According to a recent Bloody Elbow report, it appears that many UFC contracted fighters may be still in the dark on the Reebok deal. During a press event to promote their upcoming fight in the Philippines Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber indicated they knew little more about the new uniform policy set for July.
Although rules were circulated about the new uniforms, Edgar and Faber stated they knew little details regarding the payouts aside from knowing that the payments from the Reebok sponsorship are tied toward fighter rankings, little else was known by the fighters.
Edgar stated he doesn’t know the breakdown of payments from the Reebok deal. Faber stated the UFC has “given us zero additional info on the Reebok deal.”
Payout Perspective:
If you are Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber it’s unlikely you are too concerned with payouts from the Reebok deal since both are established fighters that should have money in the bank. But, if you are managing their careers, shouldn’t you be concerned? So, the question is who knows about the deal and its details? While Edgar and Faber are not champions in the UFC, they are mainstays in the company. One would think that financial information, even at least projections, about the deal would be provided to them. Unless they are being told not to speak about the details to the media, it’s clear that there is still uncertainty about a component of their earning power in the UFC.
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