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If things had gone according to plan, dominant UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson would have taken on Ray Borg in the main event of UFC 215 this weekend. Regrettably, Borg was forced out of the fight with an illness at the very last minute<\/a>, leaving Johnson without an opponent \u2013 and apparently, without a payday.<\/p>\n

On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, the flyweight champ explained that he has still not been paid by the UFC \u2013 despite the fact that he was prepared to show up for the fight, and the bout’s cancellation really had nothing to do with him. Luckily, it sounds as though his bout with Borg will be rescheduled for UFC 216 in October, however.<\/p>\n

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\u201cUsually if it\u2019s a quick turnaround, then typically they do not pay the athletes,\u201d Johnson explained (h\/t Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com<\/a>). \u201cHopefully they do make things happen on Oct. 7, if it\u2019s possible, then I can get a pay check. As far as I\u2019m concerned, my black ass should be going to the bank and depositing a check right now and taking my kids to school. But that\u2019s not the case right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhen they said, \u2018Stop cutting weight,\u2019 and the first thing I said, I said, \u2018How the f*ck do I get my money? Do I need to finish cutting weight, step on the scale, so I can get my pay check?\u2019 Because I just trained eight weeks for this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t get a pay check, so I\u2019m still searching for my pay check… They said I have to fight and make weight Oct. 7. Then I\u2019m coming to fight and collecting cash.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Do you think Demetrious Johnson should be paid for UFC 215, even if his bout with Ray Borg is rescheduled for UFC 216?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 9\/12\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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