Top ranked middleweight Gegard Mousasi is moving to Bellator after they couldn’t come to terms on a new contract with the UFC. According to the 31-year-old on a 5-fight win streak, money wasn’t the only reason, and there were a lot of tinier moving parts that eventually led to the switch.
When asked if losing sponsors was part of it, Mousasi did express his dissatisfaction with the Reebok deal. According to the tenured vet, aligning the UFC with Reebok was only made to make the promotion’s brand look better, and easier to sell.
“Let’s be honest, Reebok was (only) there to sell the company.