Noticed yesterday in the Rampage interview that he made a shameless and fairly forced plug for his sponsor Monster Energy and they seem super tight:
"Another big reason why I decided to keep fighting is because of my sponsor, Monster. They've been real supportive of me, really great to me, whether I fight or not, but I know they sponsor me to fight. They were asking me, 'so, when are you fighting again?'"
And then today I see that Monster are in the final stages of making a deal with the UFC. Could it be related? 