{"id":204017,"date":"2016-09-12T16:52:29","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T23:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=204017"},"modified":"2016-09-12T16:52:29","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T23:52:29","slug":"fighters-react-to-cm-punks-500k-ufc-203-payday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/fighters-react-to-cm-punks-500k-ufc-203-payday\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighters react to CM Punks $500k UFC 203 payday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cm-punk\/cm-punk-got-paid-ufc-debut\/\">CM Punk cashed out big time<\/a> for his debut fight in the UFC. Punk brought home $500,000 in disclosed pay, not including Reebok sponsorship money.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, his opponent Mickey Gall, who beat Punk by first round submission, took home an earnest $30,000 ($15k to show, $15k to win).<\/p>\n<p>Many fighters took exception to Punk&#8217;s massive payday from UFC 203 last Saturday. and most took to Twitter to vent their frustrations with such pay disparity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nothing against CM Punk make half million for his mma debut.But I think champs should been make that too,people who dedicated a entire life.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RdosAnjosMMA\/status\/775437538425135105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wasn&#39;t my original point. $ scale is UFC&#39;s fault. But I still dislike him.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9BWiQjKDi4\">https:\/\/t.co\/9BWiQjKDi4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; REAL Norman Smiley account (@FilthyTomLawlor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FilthyTomLawlor\/status\/775390617325101057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MitchGagnonUFC\/status\/775381420437045248<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">wwe guy 500k Investment paid every1 but fighters 1 time. 500k could build entire fw division. Invest n wmma not the circus payday fighters<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @CrisCyborg #Bellator249 fight in bio (@criscyborg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/criscyborg\/status\/775451080872210432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/KelvinGastelum\/status\/775416473346977792<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FilthyTomLawlor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FilthyTomLawlor<\/a> here&#39;s a reminder&#8230; He&#39;s just getting paid as the best in the world should get paid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lDw6QTZSPg\">pic.twitter.com\/lDw6QTZSPg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vinny Magalhaes (@VinnyMMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinnyMMA\/status\/775420095468343296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What do you think about CM Punk&#8217;s huge UFC 203 payday? Is it unfair for other newcomers to the UFC? Or was Punk&#8217;s WWE fan base big enough to warrant such a large salary? Sound off in the comments section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CM Punk cashed out big time for his debut fight in the UFC. Punk brought home $500,000 in disclosed pay, not including Reebok sponsorship money. In contrast, his opponent Mickey Gall, who beat Punk by first round submission, took home an earnest $30,000 ($15k to show, $15k to win). 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