyalty took precedence over the Pacquiao-Bradley rematch. It may also be due to the fact that Mayweather's promotion has a contractual agreement to hype the fight at the MGM a certain time before the fight which may be the reason.
The sponsors for this event include Tecate, Smart Communications, the leading wireless services provider for the Philippines
Tecate had its usual PPV rebate offer for those purchasing its beer at selected retailers.
The newest and most visible sponsor was Sony with its PlayStation 4 platform receiving high visibility during the fight including trailers of the PS4 gaming experience. An example of this activation had PS4 running trailers in between fighter weigh-ins during the live stream on Top Rank's web site.
Bradley wore a variety of hats to promote certain sponsors. During his NBA on TNT interview, he wore a SaxonyInvest.com hat. During the 24/7 series, he wore a Pocial hat which is a social networking web site that connects people through polls. I am not sure if this is a great way to brand yourself but certainly Bradley is getting paid for these advertisements.
Bradley is still sponsored by Nike and had custom "Desert Storm" gear for the fight. He also was sponsored by Lexani – a high end car wheel manufacturer. The shirt was on display at the weigh-ins.
Juan Diaz sported a Body Armor hat in the corner of Bradley during the fight.
Pacquiao's cornermen must have received Mitshubishis as the Cerritos, California and South Coast Dealerships were plainly visible as patches on Buboy and others in Pacquiao's corner.
Odds and Ends
An interesting takeaway from the 24/7 series is that Timothy's wife, Monica Bradley, has taken over as his manager. According to the show, she brokered Bradley's new deal with Top Rank including the financial terms for this fight. Bradley earned $6 million for his second fight with Pacquiao which is $1 million more than he earned in the first fight. It's a big question as to whether or not it's a good idea to have your spouse represent you. Negotiations can get heated and while it's easier to grasp what your client wants, there may be an issue as to if you can separate yourself from the personal relationship.
Some may have noticed that Freddie Roach wore an Under Armour shirt at weigh-ins. It seemed a bit odd considering that Pacquiao is sponsored by Nike and has worn Pacquiao Nike gear in the past.
The LA Times had an interesting article on the enforcement of PPV fees on bars that intend to show fights. The charge is dependent on the size of the bar and the more seats in a bar, the more the bar has to pay. As an example, a 50 seat bar is charged $1,600 for showing the PPV, a 51-100 seat bar is charged $2,200. For those bars that may attempt to evade the fees, promoters employ enforcement that sues bars showing the PPV without paying. Zuffa employs similar enforcement to protect itself from piracy.
With this fight, it's likely that Pacquiao solidifies his spot as PPV royalty as he moves closer to the second spot of all-time top PPV performers. Oscar de la Hoya currently owns second while Floyd Mayweather tops the list.
And yes, there was Pacquiao's mother.
This fight had more storylines yet seemed to lack the hype or buzz of previous Pacquiao fights. Nevertheless, this is one of those fights that people will find and would be willing to pay the $70 to watch. Industry experts estimated the buy rate at 700,000 while Arum suggests a more optimistic buy rate of somewhere over 1 million. Their last fight was 890,000. Notwithstanding Pacquiao-Rios this past November, Manny is still a valued commodity in the boxing PPV landscape while Bradley is still an entertaining fighter on the rise. We may just throw out that fight in Macau as an anomaly. Perhaps I may be just bullish on Pacquiao and refuse to see the writing on the wall, but I believe that this fight will do better than their first fight and hit 1 million PPV buys.
Diaz brothers dissatisfied with pay
April 9, 2014
MMA Fighting reports that Nick Diaz will not fight in the UFC unless he receives a title shot and/or a substantial pay raise. This comes just a day after his brother Nate spoke out about his own pay.
First, Nick Diaz was offered a fight with Hector Lombard according to Dana White at a UFC press conference on Wednesday. Diaz told MMA Fighting that he would not consider a non-title fight "for less than $500,000." In the alternative, he would want a chance at Johny Hendricks for the title. One would assume that a Hendricks fight would mean a big payday as well. Nick Diaz's last reported payout was at UFC 143 where he made $200,000 in a loss to Carlos Condit. No salary was officially released for his UFC 158 fight with Georges St. Pierre although we might conclude he made a similar amount.
On Tuesday, Nate Diaz spoke out about his current salary with the UFC. He stated that he was making $60,000 and $60,000 ($60 to show up and fight and another $60K if he won). It's interesting to note that Nate Diaz's last fight at TUF Finale 18 on November 13, 2013 he made $15,000 (show) and $15,000(win) (for a total of just $30,000). Previously, Nate Diaz had been making $50,000 just to show. White had nothing to say Wednesday about the younger Diaz that would suggest he would give him a raise.
