The Arizona Gaming Division no longer discloses fight purses per the commission and confirmed by MMA Junkie’s Nolan King.
Add Arizona to the list of states no longer publicly releasing fighter pay, per commission spokesperson.
via @mma_kings
“The Boxing & MMA Division no longer retains purse information/payouts from events in the state. I would suggest reaching out to the promoter to obtain that information”— Nolan King (@mma_kings) January 31, 2022
Thus, this past weekend’s Bellator event was not disclosed to media requesting the information directly from the commission. It is unlikely that the promoter will comply in providing the pay information.
As of July 2020, the Nevada State Athletic Commission no longer discloses fighter pay. Similarly, the state of Florida does not disclose purse information after several UFC events during 2020.
Obviously, there may be motives by promotions in not disclosing this information. The issue of fighter pay is a hot issue right now and there is an intense scrutiny on how much is being made the promoter versus how much they are paying the fighter.
There also may be some truth to this.
UFC using the only tool it has to make people forget about fighter pay, leveraging athletic commissions to deny the public information that was meant to keep promoters in check. https://t.co/uML94eOIqT
— Fred Garvin (corroborated) (@FredGarvinReal) February 1, 2022
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