Rick Hawn’s sponsor refusing to pay him following loss to Chandler on Spike

Rick Hawn revealed moments ago via his facebook that one of his main sponsors for the Bellator MMA championship bout last Thursday against Michael Chandler is refusing to pay him.

Their explanation for stopping payment is that because former Judo Olympian Rick Hawn (14-2) lost and didn’t “put on a good show” they shouldn’t have to pay

Approximately 1 million viewers tuned into Bellator’s debut on Spike and watch the Michael Chandler vs Rick Hawn bout, and although this unnamed sponsor acknowledges that the “TV exposure was great” they seem to think that they don’t have to pay unless he wins or wins fight of the night.

The full post from Hawn’s facebook is as follows..

“So one of my main sponsors from my fight canceled his check cuz he wasnt happy with the outcome or my performance. Read his explanations below.

“At this point, a stop payment has been placed on check which cannot be cashed or deposited now”

“I will not comment on Rick and his fight. That is not my place. But what I will tell you is this: I took a huge chance with him. TV exposure was great…but it only holds weight if he wins or puts on a good show. Neither happened. At the end of the day…not one sole (sp) will run to [my] store and buy product because they [saw my logo and saw] Rick loose (sp) the fight. I’ve made it my career and business to know what nets a return on investment for the brand…and this is the number 1 reason why I DO NOT hand out money or product to fighters.”

Its funny how all my pics wearing his product are still up on his company pages even after he says and does all this stuff!!

A lawsuit is pending so I cannot comment on who it is just yet but stay tuned.”