Hype Fighting Brazil Faces Payment Dispute as Fighters Claim Unpaid Wages
Fighters who competed at Hype Fighting’s Brazil cards in Rio (March) and Sao Paulo (April) say they have not been paid, including UFC names like Arman Tsarukyan, Muhammad Mokaev, Deiveson Figueiredo and Marlon Vera. Bare-knuckle bouts paid only hundreds; staff and promotions workers also unpaid. Internal chats show officials threatening to withhold funds if posts were deleted; contracts promise payment within 30 working days, with deadlines already past for the events. Hype Fighting declined to comment.