Rousey: I got stiffed by 1st apparel sponsor

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                    <p>UFC women&#39;s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey recently spoke with <a href="http://twitter.com/Michael_Stets" target="_blank">Michael Stets</a> for <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/7/6/8896121/ronda-rousey-defends-ufc-awesome-reebok-sponsorship-wish-had-deal-coming-up-mma" target="_blank">MMAMania</a> and discussed the Reebok Deal.</p>

While Rousey is at the $40,000 championship level compensation, far from the $2,500 entry level tier, and has a separate sponsorship with the apparel company, the fighter also know what it's like to scrape by in combat sports. She once worked three jobs, and lived in her car for a time. Further, Rousey has never before had an apparel sponsor, since she got stiffed after her first Strikeforce title defense.

"The first time I defended my title against Sara Kaufman, I wore Trauma MMA and it was only for nine thousand dollars and they still stiffed me," said Rousey after the UFC-Reebok fight kit unveiling . "They just didn't even pay me and what am I even going to do about it? What could I do about it? You think that athletes have a bunch of money to go sue somebody for taking advantage of them? No."

"And I still to this day, after I got stiffed on that one brand, I never worked with an apparel sponsor again because I just didn't trust anyone. It's nice to work with people that I can trust."

"I wish I had this Reebok deal when I was coming up because it would've been nice if I didn't have to hustle for an apparel sponsor."

"I think it's awesome, not only that they have this deal and a tier system, but the more they win the more, they make and they can get their individual deals as well. It's so nice that you don't have to worry any more and you feel protected and to know that every single cent of the Reebok deal goes to the athletes. The UFC doesn't keep any of it."

Ronda Rousey fights Bethe Correia at UFC 190 on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and they will both be wearing Reebok.

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Let all the negativity begin!! Phone Post 3.0

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So Phone Post 3.0

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My cod. She's like Jewel with this living in the car bit.

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Soul Gravy - My cod. She's like Jewel with this living in the car bit.

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Soul Gravy - My cod. She's like Jewel with this living in the car bit.
Fuck you faggot.





















Jewel lived in a van. Phone Post 3.0

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Something Something I'd stiff her something Phone Post 3.0

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Isn't that the company owned by the comedian Todd "t-rexx" Rexx? Phone Post 3.0

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I bet there are tons of low level fighters who got stiffed and never came out because its humiliating fighting for 10k Phone Post 3.0

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TexasBadAss - I bet there are tons of low level fighters who got stiffed and never came out because its humiliating fighting for 10k Phone Post 3.0

10k? Some patches go for 500 bucks.

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Spinning Shit -
Soul Gravy - My cod. She's like Jewel with this living in the car bit.
Fuck you faggot.





















Jewel lived in a van. Phone Post 3.0
"...Down by the river!" Phone Post 3.0

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TexasBadAss - I bet there are tons of low level fighters who got stiffed and never came out because its humiliating fighting for 10k Phone Post 3.0
Humiliating?

Some entry level guys would kill for 10K Phone Post 3.0

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The Sultan -
TexasBadAss - I bet there are tons of low level fighters who got stiffed and never came out because its humiliating fighting for 10k Phone Post 3.0
Humiliating?

Some entry level guys would kill for 10K Phone Post 3.0
Pretty sure that any low-level fighter (MMA or boxing) would do pretty much anything to make an extra 10k in one night of fighting. Phone Post 3.0

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The timing and her wording of this reeks of Dana or Lorenzo going to Rhonda and asking her to speak out in support of the Reebok deal publicly due to all the negative criticism in the past couple weeks.

I'm not saying I know shit. I'm just suspicious.

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TexasBadAss - I bet there are tons of low level fighters who got stiffed and never came out because its humiliating fighting for 10k Phone Post 3.0
Do you have any idea how few MMA fighters even fight for $10k? Phone Post 3.0

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Towing the company line Phone Post 3.0

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It's nice to know she's getting stiffed, no one likes it when they're not. Phone Post 3.0

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So she was getting 9000 $ for her first fights (even if she did not get it) and she found normal that reebok give 2500$ for first fight.

Or is it just that she care only about herself. Phone Post 3.0

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jujubre - So she was getting 9000 $ for her first fights (even if she did not get it) and she found normal that reebok give 2500$ for first fight.

Or is it just that she care only about herself. Phone Post 3.0

It was her first title defense. Reebok pays 40,000 for that.

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cool hand Ed - The timing and her wording of this reeks of Dana or Lorenzo going to Rhonda and asking her to speak out in support of the Reebok deal publicly due to all the negative criticism in the past couple weeks.

I'm not saying I know shit. I'm just suspicious.

Not suspicious, it's obvious.

After that humiliation they suffered...