Payout Perspective:
The Diaz brothers at their best? Or worst? Voicing displeasure about pay in the media is not new to sports. One might think that the Gilbert Melendez contract has both Diaz Brothers wanting the same or similar deal. Based on his last appearance at UFC 158, the UFC might want Nick more than Nate based on Nick being able to sell (whether knowingly or not) a fight. As White pointed out, Nate had opportunities but some key losses (Bendo, Josh Thomson) have prevented him from making more money.
If the Diaz brothers signed contracts, its hard to argue that they deserve more money. If they were free agents, it would be standard that a fighter would want to negotiate for more money. Or, if the fighter was on a big win streak could there be some leverage. Although he won 3 in a row in 2011, he has lost 2 out of the last 3 since including a title fight against Benson Henderson. Nick Diaz has lost his last two fights since beating BJ Penn at UFC 137. Its hard to advocate for raises on losing streaks.
Should the UFC appease the Diaz brothers?
Bellator 115 salaries: Kongo tops payroll
April 8, 2014
The MMA Report reports the salaries from Friday night's Bellator event taking place at the Reno Events Center in Nevada. Former UFC Heavyweight Cheick Kongo topped the payroll despite losing a unanimous decision.
The salaries disclosed were provided by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Vitaly Minakov: $35,000 (includes $17,500 win bonus)
Cheick Kongo: $50,000
Herman Terrado: $3,000
Justin Baesman: $3,000
Kelly Anundson: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Volkan Oezdemir: $4,000
Mikkel Parlo: $14,000 ( includes $7,000 win bonus)
Johnny Cisneros: $2,000
Rudy Morales: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Jimmy Jones: $3,000
Rick Reeves $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
James Terry: $3,000
Freddie Aquitania: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Josh Appelt: $6,000
Sinjen Smith: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Jason Powell: $1,000
Benito Lopez: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Oscar Ramirez: $1,000
Payout Perspective:
Kongo's salary is a pay decrease from his days in the UFC when he averaged $70,000 to show. We do not have information on Kongo's first two Bellator fights. It's clear that the Bellator payroll is much smaller than that of the UFC as a lot of the undercard and lesser known fighters are making less than $5,000 for the fight.
UFC 170 attendance, gate, bonuses and salaries
February 22, 2014
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate, bonuses and salaries from UFC 170. In the main event, Ronda Rousey stopped Sara McMann with a knee to the liver in the first round.
The attendance at the Mandalay Bay was reported at 10,217 for a live gate of $1,558,870. In his media scrum on Thursday, Dana White indicated that the event would do a $2 million gate (around 19:15 mark). The numbers were announced at the post-fight press conference and official numbers will be released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission next week.
As for the bonuses, which were $50,000 each:
Fight of the Night: Rory MacDonald-Demian Maia
Performances of the Night: Ronda Rousey, Stephen Thompson
No complaints here although Erik Koch could have earned a PON bonus.
In addition, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries for the event which reveals Daniel Cormier and Ronda Rousey topped the roster which had a total payroll of $843,000.
Via MMA Junkie:
Champ Ronda Rousey: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
def. Sara McMann: $16,000
Daniel Cormier: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Cummins: $8,000
Rory MacDonald: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Demian Maia: $64,000
Mike Pyle: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. Waldburger: $18,000
Stephen Thompson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Robert Whittaker: $15,000
Alexis Davis: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Jessica Eye: $8,000
Raphael Assuncao: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Pedro Munhoz: $8,000
Aljamain Sterling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Gibson: $8,000
Zach Makovsky: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Sampo: $10,000
Erik Koch: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000
Ernest Chavez: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $8,000
Payout Perspective:
As we reported earlier today, the demand for tickets for low thus despite the proclamation by White on Thursday that it would do $2.1 million was more hope than fact. The last time a UFC PPV held an event at the Mandalay Bay, it was for UFC 156: Aldo-Edgar, which received 10,275 for a gate of $2.34 million. So, while the attendance was about the same, it appears that Saturday utilized more comps than UFC 156. We will learn more when the official numbers are released by the NSAC. Rousey ends up tied with Daniel Cormier for highest reported earner of the night as she also received a $50K bonus in addition to her show/win purse. Patrick Cummins received $8K for filling in late.
