{"id":437424,"date":"2022-03-23T15:56:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T22:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=437424"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:00:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T23:00:27","slug":"jake-paul-and-jake-shields-rip-the-ufc-over-paddy-pimbletts-embarrassing-payout-pimblett-getting-pimped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jake-paul-and-jake-shields-rip-the-ufc-over-paddy-pimbletts-embarrassing-payout-pimblett-getting-pimped\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Paul and Jake Shields rip the UFC over Paddy Pimblett\u2019s \u201cembarrassing\u201d payout: \u201cPimblett getting pimped\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jake Paul and Jake Shields have taken to social media to rip the UFC over Paddy Pimblett’s recent payout.<\/p>\n

‘The Baddy’ recently competed at UFC London last weekend. The 27-year-old secured a first-round submission victory over Kazula Vargas. For his efforts, he received a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus<\/a> and was praised across the MMA landscape. However, he’s since commented on how much he actually made that night.<\/p>\n

In the days following the event, there were rumors of how much the lightweight earned. He quickly decided to squash those reports and clarified his recent payout. On the Dave Portnoy Show, he noted how he was only<\/a> paid $24,000 for his fight last weekend.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPeople love just to talk about how much you make, don\u2019t they? It\u2019s what they do,\u201d Pimblett said when Portnoy asked him why everyone is curious what he made and followed it up by saying what he actually got. \u201c12 and 12, so 12 to show, 12 to win. (24k total) and then the bonus.\u201d<\/p>\n

In response, many figures across the sports world ripped the figures. UFC fighter pay has been heavily scrutiizned over the last year. It doesn’t help matters when the fast-rising star in the promotion is making less than his performance bonus.<\/p>\n

Some of those fighters who have criticized the UFC are Jake Shield and Jake Paul. Both of them took to Twitter<\/a> to roast the promotion for their pay of Pimblett.<\/p>\n

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I guess he wasn\u2019t the main event but still unreal to make 24k and people in the comments acting like it\u2019s fine<\/p>\n

— Jake Shields (@jakeshieldsajj) March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n