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Vitor Belfort unsatisfied with UFC handling of Reebok sponsorship: 'We are pretty much living in slavery'

When Vitor was in Reebok land, let my people go.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight contender Vitor Belfort will return to the Octagon this Saturday night (May 14, 2016) inside Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, for a 185-pound showdown against grappling sensation Ronaldo Souza.

And like everyone else in UFC, he'll do it under the Reebok sponsorship, which he tells SporTV (via Bloody Elbow) is akin to living in slavery.

"MMA is a lot closer to entertainment than sport these days. I'm not satisfied with the way the company is handling sponsorship.