MMA Payout will have more on UFC 170 in its Payout Perspective. Stay tuned.
UFC 170 pre-fight presser scrum focuses on fighter pay & sponsorships
February 22, 2014
UFC President Dana White discussed several topics during the UFC 170 pre-fight presser scrum, notably an update on the current status of Gilbert Melendez and recent fighter complains about fighter pay and sponsorships.
"It's not my f— problem," White told Iole and the media. "Getting sponsorship is a problem. It's tough. It's hard to do. That question is ridiculous. If a guy fights on Fight Pass, first of all, he's getting paid to fight. That's what he's getting paid for. That's what he does. How sponsorship works out for a guy is not my problem. That is not my problem. He's a fighter, he gets paid to fight, period, end of story. Whatever extra money he makes outside of the UFC with sponsors and all that s—, that's his f— deal."
Link: MMAFighting.com
Payout Perspective:
Dana White came under a lot of heat during the scrum, specifically on the topics of fighter pay and sponsorships. During the scrum, White's insistence that fighters sponsorship money was not his problem troubled a number of fighters and media members. MMAFighting's Luke Thomas solid piece in response to White's tirade titled "Actually, fighter sponsorships are the UFC's problem" hit the nail on the head. The UFC is now saying that this is not their problem now, but they have previously trumpeted fighter sponsorship as a rebuttal for fighters not getting paid enough. They have also created an environment for fighters which makes it very difficult for sponsors to jump on board after paying a sponsor fee and determining how many viewers their brand will actually reach.
At a time when UFC has broken into a certain level of mainstream in the US after monumental TV deals with FOX, Globo, and other major sponsors, fighters are finding it now harder than ever to find sponsors. As the article points out, there are many contributing factors that led to the current situation, but nearly all were self-inflicted by the UFC. Specifically, the creation of the sponsor tax and the banning of multiple lower-end sponsors have really hurt a large percentage of lower end fighters. In addition to the restrictions placed on the fighter-sponsor relationship, the UFC has continued to place it's product on media platforms that have continued to drop in viewership and exposure throughout the years, such as the move from Spike TV, to FX & Fuel TV, to now FS1, FS2, and Fight Pass.
One of the biggest concerns right now for fighters is being placed on a Fight Pass card, which typically takes place out of the country with a limited stream viewership. MMAJunkie's Steve Morocco got a glimpse of what a fighter has to consider now when taking a fight as he spoke to UFC fighter Zach Makovsky.
"They were like, 'You can turn it down and we can get you on later, but that could be on a card on Fight Pass in Brazil, against a Brazilian,'" Makovsky said. Such a booking would have brought a hit to his pocket book in the form of flying his coaches to the fight and selling sponsors on the still-developing digital network. "I think this was the best scenario," Makovsky said. "I always wanted to fight in Vegas."
There is no denying that the UFC is looking towards the future with the sponsorship tax fee, the rumored uniform, and the the Fight Pass digital network. It does not appear that they were quite ready yet to make this transition as they are cutting the bottom half assuming that they will reap from the top, which does not appear to be the case yet. It may also not be the case 5 years from now and may take longer than they have anticipated, but they must workout some type of agreement with the fighters before the benefits of becoming an MMA fighter start to appear less and less beneficial for the lower end fighters.
Johnson tops WSOF 8 Salaries
January 23, 2014
The MMA Report reports the salaries for the World Series of Fighting 8 as disclosed by the Florida Boxing Commission. Anthony Johnson topped the overall payroll for this past Saturday's event.
Johnson made a reported $75,000 ($40,000 show/$35,000 win) for his KO victory over Mike Kyle ($10,000). The second highest paid fighters for the night was Justin Gaethje who made $30,000 ($15,000 show/$15,000 win) as he defeated Rich Patishnock ($6,000) and Jessica Aguliar ($15K/$15K) as she defeated Alida Gray ($5,000).
The rest of the card pay is as follows:
Cody Bollinger: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Tyson Nam: $6,000
Luis Palomino: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
Jorge Patino: $8,000
Tyler Stinson: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Valdir Araujo: $10,000
Derrick Mehman: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Scott Barrett: $5,000
Alexis Vila: $7,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
Sidemar Honorio: $2,000
Freddy Assuncao: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Brenson Hansen: $6,000
Anderson Melo: $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus)
Jose Caceres: $2,000
Payout Perspective:
Decent pay for Johnson as the ex-UFC welterweight is getting paid like one of the top fighters in the organization. The mid-card fighters made adequate pay with the lower tier fighters make minimal.
