UFC fighters came out in hordes to support veteran cutman Jacob ‘Stitch’ Durn, who was fired from the UFC.
Duran insists it was because he spoke out about the Reebok deal, stressing that all the cutman lost all their sponsorship money and had zero input on the new vests they wear. There were so many reactions form fighters that we had to do two separate posts.
Check it out!
https://twitter.com/josealdojunior/status/624070177735491585
https://twitter.com/JoshKoscheck/status/623900324013731840
Gonna miss you around my friend! @StitchDuran "If he gets a good surgeon he's gonna be alright" thnx for keeping me in that Fight, much love
— Stefan Struve (@StefanStruve) July 22, 2015
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I did a quick blog post about the Stitch stuff. http://t.co/PLe41Nx8GR
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) July 22, 2015
So sad to hear that @StitchDuran will no longer be around during fight week. It's the end of an era. The golden age of MMA has passed.
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 22, 2015
First no @BurtWatson4real now no @StitchDuran
That's a tough loss for the fighters back stage.
Only those who have fought or cornered can ..— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) July 22, 2015
Know what a positive impact they can have on a fighters mind frame .
Glad I had the opp to be a part of the UFC while they were there.— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) July 22, 2015
My man @StitchDuran wrapped me for my biggest victory in my career @ufc 42! Much respect the best cut man greater person!
— Pete Spratt (@IamPeteSpratt) July 22, 2015
https://twitter.com/colemillerATT/status/623941330914443264
https://twitter.com/RowdyBec/status/623947434389934080
The @ufc won’t be the same without you @StitchDuran. Thanks for all of your help during my career!
— Rich Franklin (@RichFranklin) July 22, 2015
Sad 2 hear @StitchDuran thanks for taking care of me physically and emotionally since day 1 for me in the UFC hope the best for u #legend
— Ramsey Nijem (@RamseyNijem) July 23, 2015
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