Comments Thread For: Jake Paul Fires Back at White: Why Are UFC Fighters So Underpaid Versus Boxers?

[Mier]

I am by no means a Jake Paul fan, I find this guy wildly immature but he’s doing something right. He’s managed to piss off Fraud Joy Mayweather, the Dana fat ass white and the entire mma community and there’s a demand to watch him.

[TMLT87]

Anything that gets Dana White flustered and under the skin of MMA fans is ok by me.

This is like burning down your own house to annoy the neighbours.

[War Room]

Dana, you claimed you would bet $1 million on me losing. Set up Askren to train with Freddie Roach. Gave him full access to the UFC [Performance Institute] and he still got his ass handed to him.

In my third fight, I made more money in total pay than any fighter in UFC history. Maybe it’s time to pay your fighters their fair share? No wonder they all want to get into boxing. Dana, you say you make the fights the fans want to see, so hurry up and make [Jon] Jones vs. [Francis] Ngannou. Pay them their fair share. $10 million purse for each guy plus pay-per-view.

Why are UFC fighters so underpaid versus boxers? Why did I make more in my third fight than all but two (Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and Conor [McGregor]) UFC fighters have in history. I know why.

Kid is force feeding Dana that ether.

Zuffa Boxing will never surface and honestly, Dana needs to be released from UFC. He's running his mouth too much and getting his arse easily handed to him. If I was an owner, I would vote to have Dana removed and get a more pc suit at the helm. Dana is obviously juiced up lately, not a good look for an organization like UFC. Spokesman dripping in steroids and running his mouth like an idiot? Nah, time to go old man. You had your time.

[Ray*]

This isn’t even a debate, I mean look at Jon Jones for example. That man is asking for a good payday against Francis and Dana white is freaking out, using his brought media to bait Jones. Trying to play the “He is scared” thing.

Askren with a hip replacement made more money in his crappy performance against Paul than anyone of his fights in MMA.

And it’s not like MMA doesn’t make the money from PPV, they have more people buying their products than boxing fans for fights. Usman/Masvidal 1 sold 1.3m PPV and neither even made 1m because “They signed the contract” etc argument.

[Ray*]

MMA fighters being underpaid of one of the biggest myths out there. They are paid very little because they are largely low skilled, easily replaceable bums. MMA fighters make 200k because that is an accurate estimation of their worth. They are not paid like boxers because they are not the same level of fighter or athlete.

That doesn’t sound accurate at all. If you are selling 1.5m on PPV then your pay should reflect that. Just like it does in boxing.

Boxers selling 1.5m on PPV then you bet the main event guys would walk away with 9 figures (Especially the A-sides).... Not in MMA doe.

[Bandman]

I always found fans concerned about fighter purses weird.

we are FANS... play ur role.

demand the best fight the best

UFC delivers CONSTANTLY. boxing delivers every 4-5 years. its not even close.

if you're okay with that because your favorite fighter got millions to beat a bum then good for you.

the state of boxing now is in the TOILET. and im a lifelong boxing fan.

the way the UFC operates is to please and entertain fans.

boxing fans have nothing to look forward to and that's why this is the only sport that fans cheer for promoters and networks. theres nothing worth a damn to talk about as far as match ups smh.

UFC is superior, sorry.

[-Kev-]

You know White is going to come back with some BS. “Because we make the best fights and stacked undercards”. He isn’t going to come out and be honest about it and say “Because me and my boys pocket most of the money”.

[1hourRun]

Very few of those 'just bleed' fans understand the Martial-Arts to base their interest in the sport on the craft or the arts of hand-to-hand-combat, these drunk impressionable mongrels just want to witness violence. If they had to pay for just ONE fight ( as we usually do in boxing ), to prove their love and devotion to that sport, they would bankrupt the UFC. Fake pretentious fans, for a hollow low-level-hybrid sport, is what the average MMA fan is.

[jakePaulSUPERFAN]

This place has turned into a Jake Paul circle jerk.

It's hilarious to see "hardcore boxing fans" swoon like little girls.

"Kid is starting to win me over" lol Stop lying!!! You're already all over his nuts!

jake changed the game bro. jake is the boxing game. game over. no blueprint

[killakali]

The fight to make is Jake Paul vs NBA Young Boy. Sales ojt Staples Center