As if Reebok didn't have enough bad press, it would appear that legendary Croatian fighter Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will be forced to abandon his trademark shorts and accept the generic fight kit provided by the multinational company.
Why? Because apparently it was too difficult for Reebok to print the checkered logo on Cro Cop's shorts. The Pride FC veteran explained the situation in a (Google translated) interview with a Croatian website (h/t to /r/mma/):
"The shorts are overall okay. I understand the job and business, and I understand that now everyone will have to fight in these Reebok shorts with their name.