Year launched: 2007

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).
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 Bernadino, California. In 2007, TapouT launched a reality television series, also called TapouT, on Versus. Each episode follows Mask, Punkass and their third partner, “Skyskrape”, as they scout fighters to add to their sponsorship roster.