details of rampages bellator deal

[jason73]

Jackson, a former Pride and UFC champion, signed the six-fight deal with Bellator in May, 2013. The deal, which was negotiated with then-Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, included a 2013 Tesla Sport worth $129,603, an additional $100,000 signing bonus and guaranteed fight purses beginning at $200,000 and maxing out at $300,000 for non-PPV fights, according to the complaint. Jackson also was to receive between $200,000 and $450,000 for a pay-per-view fight. Bellator also agreed to pay Jackson $50,000 "in the event that he did not receive a certain revenue amount from sponsorships," the complaint said.
Scott Coker, former head of now-defunct Strikeforce, replaced Rebney as the head of Bellator in June 2014

 

[jason73]

Jackson won his three fights for Bellator, after losing his last three UFC bouts from September 2011 to January 2013. Jackson was referred to as a "diminished" fighter in the complaint and that Bellator "rebuilt Jackson's reputation in the MMA industry."
Other perks of Jackson's contract and Bellator's dealings with the fighter outlined in the complaint include:


-- Jackson would receive 30 percent of net gate receipts received by Bellator above $400,000 for any fight in which he participated.
-- Jackson was paid $35,000 per episode as part of the deal to air a four-episode "Rampage 4 Real" reality program on Spike TV.
-- Bellator was contractually obligated to retain a screenwriter to work directly with Jackson to develop a potential feature film project.
-- Bellator had to secure "direct access to and communications with" Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures in an attempt to develop film opportunities for Jackson. (Jackson met with Adam Goodman, president of Paramount Film Group, according to the complaint.)
-- Jackson would appear on the red carpet at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center.
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-- Bellator paid more than $250,000 for one commercial promoting the fight that aired on May 16, 2014, on ESPN during the NBA playoffs.
-- Bellator spent $200,000 to secure the rights for a Rolling Stones song in connection with advertising Jackson.
Bellator also claims that Jackson breached his contract by not giving them written notice of the UFC's offer, nor their 12-month exclusive right to match any offer from another promotion.

 

[jason73]

http://www.newsday.com/sports/mixed...age-jackson-details-bonus-payments-1.10011508

 

[Mad Dog]

Interesting. Thanks Jason.

 

[Wild]

Thanks Jason. Page got one hell of a deal from Bjorn.

 

[MahatmaPetey]

Jesus, they put a lot of money into him.

 

[Priziesthorse]

Going from the big Ford pickup to a Tesla...Rampage cares about the environment.

 

[Shy Guy]

Jesus Christ...he took them to the cleaners.

That deal is insane.


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[teamquestnorth]

If you couple that, with what they also probably offered Tito, I'm surprised they didn't fold.

they're lucky they have Viacom backing them.

 

[Zeph]

It probably contributes to why Bjorn got the boot. Those sorts of contracts are clearly not going to let Bellator operate at solvency level, which is Viacom's goal.