{"id":44067,"date":"2012-11-01T05:40:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T12:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=44067"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:28:58","slug":"report-nike-in-talks-with-ufc-heavyweight-champion-junior-dos-santos-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/report-nike-in-talks-with-ufc-heavyweight-champion-junior-dos-santos-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Nike In Talks With UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/JDS-BELT-real1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/JDS-BELT-real1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"JDS BELT real\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/JDS-BELT-real1.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/JDS-BELT-real1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/JDS-BELT-real1-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nUFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos, is reportedly in negotiations withe popular sports apparel company Nike. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fiveknuckles.com\/mma-news\/Junior-Dos-Santos-in-contract-negotiations-with-Nike.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiveknuckles.com <\/a>reported:<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/>\n    If both sides come to an agreement, Dos Santos will become the third UFC fighter to be sponsored by popular shoe and apparel company, joining the ranks of UFC champions Jon Jones and middleweight champion Anderson Silva.<\/p>\n<p>    Sports giant Nike is currently in contract negotiations with UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos to sponsor the champion in his upcoming blockbuster rematch with former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.<\/p>\n<p>    Dos Santos contract with his main sponsor, Pretorian, has expired, and after negotiations, both parties mutually agreed to move forward separately.<\/p>\n<p>    Nike quickly contacted the popular heavyweight and brought him in to headquarters for negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>    Dos Santos has been spotted wearing only Nike clothing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos, is reportedly in negotiations withe popular sports apparel company Nike. 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