Twitter reacts to new Reebok deal

When the UFC announced the terms of the new Reebok deal, professionals in the MMA space reacted on Twitter, from the positive to the bitterly negative.

khabib nurmagomedov @TeamKhabib

Now are sport on a different level with the @Reebok deal

javier mendez ‏@akajay

Proud to have @Reebok join my Family 🙂 @TeamKhabib @BrochuKevin

Scott jorgensen @Scottjorgensen

Checked my email to good news! 21 in the books with zuffa. Thank you

Cody Gibson @TheRenegade559

The Reebok payout is comparable to what many entry level fighters make in sponsors. I can’t speak for veterans.

Robert Whiteford @Flyinjudoka

Reebok sponsorship deal is more money than I got paid fighting on European shows,would I like more $$$ hell yea but who wouldn’t

Sarah Kaufman @mmasarah

Definitely need to get more fights booked…according to what counts, I’m only at 6 since 2011…definitely not enough!!

Guilherme Cruz ‏@guicruzzz

UFC 187 fighters would have made a combined 267.5k if the Reebok deal was already working (main card 200k, prelims 67.5k).

Ben Fowlkes ‏@benfowlkesMMA

•If Reebok deal kicked in today, most UFC Fight Night 65 fighters would get $2,500.

•In the main event? Mark Hunt and Stipe Miocic would each pocket $5k in sponsors. Again, that’s for the main event.

Derek Brunson @DerekBrunson

Why complain about something if you don’t plan on doing something about it!

Colby Covington @ColbyCovMMA

I focus on what I can control not what I can’t.

Ryan Benoit @BabyfaceBenoit

I have done very well in sponsorship for my 2ufc bouts but sponsorship is just a bonus. I get paid to beat my opponents ass

STORMIN NORMAN PARKE @norman_parke

You are paid to fight end of.. Stop bitching about sponsorship

 Aljamain Sterling @FunkMaster_UFC

•I understand the reasoning given for the Reebok deal, but the deal has to make sense for at least 80% of the fighters in regards to tiers

•For me, I barely got any sponsorship money, but Im ok w/not whoring myself out to 6-7 companies to look NASCAR. New system= half my earnings

•I’m 3 fights in and will make half the $$ I get now, which is already crap.

Roger Narvaez @Silverback316

•Wow 2500$ for my next fight for reebok sponsorship. ….i mad twice that off 1 sponsor my last fight!!!! Sucks!

•just hurts because I have great sponsors that have always financially helped….it’s going to be hard on fighters

•understand what theUFC trying to do…those numbers just hurt fighters like me who spend 2-3k on fight camp just getting prep

Brendan Schaub @BrendanSchaub

I’ve made six figures in sponsorship in each of my last 6 fights

Tim Kennedy @TimKennedyMMA

•Dear @ufc Am I to understand that for my exclusive apparel sponsorship I’ll make $2,500? I’ll pass. Thanks for the generous offer. #reebok

•@ScottCoker Hey Scott, miss your face.

Matt Mitrione @mattmitrione

Congrats @Reebok, you got the deal of the century. Unfortunately, it was at the cost of the fighters. Hope the bad press is worth it.