Rockhold, Miller top UFC Fight Night 35 salary list
January 16, 2014
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 35. Luke Rockhold topped the salary earners according to the disclosed paydays by the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission.
Via MMA Junkie:
Luke Rockhold: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Constantinos Philippou: $23,000
Brad Tavares: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Lorenz Larkin: $26,000
T.J. Dillashaw: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Easton: $14,000
Yoel Romero: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Derek Brunson: $19,000
John Moraga: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Dustin Ortiz: $10,000
Cole Miller: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Sam Sicilia: $10,000
Ramsey Nijem: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Edwards: $10,000
Elias Silverio: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg: $12,000
Trevor Smith: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Houston: $8,000
Louis Smolka: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Alptekin Ozkilic: $10,000
Vinc Pichel: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Garett Whiteley: $8,000
Beneil Dariush: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Charlie Brenneman: $10,000
The disclosed payroll for the event was $530,000.
Payout Perspective:
The two top earners were Rockhold and Miller. Rockhold earned a total of $130,000 and Cole Miller earned $106,000 including their fight bonuses. Notably, last year Miller talked about the inability to find sponsors. If you watched on Wednesday, he called out Donald Cerrone and offered to pay for Mike Dolce to get him to cut down to his weight class. Now with the story that Cerrone is in need of money, I'm forced to believe that this might actually happen. Miller-Cerrone and Miller paying for Dolce for Cerrone. This brings me to the question of whether the UFC should have classes on how to manage money. Aside from the two top earners, does anything else on the salary list peak your interest?
UFC 168: Payout Perspective
December 30, 2013
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at the last UFC event of 2013 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weidman retains belt after Silva breaks leg
Corey Hill. That is what went through my mind as Anderson Silva's shin was shattered on a Chris Weidman leg check. Many may recall the lanky TUF competitor breaking his leg on an eerily similar
Leg checks are gruesome as it is and Silva's kick that broke his leg looked like it was right on Weidman's knee.
It appeared that Weidman may have knocked out Silva in the first but Silva was able to survive round 1 and even bloodied Weidman. Although Weidman likely won round 1, the fight was still up in the air before the kick despite folks concluding that Weidman would have won the fight. Weidman did look much improved from July and solidified his standing as the division's champ. It appears that Vitor Belfort may be next. The question is will it be in Vegas or Brazil?
As for Silva, it's likely the end to his career. At 38, Silva has had a successful run and should be financially set for the rest of his life. We may see him in the UFC in some sort of emeritus role but never again in the Octagon fighting.
Rousey armbars Tate to retain title
Ronda Rousey submitted Miesha Tate although the challenger put up a fight and was the crowd favorite throughout. Rousey refused a Tate handshake at the end which solidified her as the heel.
Tate was a heavy underdog and it seemed that surviving the first round was a victory in itself. Despite not getting armbarred in the first or second round, Rousey was still dominating the match. Her Judo was exceptional and one has to wonder why attempt to take Rousey to the ground when Tate scored with shots on her feet.
Rousey has a quick turnaround as she fights Sarah McMann on February 22nd.
Some have speculated that the Rousey-McMann fight was made to coincide with the Winter Olympics. Both were medalists in the Olympics. The only problem with this theory was that Rousey and McMann competed in the Summer Olympics.
Browne KOs the Warmaster
Travis Browne used his elbows to KO Josh Barnett in what was a mini-upset. Browne propels himself to a fight with Fabricio Werdum with the fighter likely getting Cain Velasquez.
Attendance and Gate
As announced at the post-fight press conference, it was the second-highest gate for an MMA event in MGM history with 15,650 for a gate of $6.2 million.
Rousey, Tate and Browne were the recipients of the fight night bonuses. Instead of the standard $50K each, the UFC upped the bonus to $75K.
FOTN – Rousey-Tate
Sub – Rousey
KO – Browne
As we previously pointed out, Jim Miller should have received the Submission of the Night with his slick setup and eventual arm bar of BJJ Black Belt Fabricio Comoes.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed the pay of the top 3 fights on the card (via MMA Junkie). The rest of the card should be made public later this week.
Chris Weidman received a big pay increase in pay in his first title defense. He received $200K to show and another $200K for the win for a total of $400K.
Silva received $600K and would have made another $200K if he won.
Rousey made $50K/$50K but with another $150K in bonuses she tallied $250K for the night. Tate made $28K and another $75K for $103K.
Josh Barnett made $170K and Travis Browne made $56K ($28K/$28K) plus his $75K win bonus for a total of $131K.
