{"id":403310,"date":"2022-01-11T06:18:33","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=403310"},"modified":"2022-01-11T06:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:18:33","slug":"mark-hunt-slams-the-ufc-over-fighter-pay-look-at-the-champions-in-the-sport-what-have-they-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mark-hunt-slams-the-ufc-over-fighter-pay-look-at-the-champions-in-the-sport-what-have-they-got\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hunt slams the UFC over fighter pay: \u201cLook at the champions in the sport, what have they got?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt has hit out at the UFC over fighter pay as his ongoing legal battle with the promotion continues.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2016, Mark Hunt&#8217;s UFC journey hit a major road block after he was beaten by Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. The win in itself wasn&#8217;t too controversial as opposed to the aftermath, in which it was changed to a no-contest due to Lesnar testing positive in a post-fight drug test.<\/p>\n<p>A recent report claimed that Hunt had to pay UFC in <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/mark-hunt-offers-ultimatum-to-dana-white-and-the-fertittas-you-win-i-drop-the-lawsuit-i-win-you-pay-every-fighter-you-have-ripped-off\/\">legal fees<\/a> and during an appearance on The MMA Hour, the heavyweight made it clear that he isn&#8217;t going to be silenced.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Hunt Believes He Got \u2018Blacklisted\u2019 By Major MMA Promotions Due To UFC Lawsuit\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rF3jScKMz4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI support all the guys that I\u2019ve helped train with and that helped me train to get where I was, I\u2019ve tried my best to help all of those guys,\u201d Hunt said when asked if he still watches MMA. \u201cBut I don\u2019t like watching UFC or fighting in general, because I know what it\u2019s like at the top. I know what they\u2019re fighting for, which is nothing. They\u2019re fighting for nothing. I\u2019m the world champion of what? Explain to me what you\u2019re the world champion of.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIf you\u2019re the world champion of boxing, there\u2019s reality. You have made it to the top, you don\u2019t have to worry about money, don\u2019t worry about nothing. There\u2019s the goal to reach. Mount Everest. But in the UFC, you make it to the top, what do you get? Look at the champions. Don\u2019t look at what I\u2019m saying, look at the champions in the sport, what have they got? They\u2019re sitting there complaining about money. You\u2019re the world champion of nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Quotes via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/1\/10\/22877226\/mark-hunt-slams-ufc-fighter-pay-says-stars-compete-to-be-the-world-champion-of-nothing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Fighting<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think about Mark Hunt vs the UFC and what it could lead to? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments, BJPENN Nation!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt has hit out at the UFC over fighter pay as his ongoing legal battle with the promotion continues. Back in 2016, Mark Hunt&#8217;s UFC journey hit a major road block after he was beaten by Brock Lesnar at UFC 200. 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