Dana White (pictured) would like nothing more than for this whole Reebok controversy to blow over. That’s easy for a UFC president who’s reportedly worth a few hundred million dollars, but it’s a tougher pill to swallow for fighters who pocket as little as $10,000 per outing and needed that extra sponsorship money in order to support their families and make MMA their full-time job.
However, UFC fighters weren’t the only ones who took a financial hit from the UFC’s new partnership with Reebok. Legendary combat sports cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran hoarded the MMA headlines last week because he was fired from the UFC for publicly speaking out about how the Reebok deal directly affected his bank account.