Fighters react to landmark Reebok deal on Twitter
The deal will have a huge affect on the athletes as they will no longer be able to earn income from fight week and in the Octagon sponsorship.
Today the UFC announced a landmark deal with Reebok to become the official apparel sponsor of the organization. The deal will have a huge affect on the athletes as they will no longer be able to earn income from fight week and in the Octagon sponsorship. They will however earn a fixed sum of money each time they fight as part of the deal and will be able to earn a percentage of branded merchandise. With such a big announcement, the fighters were sure to react quickly on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/JoeLauzon/status/539831778849349632https://twitter.com/TimKennedyMMA/status/539869814916128768https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/539823638342828032https://twitter.com/JonnyBones/status/539859132514197504https://twitter.com/igoraraujojj/status/539887436936253442https://twitter.com/JohnyHendricks/status/539856732944867329https://twitter.com/Showtimepettis/status/539831349452894208https://twitter.com/cbdollaway/status/539895728601305089https://twitter.com/cbdollaway/status/539895728601305089https://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett/status/539895498576891904https://twitter.com/thelittleaxe/status/539902901842231296https://twitter.com/JoeLauzon/status/539894929259233280https://twitter.com/NateDiaz209/status/539933898218553345