{"id":117985,"date":"2024-08-06T11:27:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/?p=117985"},"modified":"2024-08-06T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T18:27:41","slug":"fbs-fiu-pitbull-agreement-stadium-naming-rights-deal-cpcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/herosports.com\/fbs-fiu-pitbull-agreement-stadium-naming-rights-deal-cpcp\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU-Pitbull Agreement Marks Unique Stadium Naming Rights Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Florida International\u2019s college football stadium became the first college athletics venue with an artist owning the naming rights when the program announced a partnership to rebrand FIU Stadium to Pitbull Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This partnership with FIU is a true honor and a testament to what we can achieve when we work hard,&#8221; Armando Christian P\u00e9rez, known as Pitbull, said in a press release. &#8220;Renaming the stadium isn&#8217;t just about a name change. 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