{"id":460181,"date":"2022-10-09T07:47:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T14:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=460181"},"modified":"2022-10-09T07:47:21","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T14:47:21","slug":"shane-burgos-claims-hes-making-a-stupid-amount-of-money-with-new-pfl-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/shane-burgos-claims-hes-making-a-stupid-amount-of-money-with-new-pfl-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Shane Burgos claims he\u2019s making \u201ca stupid amount of money\u201d with new PFL deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shane Burgos claims he&#8217;ll be rolling in dough soon enough thanks to his PFL deal.<\/p>\n<p>Burgos struck gold when he decided to fight out of his UFC contract. This led to him being a hot ticket in free agency. In the end, PFL presented Burgos with an offer that was simply too good to refuse. Burgos <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/shane-burgos-signs-with-pfl-in-free-agency-says-hell-be-a-multi-millionaire-after-the-first-season\/\">inked the deal and he&#8217;s now a PFL fighter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/2022\/10\/mma-news-shane-burgos-blown-away-pfl-contract-stupid-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA Junkie Radio<\/a>, Burgos said that he&#8217;s feeling much richer now that he&#8217;s on the PFL roster.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m going to be making a stupid amount of money,\u201d Burgos told MMA Junkie Radio. \u201cThe money was too good for me to pass up. I couldn\u2019t say no to that money. I\u2019ve got kids I\u2019ve got to feed. The first time I did the free agency thing they gave me an offer, and it was a great offer the first time. In my head I was thinking, \u2018I\u2019m a UFC fighter.\u2019 At the time I wasn\u2019t a prize fighter. This time coming around, I\u2019m a little bit older now. I\u2019m 31 and I\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m a prize fighter.\u2019 That\u2019s a prize.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat I\u2019m getting paid now. That\u2019s a prize. Then on top of that you\u2019ve got the million-dollar tournament, then on top of that you\u2019ve got me doing the commentating gig, which is setting me up for when I\u2019m done competing in the sport. It was a no-brainer when you laid out all the facts into a pros and cons chart.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UFC President Dana White <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-says-big-mistakes-were-made-over-here-in-letting-shane-burgos-hit-free-agency-and-sign-with-pfl\/\">admitted to reporters that the UFC botched<\/a> its handling of Burgos when his contract was up. White expressed his belief that Burgos would&#8217;ve never been a UFC champion, but he valued his exciting fighting style and praised him as a person.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shane Burgos claims he&#8217;ll be rolling in dough soon enough thanks to his PFL deal. Burgos struck gold when he decided to fight out of his UFC contract. This led to him being a hot ticket in free agency. In the end, PFL presented Burgos with an offer that was simply too good to refuse. 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