Former UFC lightweight title challenger Gray Maynard says UFC fighters are treated a bit like strippers.<\/p>\n
Maynard made this comparison in a fantastic interview with Steven Rae of The Body Lock<\/a>.<\/p>\n In this interview, Maynard dove into the topic of fighter pay, explaining how fighters will often be forced to sign unfavorable contracts and kept quiet with unpredictable backstage bonuses.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople have no idea how ruthless this sport is business-wise,” Maynard told The Body Lock. “I mean people have no idea. We\u2019re kind of like strippers \u2013 we get tipped out and we get a shitty pay.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was kind of how it worked,” Maynard added. “We had a bad contract, but that we would get a little bit of money afterwards and it was like what is this, a tip? You can\u2019t guarantee us this cash? It happens all across the world its not just here. Promoters just get that power and all the guys just turn into numbers, they constantly think \u2018how can we make the most off him.\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s the wild, wild west man, the wild west. We don\u2019t know the numbers and everybody\u2019s just trying to get what they can get on a small portion and not looking at the big picture.\u201d<\/p>\n Maynard is not the first fighter to mention these shady UFC practices. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones also eluded to these practices on Twitter recently, explaining how a gifted Bentley encouraged him to take a fight with Lyoto Machida.<\/p>\n Impressed a young kid with a Bentley to fight Lyoto Machida while they collected millions<\/p>\n \u2014 Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) June 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n