Pitbull is always looking for way to make history, and Mr. 305 has done it again. The Miami resident has reached an agreement to purchase the naming rights to Florida International University’s football stadium, ESPN reports.
See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to the network, Pitbull and FIU entered a five-year deal in which the “Time of Our Lives” artist will pay $6 million to the university for FIU Stadium to be renamed to Pitbull Stadium. “International recording artist Pitbull is purchasing the naming rights to FIU’s football stadium,” ESPN’s reporter Pete Thamel noted on X . “He’s expected to pay the school $1.
2 million per year for the next five years to change the name of FIU Stadium to Pitbull Stadium, per FIU board documents.” Pitbull shared the news in a video on Instagram that shows him dancing on a giant screen above the football field, with a sign above that reads “Pitbull Stadium” as his song “Triumph” plays. It’s a landmark agreement as Pitbull is the first musician to have a stadium bear their name in the history of college athletics.
Once approved, Pitbull Stadium will take effect this upcoming football season with FIU set to host Central Michigan in their home opener on Sept. 7. “What we’re doing here is groundbreaking.
We’re making history. This is history in the making,” Pitbull told ESPN. “You’re going to see that every other university is going to want to do the same t.