Raise in PPV Price
One of the surprises that came before the fight was the $5 bump in price for the last PPV of the year. UFC 168 was the first at $59.99 (HD) and $49.99 (SD). White indicated that this would be the only time it would raise its price. However, there is some confusion as to whether the $59.99 will remain in 2014 as the current prices on the UFC web page list UFC 169 an 170 at $59.99 although there are reports the listed price is a mistake.
There were many promotional commercials leading up to 168 that still promoted the PPV as $54.95 although you were likely made known of the price change when you went to order.
The rise in the price could mean more people went to bars to watch the PPV and maybe more fight parties.
Promotion of the Fight
The UFC went all out for UFC 168 with branding all over the MGM Grand including the key cards, slot machines and gaming felt. I can attest the UFC has done the gaming felt back in the Tito Ortiz days (circa 2006). Still, the constant reminders of the fight likely helped out.
ESPN got in on the action as it let Dana White take over its twitter and Instagram accounts on Saturday to hype the fight. The obvious conflict is that White's company is featured on ESPN's newest competitor, Fox Sports 1. The fact White is allowed to promote on ESPN and that ESPN wants White to promote the UFC infers that MMA is legitimately making strides as a sport that is newsworthy (well, except that ESPN got rid of the over the air version of MMA Live).
UFC used FS1 to promote the fight and showed Weidman-Silva I and also aired "Fighting Words" which was an interesting look at the first fight that included audio of the corners that caught what each said to their fighters. It also included interviews by both fighters and audio from Jon Jones and Urijah Faber at the fight. While UFC Primetime has been shut down, this show did a great job in recapping events leading up to the rematch.
The Saturday morning edition of Good Morning America did a spot on Ronda Rousey which is a pretty big even if it was the weekend crew of GMA.
Fight Pass
The UFC held a press conference prior to the fights to announce the UFC's new digital network, the UFC Fight Pass. More on this later but the sweetener for UFC fans is that it is giving users 2 months free before it charges your credit card $9.99 per month.
Sears was the newest "big" sponsor to the Octagon. Maybe a "one off" but I'm sure the UFC hopes that it can bring it in as an official sponsor. Tapout, MusclePharm, Harley Davidson, Toyo Tires, Cinemax's "Banshee", Peter Berg's movie, "Lone Survivor", WarGaming.net, MetroPCS and Bud Light with the center.
UltimatePoker.com had the prep point outside the cage and AXS TV had the official weigh-ins.
Harley Davidson ran a promotion for its Project Rushmore motorcycles in which the winner of Weidman-Silva would win a motorcycle.
MetroPCS also had a unique activation for this event where twitter users could obtain a "personalized" digital photograph of Ronda Rousey.
Interesting sponsor of the night: Autoshopper.com. It was on a number of fighters including Miesha Tate.
1Law.com, a law firm out of Utah picked the right fighter to sponsor as it was on the front of the shorts of Travis Browne as he KO'd Josh Barnett. It has sponsored Browne in the past.
Monster (an official UFC sponsor) headphones are going to be around more and more heads in the Octagon so get used to them having them on and not listening to anything.
Nike was noticeably absent from Anderson Silva. When asked by Ariel Helwani in a pre-fight interview, Silva told him to ask Dana. White deflected comment but it was clear that Nike did not pay or would not pay the sponsor fee for Silva this time around. To be clear, Nike still sponsors Silva, it's just that he was not on Silva's shorts, shirt or banner.
Rousey was sponsored by the UFC in what looked like signature gear. She was also sponsored by Xyience.
Tate had a number of sponsors including Autoshopper.com, Venum, Affliction and Training Mask.
Silva did have less sponsors this go round. He had Wizard, Burger King, computer maker Lenovo and soccer club Corinthians Paulista.
Weidman had an assortment of sponsors including Bad Boy Club, Oak Grove Technologies, American Ethanol, Monster and investment firm InCapital.
Post-UFC 168 Headlines
The new faces of the UFC. Saturday we saw the two new faces of the UFC in Ronda Rousey and Chris Weidman. With GSP and Anderson Silva gone within weeks of each other, Weidman should be marketed as the top UFC guy. Even though Jon Jones has a fair argument here, his last couple of fights have not equated to PPV success. Weidman took down the GOAT twice and we will see how long he can defend the belt in this division.
