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Rousey gives perspective on UFC fighter pay

March 11, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Ronda Rousey did not hold back on the UFC during a press conference today promoting her May fight on Netflix against Gina Carano. She did not mince words when it came to the current state of the UFC. “The UFC is one of the worst places to go,” Rousey told the assembled media in attendance. […]

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Justin Gaethje speaks up about fighter pay, Dana responds

January 22, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC 324 takes place this Saturday in Las Vegas with Justin Gaethje headlining against Paddy Pimblett. Eyebrows were raised when Gaethje spoke up about the fact his pay hasn’t increased since the new $7.7B UFC deal with Paramount. Justin Gaethje says his pay hasn’t increased despite the UFC x Paramount deal 😬 "Daniel Cormier says […]

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I should point out that according to those at TKO that the ESPN/MVPW boxing deal is a revenue sharing agreement similar to the original AEW/Turner deal in 2019 and not a full paying media rights deal which Top Rank had and wasn't renewed.

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