A fixture at UFC events since 2001, Jacob Duran has been a full-time cutman for nearly 15 years, in both boxing and mma. With his presence at countless boxing and mma events, appearances in video games, his own radio show and action figure, it only makes sense that the man known to most as “Stitch” would have his own signature t-shirt. Released as part of TapouT’s Black Label series, the Jacob “Stitch” Duran Signature Tee features a distressed red TapouT logo and stitched up face with the word “STITCH” underneath it on the front, and a large distressed Tapout logo behind an actual picture of Stitch on the back of the shirt.

This Saturday, as part of UFC 102 in Portland, Nate Marquardt takes on undefeated middleweight Demian Maia in a match that will certainly move the winner one step closer towards a shot at Anderson Silva’s middleweight title. With the bout only a few days away, TapouT has released this Nate “The Great” Marquardt signature tee. The front of the shirt features skulls, swords, and Greco-Roman accents surrounding the Tapout logo, while the back features Marquardt’s name in gold foil with the TapouT logo beneath it.

Originally set to square off at Affliction Trilogy, Gegard Mousasi and Renato “Babalu” Sobral were fortunate to not only have their match rescheduled on Strikeforce’s August 15th event, but it has also now become a title fight with Sobral putting his Strikeforce Light Heavyweight belt on the line. Recently released as part of TapouTs Black Label line, the Faded Skull Signature Tee will be worn by Mousasi as he makes his way to the cage. The gray shirt features a faded TapouT logo and skull on the front, with a faded TapouT logo on the back across the shoulders. This shirt is available immediately online.

On August, 8th, 2009, Kenny Florian battles for the UFC Lightweight title for the second time, only this time it will be against reigning champion BJ Penn. Florian has depicted Penn as the master, and that now is the time for him as the student to kill the master. Following that theme, Tapout has released Florian’s official walkout shirt, featuring Japanese Samurai armor and Kabuki mask in silver foil. The front of the shirt also features the traditional Tapout logo, while the back of the shirt features Florian’s nickname, KEN FLO. Both of these logos are also in silver foil.

TapouT has joined forces with one of the largest fight video game franchises, TEKKEN/Namco. TapouT has agreed to deliver five co-branded designs that the gamer can use to customize his/her favorite TEKKEN 6 fighter and are currently available for purchase to personally wear via the TapouT website. Check out some of the t-shirt designs after the jump.

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Dan Henderson announced via Twitter that he has teamed up with TapouT to deliver his UFC 100 walkout t-shirt. A huge distressed American flag layout on the front of the t-shirt and on the right side of the tee is written “Give me Liberty” while on the left side it’s written “or Give me Death”. Hendo is up against British talent Michael Bisping who jointly with Henderson controlled two teams during the pastr season of The Ultimate Fighter. Each fighter carries the weight of their whole country on their shoulders, but only one can be victorious. Check out the Dan Henderson Walkout Tee at TapouT.

Some collaborations are just senseless. Okay, it’s understood that both industries live a fast paced, glamorous lifestyle but what could TapouT possibly achieve from producing  a line of clothing for a near bankrupt skin magazine? At most, they’ll sell a handful of t-shirts…unless it comes bundled with a free magazine subscription to Penthouse. Check out the details at TapouT.

TapouT has released the Thiago Alves Signature Series t-shirt. Thiago is up against Georges St. Pierre at UFC 100 next month. The fact that the t-shirt depicts a reaper holding back a chained pitbull on a dark, grungy black tee is some scary shtuff. Check out the Thiago Alves sig series at Tapout.com.

Despite the unfortunate circumstances, the TapouT crew continues to push forward with a legacy built on the words of one Charles “Mask” Lewis…BELIEVE! TapouT releases a set of tribute tees promoting Mask’s philosophy. See the TapouT website for more details.

We would like to send our condolences to the friends and family of Charles Lewis. His involvement in the growth of MMA is monumental.  You will always be remembered. R.I.P. The official statement can be found on the TapouT website.