Well, the recent social media protest of Reebok has cost Fabricio Werdum a pretty cool gig.
The former UFC Heavyweight Champion announced via his official Instagram page on Friday that due to his comments about Reebok on social media, he has been removed from his position in the UFC as a commentator and analyst for their Spanish-speaking television deal.
The following is the statement Werdum made in the video he released on Instagram earlier today, which is also available below.
“I just want to make everything clear about my post of @Nike and @Reebok. I did this to protest about the sponsorship. Before Rebook got into UFC all the fighters use to make a lot of money with other sponsors, including me, and now they are paying me only $5,000 per fight. I didn’t get penalized because I have no contract with them, but they cut me out of the tv broadcast.”