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Legendary cutman 'Stitch' Duran says UFC fired him for comments about Reebok deal

Jacob "Stitch" Duran spoke out about losing his sponsors due to the UFC's apparel deal with Reebok. One day later, he no longer has a job with the UFC.

Duran confirmed with MMAFighting.com on Tuesday that he was fired by the UFC for the comments he made in a Bloody Elbow interview that was published Monday. Duran initially put the information out on Twitter.

@daej81 You will be the first to know that the UFC just let me go because I spoke out about the Reebok deal. Got to look for a new job!