Filed under: Featured , News , UFC UFC fighters may be free to negotiate sponsorship deals outside the cage, but it appears there are clear repercussions to aggressively speaking out against the promotion’s exclusive apparel deal with Reebok. Earlier this week, former heavyweight champ and No. 3 ranked fighter in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA heavyweight rankings Fabricio Werdum (21-6-1 MMA, 9-3 UFC) posted a a photo on Instagram with the message, “I’m not generic, I’m Nike since I was a kid.” Following the message was a pair of hashtags that roughly translate to “suck my balls.” He followed up by stating he was currently in negotiations with Nike for an outside-the-cage sponsorship deal . Now, Werdum said in a video on Instagram , he has been removed from his duties as a Spanish-language commentator. “I’m here to clarify the controversy from the other day, because I posted a picture on Instagram and really nothing happened because I don’t have a contract with Reebok in everyday life, only on fight night,” Werdum said in the video.
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Fabricio Werdum lost UFC broadcasting gig after speaking out against Reebok deal – MMA Junkie