{"id":200204,"date":"2016-08-02T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T18:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=200204"},"modified":"2016-08-02T11:07:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T18:07:39","slug":"carlos-condit-sick-ufcs-reebok-deal-something-needs-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/carlos-condit\/carlos-condit-sick-ufcs-reebok-deal-something-needs-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Condit sick with UFC&#8217;s Reebok deal: &#8216;Something needs to be done&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Carlos Condit is very cognizant of the fact that he may not be <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/carlos-condit-says-one-fight-gets-excited-fight-ufc\/\">fighting professionally for much longer<\/a>, even with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/carlos-condit\/carlos-condit-born-wrong-time-feel-well-battlefield-collecting-skulls\/\">his love for the sport<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>While previously <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/carlos-condit-hints-at-retirement\/\">hinting at retirement<\/a>, Condit could not get away from the fight game for too long following his title fight loss to the now former champion Robbie Lawler. <\/p>\n<p>Condit is scheduled to face Demian Maia at UFC on FOX 21 to do what he loves but finds himself stuck in a tough situation with the UFC and recent <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/mark-hunt\/mark-hunt-fed-calls-fighters-association-willing-take-lead\/\">rumblings of a fighter&#8217;s union<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Something needs to be done,&#8221; Condit said (transcribed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2016\/8\/1\/12344958\/carlos-condit-ufc-deal-with-reebok-took-away-our-financial-security-mma\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Mania<\/a>). &#8220;A big part of the Reebok deal, man, our loss in sponsors took away our security. 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