{"id":140080,"date":"2015-04-24T13:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T20:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=140080"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:34:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:34:32","slug":"sponsor-drama-fear-fighter-sued-mousasi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/sponsor-drama-fear-fighter-sued-mousasi\/","title":{"rendered":"SPONSOR DRAMA! Fear The Fighter Being Sued By Mousasi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact.png\" alt=\"00_GEGARD_crop_exact\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-140118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/00_GEGARD_crop_exact-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gegard Mousasi has filed a lawsuit against John Makdessi and Fear The Fighter Apparel. The facts speak for themselves. Per the public corporate records filed in Canada, John Makdessi is the president of Fear The Fighter Apparel. An unpaid debt is owed and outstanding to Mr. Mousasi (along with a number of other fighters). Despite making countless promises that payment would be forthcoming, Fear The Fighter has yet to pay the debt that they owe. They missed every deadline and used every excuse under the sun as to why they could not send a wire transfer or mail a check. They even threatened to take legal action against the athletes they owe money to if they were to publicly speak out about the monies that are owed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi looks to be taking a fight OUTSIDE the octagon, for once.<\/p>\n<p>Fear the Fighter has owed Mousasi, among others, an outstanding balance for quite some time now. After months of empty promises to pay him, Mousasi and his manager have heard enough and told <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/04\/gegard-mousasis-camp-reveals-lawsuit-against-john-makdessi-fear-the-fighter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a> they decided to take Fear the Fighter and their president, John Makdessi, to court.<\/p>\n<p>The tables have been turned from several months ago when Fear the Fighter actually <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/quick-twitt-fear-fighter-brand-threatening-sue-gegard-mousasi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened to sue<\/a> Mousasi!<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think will walk out of this one with their hands raised high?<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOL! &#8212; D.C. 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