Dana White claimed that his MMA brawlers are paid ‘what they’re imagined to receives a commission’
UFC fighters hoping for a revolutionary overhaul of the elite MMA promotion’s pay construction mustn’t maintain their breath on it occurring any time quickly, as advised by feedback its president Dana White made in an interview.
Whereas these on the high of the tree may be paid sums starting from $ 500,000 to the hundreds of thousands plus a share of pay-per-view for his or her bouts, these on the backside are sometimes handed a measly $ 10,000 to indicate and an additional $ 10,000 in the event that they win which has seen White and the UFC closely criticized by the likes of YouTube prankster-turned-boxer Jake Paul.
In a video printed by GQ, although, White addressed the row and stated fighters “receives a commission what they’re imagined to receives a commission”.
“Boxing has completely been destroyed due to cash and all of the issues that go on,” White acknowledged.
“It is by no means gonna occur [in the UFC] whereas I am right here. Consider me, these guys receives a commission what they’re imagined to receives a commission. They eat what they kill. They get a share of the pay-per-view buys, and the cash is unfold out amongst all of the fighters,” White additional claimed.
Blowing his personal trumpet, White additionally advised GQ that there aren’t “too many issues you may speak s*** concerning the UFC about”.
“When you take a look at what we have finished with the enterprise the final 22 years, it is unimaginable. [They’ve] by no means been finished, ever, the issues we have finished within the combat enterprise. You at all times must have one thing to b*tch about, I suppose. And fighters at all times need to earn more money,” he went on.
No main sports activities group pays its athletes as poorly as Dana White & UFC. If u don’t see that then you might be one in all Dana’s sheeps.
They hold speaking about promoting out 21 occasions in a row however by no means speaking about elevating fighter pay, giving them healthcare & honest income cut up. https://t.co/ZdtV0MsrXk
— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) August 12, 2022
For these with concepts above their station, White advised they need to arrange their very own rival promotion, which, although not impressed by fighter pay, retired ex-lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has already finished with Eagle FC.
“When you do not prefer it, there is a easy answer to this drawback. Go begin your personal MMA group – no barrier to entry,” White balked.
“Knock your self out. Pay no matter you need to pay them. It has been finished earlier than. How’s it labored out for different guys? Not properly. Thoughts your enterprise,” he demanded.
Catching wind of the feedback, common thorn in White’s aspect Jake Paul, who has always challenged White on the difficulty and even made a rap diss document concerning the theme earlier this yr, took to Twitter to say that “no main sports activities group pays its athletes as poorly as Dana White and [the] UFC”.
“When you do not see that then you might be one in all Dana’s sheep. They hold speaking about promoting out 21 occasions in a row however by no means speaking about elevating fighter pay, giving them healthcare and [a] honest income cut up,” Paul added.
“If my boss advised me I’m by no means getting a increase I might stop and go someplace that really values me. Proper?” the 5-Zero prankster then posed later.
“However what in case your boss, who has made a whole bunch of hundreds of thousands out of your onerous work advised you he’s not rising your minimal pay and also you’re not capable of stop?”
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The UFC’s subsequent huge present shall be its UFC 278 card held in Salt Lake Metropolis on August 21 and headlined by welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defending his crown in opposition to Leon Edwards.
Earlier than the primary occasion, Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold will do battle with each fighters beforehand essential of fighter pay too.
Simply a few months in the past, Rockhold questioned what he believes to be a poor quantity paid out for bonuses akin to Struggle of the Evening and Efficiency of the Evening.
“What the f*** are we doing right here? F****** $ 50,000 bonuses which can be getting paid out for like 20 years?” Rockhold protested to MMA Preventing.
“The valuation of the corporate’s going up f****** billions of , and we’re nonetheless caught on $ 50,000 bonus checks?” the ex-middleweight ruler additionally requested.
