Photo / PhotosportA dispute between the UFC and New Zealand Rugby over the use of the silver fern on the kit of Kiwi fighters has been quickly resolved, with a miscommunication at the heart of it. "The UFC is stopping us from using the silver fern because they have been contacted by the All Blacks and asked not to use it because it has been trademarked," Bareman alleged. There has been a dispute over the image of a silver fern used on fight kits by the UFC. "We are pleased to say we will be making our walk to the cage as proud Kiwis with the silver fern on our shoulder, as we have for the past five years." The timing of the complaint was strange, given the UFC have been using the image on their New Zealand fight kits since 2015.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 25, 2021 03:33 UTC