{"id":325783,"date":"2019-09-20T07:25:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=325783"},"modified":"2019-09-20T07:25:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T14:25:48","slug":"dana-white-bashes-fan-for-fighter-pay-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-bashes-fan-for-fighter-pay-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White bashes fan for fighter pay question"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighter pay is a hot button issue in MMA, and UFC President Dana White seems to be growing tired of it.<\/p>\n<p>During a fan Q&amp;A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\/status\/1174767122951692288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Twitter<\/a> on Thursday afternoon, the UFC boss was asked why fighters are paid so little. He responded a with a bit of name-calling, and with an assurance that fighter pay will probably always be an issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Q: Why are you so cheap and pay fighters less than what they should be paid? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AskDana?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AskDana<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boo_el_prez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Boo_el_prez<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e8RGfopv3i\">pic.twitter.com\/e8RGfopv3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; danawhite (@danawhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\/status\/1174767122951692288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, you&#8217;re a dick, let&#8217;s start there,&#8221; White replied. &#8220;You don&#8217;t know what fighters get paid. Everybody wants more money, everybody needs more money it&#8217;s always gonna be an issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, many fighters have complained about the size of their pay checks. One of the latest to do so was UFC flyweight Paige VanZant, who went so far as to say she makes more money posting on Instagram than she does from fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make way more money sitting at home, posting pictures on Instagram, than I do fighting,\u201d VanZant said on Ariel Helwani&#8217;s MMA Show recently. \u201cWhen I did my contract negotiation the last time, the talk was, \u201cI can\u2019t pay you more than a female champion.\u2019 Okay, but why are comparing me to just women? All of us should be getting paid more in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want a significant pay raise, to be completely honest,\u201d she added. \u201cI\u2019ve just been extremely accomplished outside of the UFC, as well as inside of the UFC. Five wins in the UFC, four finishes, I\u2019ve been main event twice, and I think someone with those accolades should be paid more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for VanZant, this comment was more or less blown off by Dana White, who merely applauded her for finding other ways to make money<\/p>\n<p id=\"TBgzfC\">\u201cGood for her,\u201d White said this summer. \u201cThat\u2019s awesome. Listen, if a fighter can make more money doing other things, good for her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of these comments from Dana White? Should UFC fighters be paid more?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 9\/20\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighter pay is a hot button issue in MMA, and UFC President Dana White seems to be growing tired of it. During a fan Q&amp;A on Twitter on Thursday afternoon, the UFC boss was asked why fighters are paid so little. 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