Dwayne Johnson: Nate Diaz, Kevin Holland cheeky comments on UFC's new shoe sponsorship deal

Dwayne Johnson: Nate Diaz Kevin Holland cheeky comments on UFC's new shoe sponsorship deal

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The new footwear sponsorship deal between Dwayne Johnson and the UFC has generated a lot of controversy

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Dwayne Johnson announced a footwear sponsorship deal with the UFC under Project Rock in early September

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Under which these shoes are given to UFC fighters by the UFC as an official kit during the Octagon and UFC events.

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UFC adopts new footwear sponsorship deal with Dwayne Johnson

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But the shoes were criticized by UFC star Nat Diaz after winning the UFC 279 fight.

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Nat Diaz called the design flawed, saying "These shoes fing suck…..F these shoes!"

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But UFC star Kevin Holland posted a sticky on Instagram about Dwayne Johnson's shoes.

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He wrote in the caption of the post that "@therock I like the new red shoes don't listen to them other guys."

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That caption from Kevin Holland made it look like he stood up for Dwayne Johnson's The Rock shoes

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But from the picture he posted, it was clear that he was making fun of those shoes.

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