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Alexander Gustafsson: It's sad to see Reebok deal squeezing that last money from UFC fighters

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight No. 1 contender Alexander Gustafsson, by his own admission, doesn't have anything negative to say about the promotion's new sponsorship deal with Reebok, one that effectively eliminated all fight-week sponsors.

However...

The towering Swede was asked by MMA Junkie what he would do if by some weird twist of fate "The Mauler" was put in charge of the world's largest combat sports promotion, and not surprisingly, his first order of business would be instituting pay raises across the board.

"Pay the fighters a lot more money.