Dana White Responds to ESPN

Dana White's response to the Outside the Lines "expose" on fighter pay in the UFC.

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[SteveTwoTheO]

How comes they didn't interview the other ufc fighters? only the company whores: chuck, forrest etc.

[Troy Surf]

I'm all for the fighters but the UFC is a business that needs to hang around for generations AND IT'S STILL IN ITS INFANCY

[scott phipps]

Pisses me off how all of a sudden everyone's going mad about ufc declaring pay. They don't have to and if the fighters arnt earning enough money then don't fight in the ufc ITS THAT SIMPLE. I've watched hours of interviews regarding the pay and it seems fair to me it's the fight game and if u fight well you get paid well if u don't perform u don't get paid as much like he said it's a business and iv worked for worse bosses in my life than Dana. People should stop bitching just enjoy the fights

[w0wftw8D]

guys who have been in the top 5 for years still get good money. When the UFC fights in Nevada they have to disclose their payouts (not including bonuses) and you can see that guys like Michael Bisping (who has never even had a title shot but has been near the top) and the dude is earning 400,000 USD for his fight, not including any bonuses he got.

Entry level you won't make that much but if you prove yourself as a top guy, you get pretty good money.

[techCUISINE]

why does he keep calling this a sport???

[Immortalsyn83]

LOL you said exactly what I was thinking.

[AdamsOdyssey]

You overlook the fact there would literally BE NO FIGHTERS without the UFC. MMA didn't exist in a real way before they came along (and therefore no pay). Your argument overlooks the history and ignores everything about how the sport grew. You ALSO clearly know nothing about how they run the company and the payment ratios (what they pay to fighters compared to the amount they are making).

It's also not like they are forcing people to fight. Stop your bitching and do some research.

[sam91004]

Fertittas arguments are solid. There's not too much you can argue against.