A post announcing the online fundraiser was filled with comments about Cruz’s callout. Cruz picked up his first win since 2016 against Casey Kenney at UFC 259. Molenkamp this past week started a GoFundMe for funeral expenses for his former MMA coach. Former bantamweight king Dominick Cruz used his post-fight interview to make an unusual call out.
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The UFC executive publicly clashed with Molenkamp on social media in 2019 after the rep claimed to connect him to former pro skateboarder Rob Dyrdek. So if you don’t like the way they do business, don’t do business with them.” It’s a privilege to get money from a sponsor. Cruz claims Molenkamp used his position at Monster Energy as well as his influence behind the distribution of sponsorship money to gain favor with UFC fighters, or to pressure them into. These guys are a sponsor, they’re great sponsors, they pay these guys a lot of money. “Is Hans a goofy dude? Yeah, he’s a very goofy dude,” White said. White said on the whole, Monster had gone above and beyond for UFC fighters when doling out additional money on individual sponsorships the energy drink company re-upped with the promotion in February as a title sponsor. White backed Cruz’s claim that he and several fighters had clashed with Molenkamp, but said it was Monster’s decision whether or not to take action. “So when you try to force me and you text me if I don’t comment on your page, if I don’t give you an interview, that you’re going to take what pays my bills? What are we doing? Monster sponsors me, not you.”Ī phone number used by Molenkamp for several years had been disconnected as of Monday. Dominick Cruz thinks that’s kinda shifty. “Look at my face, look at my body, I get beat to death for a living,” Cruz said at the UFC 259 press conference after beating Casey Kenney via split decision. Monster Energy exec Hans Molenkamp allegedly has UFC fighters appear on his Instagram page in exchange for sponsorship money. He said there were others who’d made similar complaints, including UFC President Dana White. Dominick and one of his sponsors, but the more Cruz talked the more you. The former bantamweight champion alleged Molenkamp tied individual sponsorships to personal social media posts and interviews. Instead, The Dominator decided to call out Monster Energy exec Hans Molenkamp. No further details were offered.Ĭruz, a former bantamweight champion, used his post-win speech at UFC 259 to call for a charity fight with Molenkamp, a longtime MMA supporter and practitioner who’s served as a link between the sport and Monster sponsorships for over one decade. “We take any such allegations seriously and are looking into it at this time,” a Monster spokesperson wrote to MMA Fighting. Blue chip UFC sponsor Monster Energy on Monday said the company is looking into allegations by Dominick Cruz that Hans Molenkamp, a business development rep with the energy drink company, took advantage of his position with fighters for personal benefit.
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