When Gegard Mousasi left the UFC in 2017, he was on a five-fight win streak. Four of those victories ended via TKO/KO against notable names like Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort.
The same year, Mousasi signed a six-fight deal with Bellator MMA. It guaranteed him upfront pay, a higher per-fight pay, a potential cut in profits if he fights on a PPV card, and the opportunity to engage in other combat sports endeavors like boxing, to name a few.
The reigning Bellator middleweight champion recently sat down with Robin Black for Haymakers, where he spoke about one of the many gripes that a lot of his contemporaries at the time had: the Reebok sponsorship deal.