The trio equaling the TapouT Crew – Mask (RIP Charles), PunkAss and SkySkrape – are no strangers to the fanfare surrounding the infamous sport of MMA and are never too shy to strike their notorious poses with fight-frenzied fans. The TapouT Crew has been an important factor in the growth of this great sport, as can be seen through their various sponsorships, from fighters, to events, to The Ultimate Fighter reality series on Spike TV. As the premiere lifestyle brand of the MMA world, TapouT undoubtedly corners the competition- in and out of the octagon!
TapouT is an American business enterprise specializing in producing clothing and miscellaneous gear targeted at the mixed martial arts community, as well as a magazine devoted to mixed martial arts fighting (formerly Bodyguard magazine). Charles Lewis, Jr. (also known as “Mask”) and Dan Caldwell(also known as “PunkAss”) founded the company in 1997 in San Bernardino, California. On March 11, 2009 Charles Lewis, Jr. was killed in his Ferrari in a high-speed automobile collision in Newport Beach, California. The company is currently based in Grand Terrace. From a gross of $30,000 in 1999, TapouT’s earnings rose to $100 million in 2008. The company has a worldwide network of licensed retailers, including Dillard’s and Champs.
As the energy is escalating around the MMA culture, TapouT is taking on a life of its own with an attitude so American and Arrogant that the demand for the brand has gone global. “The TapouT phenomenon can’t be explained easily. TapouT is here to help bring the sport to its rightful place of world domination, and our products are just an extension of that,” says TapouT’s ringleader Mask. TapouT is the most recognized and fastest growing clothing line to come out of Mixed Martial Arts. The ubiquitous logo-blazen tee shirt that made TapouT a madhouse-hold name can now be purchased in over 20,000 retail stores worldwide (not including online), along with a full line of fighter gear, men’s, women’s, youth and accessories. Exciting, Cocky, Brilliant! That is what’s being screamed about TapouT!
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