{"id":123624,"date":"2014-12-22T15:39:24","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T23:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=123624"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:00:32","slug":"report-monster-nearing-major-deal-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-monster-nearing-major-deal-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT | Monster Nearing Major Deal With UFC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rampage1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rampage1.png\" alt=\"Rampage\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-123625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rampage1.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rampage1-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Rampage1-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Following Zuffa&#8217;s sale of the popular energy drink Xyience, it appears Monster Energy will attempt to fill the gap left by Xyience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/12\/sources-monster-nearing-multi-year-multi-million-dollar-deal-with-ufc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> is reporting that several sources close to the deal are saying that Monster is in &#8220;advanced negotiations&#8221; to become an official sponsor of the UFC, in a deal worth in excess of $7 million that would see the company enter into a multi-year partnership.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that Bellator MMA is in a partnership with Monster.  That deal recently saw Bellator put on an event which featured motocross and then a live MMA show.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following Zuffa&#8217;s sale of the popular energy drink Xyience, it appears Monster Energy will attempt to fill the gap left by Xyience. 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