Despite being the "heel" against Miesha Tate, Rousey has the "it" factor that draws people to watch her. She is brash, dominant and that look of determination walking to the ring would have anyone hiding their arms around her. The question is whether the fame and time obligations may catch up to her. With her next fight so close to this one and coming off of shooting two movies, we will see if it catches up with her.
Odds and Ends
-The UFC offered closed circuit of the fight at the MGM for $60 per person. I do not believe the UFC put this PPV in movie theatres.
-There were over 5 million Google searches for Anderson Silva on Saturday night. Most searchers likely wanted to see an image of his broken leg.
-It was the first time I recall the main event fighters coming out from different sides of the curtain at the weigh-ins.
-Over 14.6K people were on YouTube at the start of the very first fight which bodes well for viewership for the rest of the card.
-Rumors of Brock Lesnar in Vegas during UFC 168 is reminiscent of the two guards that sat in the courtroom that unnerved Colonel Jessup in "A Few Good Men." In other words, the UFC could have just flown Lesnar out to Vegas and create a story that wasn't there.
-Rousey and Tate are complete opposites and this was most telling in their walkout songs. Katy Perry (Tate) vs. Joan Jett (Rousey).
-Due to the short fights, there was a lot of downtime and "commercials" and the live fights ended at 9:30pm PT.
-Buried by the main event stories was the second straight impressive win by Michael Johnson on the Prelims.
-Uriah Hall saved his job, while Chris Leben likely heads to retirement.
-Marc Jacobs is selling a Ronda Rousey t-shirt.
-Anyone else notice that the broadcast team kept pumping up the odds including right before the Tate-Rousey fight. That might not be new, but what was new was that it directed people interested in odds to the UFC web site.
The hype for this fight was the biggest this year and the women co-main event had a lot to do with it. It may be one of the highest HD PPV buys ever. There was a lot of mainstream buzz for the fight which not always transfers into PPV purchases. But I think the buzz helped. Despite the protests about the price increase, it will likely not affect the final PPV buys. An estimation of around 750K PPV buys should be attainable if not surpassed after all is said and done.


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Commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection
|Methods of judicial selection
|Commission selection, political appointment
|Gubernatorial appointment
|Legislative election
|Partisan elections
|Non-partisan elections
|Retention election
- 1 Mechanics
- 2 States using this method
- 3 Support
- 4 Criticisms
- 5 History
- 6 Report on judicial evaluation awareness
- 7 Turnover by state
- 8 See also
- 9 External links
- 10 References
The commission-selection, political appointment method of judicial selection is sometimes referred to as merit selection or the Missouri Plan. Either term describes the process of choosing judges by means other than popular election. 33 states currently use some form of "merit selection." This process was modeled after the process used to select federal judges. However, the commission or board nominates candidates, instead of the President.
Merit selection usually involves a nominating commission which reviews the résumés of candidates for judicial office. This commission--composed of both lawyers and non-lawyers (often chosen by the Executive branch)--interviews and screens candidates for judicial positions, and then sends a short list of acceptable candidates--usually between three and five names--to the governor. The governor will then have a pre-determined period of time with which to select and nominate a candidate from the list. Failure to nominate in the prescribed time period will put the decision back to either the commission or, in some cases, the chief justice of the state's supreme court. In some cases, the legislature may be required to confirm the governor's choice.[1]
Generally, after serving a specified initial term, a judge is evaluated for retention by the commission, or voters in a retention election (without challengers). Voters are asked whether to retain the judge or not. This allows the commission, or voters, to evaluate a judge's performance once they have had a chance to serve on the bench. Judges then face a similar evaluation process whenever their term expires. In Vermont, justices are retained by state legislatures rather than by voters.[2]
States using this method
While over 30 states currently use some elements of the Missouri Plan, or merit selection, to select judges for some courts, several states use the process for selecting judges at both the trial and appellate court levels. These include:
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
- Nebraska
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Wyoming[3]
Selection for courts of last resort
States that choose state supreme court justices (court of appeals judges in New York and Maryland) using this method are:
Six-year terms
- Arizona. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Florida. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Kansas. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Nebraska. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Oklahoma (both supreme court and court of criminal appeals).
- Vermont.
Eight-year terms
- Connecticut. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial nomination, followed by legislative choice.
- Iowa. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- South Dakota.
- Tennessee.
- Wyoming.
Ten-year terms
- Alaska. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Colorado. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Hawaii. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment, followed by senate consent.
- Indiana. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
- Maryland. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment, followed by senate confirmation.
- Utah Supreme Court.
Twelve-year terms
- Delaware. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment, followed by senate consent.
