McKinney was the subject of a social media whirlwind after his tweet addressing the UFC’s latest brand deal with The Rock and Under Armour went viral last week. The 28-year-old’s major criticism is that the fighters aren’t earning any money or incentives for being forced to wear the new apparel.
Reports suggest the new partnership will require fighters to wear ‘Project Rock’ shoes during UFC events. In response, McKinney took to social media and pleaded with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, asking him to amend the deal if he has as much respect for fighters as he says he does.
Now, after hearing nothing, McKinney has now followed up on his original tweet and stated that despite his message going viral, he is still yet to hear from the Hollywood star:
More UFC fighters are unhappy with the The Rock’s ‘Project Rock’ shoes
UFC star Nate Diaz made his final walk to the octagon at UFC 279 when he face Tony Ferguson during the main-event. The PPV was the debut appearance of The Rock’s new shoes and they were instantly met with criticism from Nate Diaz when he appeared backstage with Megan Olivi.
During his interview with Olivi, Diaz used one of his final opportunities in the organization to raise his leg, point out the shoe and say:
Diaz isn’t the only fighter to have shared their negative thoughts about the shoes. Heavyweight fighter Chris Daukaus went on an extraordinary rant about the brand deal while appearing on The AllStar’s UFC Vegas 60 recap show. The 33-year-old said:
Catch the full recap show here:
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