While numerous articles have already been written about the money almost all fighters seem to stand to lose through the UFC's Reebok deal, there are other long term problems on the horizon as well.
There are several aspects at play that make the UFC's new Reebok deal a fairly unpopular idea with many fighters and media members. Most obviously and importantly, fighters stand to lose a large amount of money, right off the bat. Whether the UFC underestimated the sponsorship market, or whether they see the reported disparity as a necessary evil in the long term goal of making fighters less financially independent from the Zuffa umbrella while eroding the power of MMA managers (which is the direct business fallout from the Reebok deal), Reebok seems to be hitting fighters fast and hard, right in the pocket.