Florida International will soon be giving everything in a stadium brought to you by the artist who made "Give Me Everything."
American rapper and singer Pitbull has purchased the naming rights to the Panthers' FIU Football Stadium, which will now be dubbed Pitbull Stadium.
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Pitbull will pay the school $1.2 million per year for the next five years for its arena's naming rights. Pitbull, whose name is Armando Christian Perez, hails from Miami and is known as "Mr. 305," the city's area code, due to his ties there. He attended Miami Coral Park High School.
Included in the deal is an additional five-year option for Perez and an agreement to write a new anthem for FIU, as well as post about the university at least 12 times per year on social media and appear at at least one school fundraising event a year.
In return, Perez will get use of the stadium 10 times per year and his vodka company, Voli 305, will be the preferred brand distributed in the venue.
On the field, Florida International will be looking for its first winning season since 2018 after finishing 4-8 last year. The Panthers will host Central Michigan on Sept. 7 for their first game in Pitbull Stadium.
