Filed under: Featured , News , UFC What started as a tense confrontation at the UFC Athletes Retreat 2017 earlier this month turned into a collaborative process for fighters disgruntled with the promotion’s sponsorship policies. Now, they’re waiting to see if words turn into action. After UFC lightweight Kajan Johnson had interrupted a presentation to call out official apparel maker Reebok on lost sponsorship revenue, officials called a meeting to air fighters’ grievances. Over 90 minutes, Johnson and several others proposed solutions they hope will put more money in fighters’ pockets while improving relations with the promotion and its sponsors. Attendance was estimated at around 100 fighters, according to Johnson, women’s bantamweight Sara McMann and UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon , who spoke to MMAjunkie about the meeting. Among the ideas fighters pitched: Bring back sponsor banners More transparency about the financials surrounding the UFC’s sponsorship deal with Reebok Hire a UFC rep to leverage local sponsors All of the ideas amount to getting more money to trickle down to the combatants in the octagon
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Here’s what happened after Kajan Johnson blasted Reebok and the UFC arranged a sit-down – MMA Junkie