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On Friday night’s Joe Rogan Experience podcast, UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub announced he’d be taking a sabbatical from the UFC because he’s unwilling to go along with the UFC’s uniform deal with Reebok.
“Do I want one more [fight]?” Schaub said. “F*ck yes, man. But it just doesn’t make sense. I can’t see myself, when it comes down to this, I can’t see myself in a f*cking Reebok kit walking out to that Octagon. I can’t see myself being like, ‘You know what? Cool, man. Yeah, that’s what I’m worth. I’m worth 10-grand to you guys. I’m gonna do this.’ And I have other opportunities.”
“It’d be tough for me to say, ‘You know what? Let me go fight some monster who’s been training full time, and not telling dick jokes and selling f*cking Big Brown shirts full time,’” Schaub said. “‘Let me go fight that guy.’ I won’t do the game a disservice. I won’t do that. Unless I can focus on it full time, there’s just no way. And signing this Reebok deal? It’s not gonna happen, man.”
“People think I’m this hater on the UFC or whatever — I owe it to the UFC,” Schaub said. “I’ll always be indebted to the UFC. People think I have a problem with Dana White. I definitely don’t. If Dana was in trouble and texted me right now and said, ‘Hey Schaub, I wish you’d quit talking sh*t about Reebok or I need help,’ you got it, man. Cool. Done.
“I’ll always be a supporter of the UFC. Whatever they need. But for right now, I’ve gotta take a step away and focus on this crazy frickin’ entertainment podcast career I’ve got going on. I’m so blessed.”
Schaub currently hosts a podcast called “The Fighter & The Kid.”
