Ali Abdelaziz has defended former UFC matchmaker Joe Silva amid accusations from several fighters.<\/p>\n
This week, UFC veteran Mike Pierce came out against the former matchmaker, claiming that Silva unfairly pressured him during his fights. He said that the UFC executive insinuated: “perform how I expect or you’re gone.”<\/p>\n
Fellow UFC veteran Sam Stout also spoke out against his former employer. On Twitter, he revealed<\/a>\u00a0that he was only paid 2k to show and 2k to win for his first\u00a0Octagon<\/a> appearance.<\/p>\n This contributed to the general consensus online that fighters aren’t getting paid fairly. Recently Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal called out the organization for not paying them enough. Henry Cejudo and Conor McGregor remained silent on the UFC pay debacle, but both fighters recently announced their early retirement.<\/p>\n However, Dominance MMA’s Abdelaziz is less than impressed by these fighters’ complaints. Recently on social media, he announced that none of his fighters sign eight-fight deals. In doing so, he insinuated<\/a> that it is the fault of the fighter if they are unhappy with the terms of their contract, including pay. Now, he has come to the defence of Joe Silva.<\/p>\n I see a lot of people bashing Joe Silva \u2014 Ali Abdelaziz (@AliAbdelaziz00) June 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
\nBut the question is why you didn\u2019t tell him this whe he was a matchmaker
\nI know I did , Honestly Joe never did me wrong . It\u2019s Complet up to us to agree or disagree on deals<\/p>\n