{"id":146325,"date":"2015-05-28T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T20:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=146325"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:12:08","slug":"dana-white-defends-reebok-deal-not-just-cash-its-product-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/dana-white-defends-reebok-deal-not-just-cash-its-product-too\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Defends: &#8216;Reebok Deal Not Just Cash, It&#8217;s Product Too&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146368\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white.png\" alt=\"dana white\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dana-white-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC president Dana White is doing his best to spin this Reebok deal into a more favorable light.<\/p>\n<p>White is constantly yielding questions about the deal and how it affects his fighters. On a recent interview <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csnwashington.com\/show\/88826\/episode\/2966686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sports Talk Live<\/a>, White answered questions about the deal and about the backlash. Here&#8217;s what he had to say on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Oh yeah&#8230; Well, yeah. The deal, the Reebok deal is not all in cash, either. It&#8217;s product, too. Um, you know, so&#8230; It&#8217;s a good deal. It&#8217;s not a bad deal.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Listen, change&#8230; Every time we change anything here, it&#8217;s part of the evolution of the sport. You know, everybody&#8230;everybody goes crazy. Um, you know, it&#8217;s part of the deal. It&#8217;s time, it&#8217;s the right time for this to happen. This sport needs it, and um, it is what it is. It&#8217;ll die down.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if these things ends up working out for all parties involved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH Nick Diaz Train On The Beach &#8212; EXCLUSIVE! <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"container1\" class=\"outer-container\">\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C  found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.  --><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\/js\/BrightcoveExperiences.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\"><\/script><object id=\"myExperience4236894392001\" class=\"BrightcoveExperience\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"width\" value=\"560\" \/><param name=\"height\" value=\"315\" \/><param name=\"playerID\" value=\"4174782329001\" \/><param name=\"playerKey\" value=\"AQ~~,AAADV3-cjCE~,liy9q4yw9hqmtNPERf0MOvxn6JKOOxF3\" \/><param name=\"isVid\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"isUI\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"dynamicStreaming\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"@videoPlayer\" value=\"4236894392001\" \/><\/object> <!--  This script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon as the line is read by the browser. 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