LAS VEGAS -- Joseph Benavidez is heading into his important flyweight contender fight at UFC 187 without a manager. And he thinks other UFC fighters might start following suit.
Benavidez left his management company, MMA Inc., in the wake of the UFC's uniform deal with Reebok, because it wasn't "benefiting" him anymore, he said at UFC 187 media day Thursday at MGM Grand.
With no sponsors other than Reebok allowed on fighters' gear in the Octagon, during fight week or at any other UFC-related event, Benavidez said it could be a trend that fighters begin parting ways with managers who are tasked with helping them get sponsorship deals.