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Any time there is an UFC or MMA event on the tube WKR likes to keep track of what is actually being advertised. Usually the audience is treated to a mix of the new uber violent videogame of the month, beer, some horrible horror-porn film, your standard MMA apparel company *cough Tapout cough* and your usual dose of Spike male programming. Basically, its a Maxim magazine without any pictures of beautiful women.

Our friend at FilmDrunk, Vince (you can listen to our podcast with him here ) decided to take a flamethrower to the prototypical sponsors and voice his complaints about the current state of UFC's sponsors (what does that say about what the advertisers think of us?).

Here are some of the highlights:

3. Jesus Didn't Tap

This one doesn't need much explanation beyond "yes, this is a real company."  Oh dear God, their website has a Jesus rap playing over it, I didn't even know that when I started writing this.  It's true, though, Jesus didn't tap.  But then, Pontius Pilate nailing his f-cking hands to a board was clearly illegal.  Anyway, this is the kind of company that makes satire unnecessary.  Here's an actual excerpt from their website, with grammatical errors intact:

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2. MANswers

The holy grail of moronic Spike TV shows constantly advertised during UFC.  It's impossible to ignore because in every promo, the announcer shouts at you at the top of his lungs over butt-rock guitar so cheesy it would embarrass a strip club DJ.  "REAL boobs, FAKE boobs, which chicks are HORNIER!  FIND OUT how to SCORE with a LESBIAN!  How much BEEF JERKY can you get from ONE COW!  Can MY DAD beat up YOUR DAD? Find out, on MANSWERS, the only TV SHOW for INSECURE TOWNIES!"

WKR really wishes there was some better way to show that your an MMA fan other than wearing tacky $80 shirts that make you look like a product of Jersey Shore programming. Perhaps it was time we did something about this...hmmm...foreshadowing?