- Missouri. Nomination by commission, followed by gubernatorial appointment.
Fourteen-year terms
Life terms
Proponents of this method of judicial selection have dubbed it "merit" selection ostensibly because such a method results in more qualified judges than judicial elections. Those who advocate for such a method also argue that the system protects judicial independence by insulating the judicial selection process from the influence of partisan politics. Unlike processes where judges must run for election and re-election, merit selection eliminates the need for judges to fundraise, advertise and make campaign promises which could cause them to make rulings based on outside influences, instead of the law.[1]
|[T]he framers of the U.S. Constitution set up a federal system that completely insulates judges, once on the bench, from political accountability. In the Federalist Papers, Alexander Hamilton said citizens "of every description" should value judicial independence because "no man can be sure that he may not be tomorrow the victim of a spirit of injustice." As the framers of the Constitution clearly understood, a judiciary that can protect our constitutional rights without fear of political backlash guarantees freedom for all.[4]
—Billy Corriher, Associate Director of Research for Legal Progress at the Center for American Progress Action Fund[5]
Cutting down on the increasing amount of money involved in judicial election campaigns is used as a key argument for merit selection. A 2013 study by the American Constitution Society examined the effects of campaign contributions on judicial behavior and reported:
|The empirical relationship between business contributions and justices' voting for business interests exists only in partisan and nonpartisan systems; there is no statistically significant relationship between money and voting in retention election systems.[6][4]
Not everyone agrees that merit selection is the best way to choose judges. Opponents argue merit selection is still a political process. Board members are usually chosen by small groups, as opposed to being elected by voters. Generally, the governor and lawyers, through the state's bar association, select members to serve on a merit selection board. Those against merit selection also believe voters should be allowed to have a more direct voice in determining which judges will serve in the courts. The activities of most merit selection commissions do not take place during meetings which are open to the public and the laws in many states specify that the names of candidates applying to become judges should remain confidential. Thus, opponents of merit selection also argue these systems should have more transparency.
|There is a large body of social science research on state supreme courts and it shows that there is no real, observable difference between the judges chosen in merit selection states, and those chosen in the other states.[4]
—Michael E. DeBow[7]
|[I]t is hard to believe that the lawyers who select judges in merit systems care less about the decisional propensities of judicial candidates than do voters or elected officials.[4]
—Professor Brian T. Fitzpatrick of Vanderbilt University[8]
|As the bar is an elite segment of society, states that give lawyers more power than their fellow citizens are rightly described as elitist.[4]
—Professor Stephen Ware of the University of Kansas[9]
|Democratic principles are violated, however, when members of the commission are selected by 'a minority of the persons, i.e. lawyers in their area.' This, of course, is the core of the Missouri Plan – allowing the bar to select some of the commission and then declining to offset that bar power with confirmation by the senate or other popularly elected body. And it is this core that deprives the Missouri Plan of democratic legitimacy.[4]
—Professor Stephen Ware of the University of Kansas[9]
Pascal Calogero (Louisiana Supreme Court)
At his final State of the Judiciary Address in April of 2008, retiring Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Pascal Calogero cautioned the Louisiana Legislature that any move by state lawmakers to introduce merit selection or other forms of judicial appointment would be a detriment to the Louisiana judiciary. Calogero believed that various forms of merit selection are built upon the incorrect notion that an elected judiciary is susceptible to political meddling and therefore poised for corruption.
|My experience has been that the electorate, for the most part, has made wise and deliberate choices of those who are elected to serve in the state judiciary...I am also concerned that replacing an elective system with a selection or appointive system only takes away the choice from the people and places it in the hands of a few...It does not in any way remove the politics from the process, as some have argued.[4]
Fitzpatrick study
Professor Brian Fitzpatrick, of Vanderbilt University, claimed that the Missouri Plan has resulted in the nomination of more left-leaning judges, noting:
|Of the fifty-four nominees in Missouri since 1995 who made any campaign contributions, 87% gave more to Democrats than Republicans, and only 13% gave more to Republicans than Democrats. Over the same time period, Democratic candidates in Missouri only received roughly 50% of the general election votes in state and federal House races.[8][4]
The colonists brought over many traditions from England which were recycled for use in the early days of the United States. One of these was the tradition of appointing judges. However, states began searching for alternative methods to select judges as early as 1776. Under Pennsylvania's first Constitution, all judges were appointed to seven-year terms by an executive council made up of members elected from each of the state's counties.[11]
By the early 1800's, appointing judges had become increasingly unpopular. In 1832, Mississippi, was one of the first states to begin holding judicial elections to allow voters to elect judges.[11] By the end of the 19th century, in an era when political corruption was a growing problem, a group of judges and lawyers formed the American Judicature Society in 1913. This national, non-partisan organization was formed to maintain a qualified, independent judiciary and ensure fairness in the United States' justice system. The merit selection system was one method the organization promoted for selecting judges.
