{"id":348413,"date":"2020-04-30T06:03:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=348413"},"modified":"2020-04-30T06:03:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:03:02","slug":"mark-hunt-references-jon-jones-to-prove-ufc-does-not-care-about-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mark-hunt-references-jon-jones-to-prove-ufc-does-not-care-about-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hunt uses Jon Jones reference to prove the UFC doesn\u2019t care about their fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Hunt has launched a savage attack on the UFC for not caring about their fighters, and he references Jon Jones to make his point.<\/p>\n

The New Zealand native has been on a crusade against the UFC ever since Brock Lesnar failed a drug test for their UFC 200 fight in 2016. Hunt lost the bout and filed a lawsuit that was eventually dismissed, but that didn’t end his legal battles<\/a> against the promotion.<\/p>\n

Now, the “Super Samoan” has taken issue with the UFC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple fight cards have been cancelled to stop the spread of the virus, but that hasn’t stopped UFC president, Dana White from pushing ahead and finding a venue to host UFC 249 on May 9. He also intends on holding multiple fights from a private “Fight Island.” Hunt scoffed at the UFC’s upcoming plans and fans who support them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll [fans are] doing is paying for them to get richer and richer, and all these fighters are getting screwed,\u201d he said (via MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cSo I don\u2019t support them at all. I don\u2019t care what they\u2019re doing. … Promoting some fights on an island, who gives a f*ck? They allow these cheaters to get by, and it\u2019s just business.<\/p>\n

\u201c[UFC fighters aren\u2019t] even employees. They\u2019re contractors. They share four percent of the revenue, so why would you support that? The fighters aren\u2019t getting the benefits. I think it\u2019s a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunt believes the UFC’s decision to march ahead despite coronavirus concerns proves that they don’t care about their fighters. He also believes that the organization has double standards for some opponents that use performance-enhancing drugs- putting their opponents in danger.<\/p>\n

To prove his point, Hunt mentioned the time that the UFC changed its fight location from Las Vegas to California at UFC 232 on six days’ notice due to a drugs test abnormality from Jon Jones.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook why they\u2019re there,\u201d he said. \u201cThey let juiced-up cheaters fight against guys who don\u2019t cheat, and they don\u2019t give a sh*t if they die or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook how they treat the fighters. You think the UFC actually cares about the fighters or the people who watch? Look what they did with\u00a0Jon Jones. They moved his show in one week from Las Vegas to California. They took all the fans that paid to go there to go f*ck themselves on Christmas. And all the fighters who fought on the card lost 10 percent of their purse? You think the UFC cares about people? They don\u2019t give a shit. People need to actually see what they\u2019re really doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Mark Hunt’s criticisms of the UFC and Dana White? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/30\/2020. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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