Francis Ngannou agrees with Luke Rockhold that fighters need to be paid more.<\/p>\n
Ngannou has been vocal about his displeasure with his UFC contract<\/a> and it has been reported that he has just one fight left on his current deal. He has been disappointed with the promotion’s pay, as well as their refusal to let him take boxing fights.<\/p>\n Luke Rockhold was the latest fighter to speak up about poor fighter pay, a move which was given the thumbs up by \u2018The Predator\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not saying anything that\u2019s not real,\u201d Rockhold said about fighter pay at UFC 278 media day. \u201cEverything I\u2019m saying is justified and truthful. Just because I should be in a position of power before I say this sh*t? F*ck off. I have nothing to lose. I don\u2019t need this business. I love fighting, and I\u2019m here to fight the best motherf*ckers, and this happens to be the place where it\u2019s done. The company is f*cking growing, and they\u2019re implementing other little stupid-ass bonuses \u2013 $5,000 here, $5,000 there. $50,000, man? We\u2019ve been stuck on this motherf*cker for 20 f*cking years. I mean, back when GSP was fighting Jake (Shields), I mean, what was it? $100,000? F*cking it was growing.\u201d<\/p>\n Following Rockhold’s comments, Francis Ngannou took to social media to agree with the former champ’s remarks.<\/p>\n Listening to Luke's interview was very pertinent. — Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) August 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
A lot of things that nobody is talking about it and the company just rolls with it.<\/p>\n