All articles tagged with #ufc pay
Joe Rogan criticized the UFC’s pay structure, calling the win-based bonuses the worst part of the system and arguing fighters should receive a guaranteed, higher base pay regardless of fight outcomes, since judging, officiating, injuries, and other factors can affect earnings.
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland blasted the promotion’s pay as predatory, criticizing low show/win money, a roughly 20 percent revenue split, and Sean Shelby’s scheduling tactics—benching fighters and pressuring short-notice bouts—while noting UFC offers opportunity but urging others not to join.
Tom Aspinall publicly backs Jon Jones, criticizing the UFC for underpay and suggesting Jones deserves top compensation after Jones requested to be released from his UFC contract following being left off the UFC White House event; Aspinall points to Jones’s long-standing revenue impact and cites a reported $30 million offer to fight him, reflecting their ongoing feud.