The idea of choosing judges using a non-partisan, merit selection process was first proposed by Albert Kales, a co-founder of the American Judicature Society, in 1914.[12] In 1940, the State of Missouri was the first to adopt what is now often referred to as a "merit selection" system, known as the "Nonpartisan Selection of Judges Court Plan," which was approved by the voters in 1940. In 1945, this method became a part of Missouri's State Constitution as noted in Article V, Section 21.[13] This type of judicial selection process eventually became known as the "Missouri Plan." In 1976, some changes were made to Missouri's judicial selection method. The primary change allowed the nominating commission to appoint a judge from the list of names submitted to the Governor, if the Governor did not do so within 60 days.[11]
Report on judicial evaluation awareness
A 1998 study by Kevin M. Esterling and Kathleen M. Sampson entitled "Judicial Retention Evaluation Programs in Four States: A Report with Recommendations" found that in Alaska and Colorado, only 58% and 55% of voters, respectively, said they were aware of available judicial performance evaluations. According to "exit polls" reported in the same study, Arizona and Utah voters indicated even less awareness.[14]
Turnover by state
- California: California adopted retention elections in 1934. As of 1986, not a single California Supreme Court justice had failed to be retained. In that year, however, Chief Justice Rose Bird and Justices Joseph Grodin and Cruz Reynoso were rejected by voters--receiving "no" votes of 66%, 65%, and 57%, respectively.[14]
- Iowa: Since Iowa adopted a merit plan with retention elections in 1962, four judges have not been retained.[15]
- Missouri: To date, no appellate judge in Missouri has ever lost a retention election.[16]
- Nebraska: David Lanphier became Nebraska's first supreme court justice to lose a retention election; he was unseated in 1996, after having been appointed in 1992.[14]
- Tennessee: Tennessee voters rejected the retention of then-Chief Justice Penny White in 1996. The state had just recently adopted judicial retention as its preferred method of judicial selection.[14]
- Wyoming: Since Wyoming adopted merit selection of judges in 1972, five judges have been rejected by voters, including a supreme court justice whose 1992 bid for retention failed.[17]
See also
- Non-partisan election of judges
- Partisan election of judges
- Legislative election of judges
- Gubernatorial appointment of judges
- Judicial selection in the States: Trial Courts and General Jurisdiction
External links
- Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, "Choosing Judges," August 2014
- Center for American Progress Action Fund, "Merit Selection and Retention Elections Keep Judges Out of Politics," November 1, 2012
- American Judicature Society, "Inside Merit Selection: A National Survey of Judicial Nominating Commissioners," 2012
- Vote For Judges.org, "What is a Judicial Election?"
- The Wall Street Journal, "Without Judicial Merit," August 23, 2008
- The Constitution Project, "Uncertain Justice: Politics and America's Courts: The Reports of the Task Forces of Citizens for Independent Courts," 2000
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Judicature Society, "Merit Selection: The Best Way to Choose Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ DeBow, State Judicial selection: Once More Unto the Breach.
- ↑ KU Scholarworks, "The Missouri Plan in National Perspective," September 28, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributed to the original source.
- ↑ Center For American Progress Action Fund, "Merit Selection and Retention Elections Keep Judges Out of Politics," November 1, 2012
- ↑ American Constitution Society, "Justice At Risk: An empirical analysis of campaign contributions and judicial decision - Key Findings," June 2013, accessed December 9, 2013 (See page 6)
- ↑ The Federalist Society, "State Judicial selection: Once More Unto the Breach," March 20, 2008
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Missouri Law Review, "The Politics of Merit Selection, Vol. 74, Issue 3, Article 13," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Missouri Law Review, Vol. 74, Issue 3, "The Missouri Plan in National Perspective," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Justice cautions on appointing judges
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 American Judicature Society, "History of Reform Efforts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Selection FAQs," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ Your Missouri Courts, "About Your Courts, Meet Your Missouri Judges," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, "Judicial Retention Elections," 2013
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Iowa," archived October 12, 2011
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Grisham's Judicial Appeal," March 20, 2008
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: Wyoming," archived Novebmer 5, 2011


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