{"id":158178,"date":"2015-07-31T06:31:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=158178"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:26:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:26:04","slug":"jake-shields-the-reebok-deal-really-hurt-a-lot-of-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/jake-shields-the-reebok-deal-really-hurt-a-lot-of-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Shields: &#8216;The Reebok Deal Really Hurt A lot Of People&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127502\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields.jpg\" alt=\"UFC Fight Night 25 - Shields v Ellenberger\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Jake-Shields-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely glad I&#8217;m not dealing with this right now. It&#8217;s nice to be getting sponsors at WSOF. The situation is good for guys like me because it means there are more sponsors available outside of the UFC, but it sucks for all of my friends in the UFC. A lot of guys are barely getting by anyway and they need that extra money, so to have that cut really hurts a lot of people.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>World Series of Fighting welterweight contender Jake Shields talked to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/users\/Stephie%20Haynes?_ga=1.110501893.1828390479.1415128981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BE&#8217;s<\/a> Stephie Haynes, Iain Kidd, and Mookie Alexander and said the the UFC&#8217;s Reebok deal is effecting a lot of his friends in the promotion and he&#8217;s glad he doesn&#8217;t have to deal with it.<br \/>\n<strong>ALL ACCESS &#8212; Go Inside BJ Penn&#8217;s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: block; position: relative; max-width: 560px;\">\n<div style=\"display: block; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0px; bottom: 0px; right: 0px; left: 0px;\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/3674338004001\/eaee41e3-5171-4ead-a4ec-4e7670e9e465_default\/index.html?videoId=4390510516001\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely glad I&#8217;m not dealing with this right now. 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