“Many, many factors,” Mousasi said about his reason for leaving the UFC when speaking to MMAWeekly.com. “The pay was better.
I have to be realistic about that because Reebok has killed a lot of sponsors.
There were a lot of sponsorships that you could have before, they don’t exist anymore.
“I get to bring fighters in and Scott [Coker] will give them the opportunity to fight.
I will have the opportunity to go to light heavyweight, maybe fight for a title with the middleweight belt.
Of course, Mousasi’s past with Coker when he was fighting for Strikeforce didn’t hurt negotiations at all either.
“I can say Reebok sucks or I want this sponsorship or I want this guy to be drug tested or I want to fight at light heavyweight. »