NOS Positions Itself as the Energy Drink for Sensible MMA Fighters

By Bob Marshall 

Designed to look like Nitrous Oxide Systems canisters, NOS energy drink has been delighting teenagers who fancy themselves street-racing badasses since 2004 (just after 2 Fast 2 Furious and just before The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift).

Yes, we have reached that point where every type of demographic needs its own energy drink. Punk rockers drink Rockstar, snowboarders drink AMP, kids who add bucket seats to their parents’ old ’95 Honda Civic drink NOS and people who drink alcohol regularly drink Red Bull. But, it would seem that NOS is attempting to grasp a larger market share with this new spot from iris Worldwide. In it, NOS attempts to position itself as a drink dedicated to substance over style. We find a mixed martial artist with ridiculous hair riling up a crowd in a seedy underground, only to be knocked out in one-punch by our NOS-drinking hero.

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Is it coincidence that our eventual hero kind of looks like Vin Diesel? Of course not, and MMA is quite a burgeoning sports market that doesn’t shy away from corporate sponsorship. In any case, expect to see a lot of Tapout apparel-wearing teens chugging NOS on their way to the gym. Credits after the jump.

IRIS WORLDWIDE

Jason Hehman Group Account Director

Tim Clark Creative Director

Sean Reynolds Global Creative Director
Laurie Pachence Group Creative Head
Megan Anderson Senior Account Manager
Oscar Thornas Bullet, Executive Producer

IMPERIAL WOODPECKER

Doug Halbert Managing Partner
Charlie Cocuzza Executive Producer
Mark Zibert Director
Adam Cramer Line Producer

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