Michael Bisping has defended the UFC over recent disputes regarding fighter pay.
Over the past few weeks, UFC fighter pay has once again become a main topic of conversation in MMA, due to the return of Ronda Rousey.
After announcing she will compete on the first ever MMA event on Netflix, promoted by Jake Paul and MVP, she turned her attention to the UFC establishment, waging war on them.
Despite the ongoing conversation surrounding UFC fighter pay, the promotion scored big this past Monday, tying down their biggest active star Alex Pereira to an eight-fight deal.
Michael Bisping claims UFC champions are all on good money
At 38 years old, ‘Poatan’ likely only has two to three more fights left in his career, and so signing an eight-fight deal practically ties him down for his entire career.
Because of the seemingly changing landscape in the sport, his decision to tie himself down has been criticized by the wide majority of UFC fans.
Former champion, Michael Bisping, though, has defended the Brazilian’s decision to pledge his long-term future to the premier MMA promotion.
“I assume he was making somewhere around $3 million to $4 million per fight, this new deal, which probably does lock him up for the rest of his combat sports life is probably going to be around the $6 million range,” Bisping said in a video on his YouTube channel.
“And look at this, Alex Pereira is not complaining, he is happy, and it’s the same story with all the guys at the top of the sport. I know just recently a lot of people have been talking s— about the UFC but funnily enough, the champs, the people at the top of the sport, the best on the planet, the guys that drive the sport, they’re not b——-, they’re not complaining.”
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That, though, is not true as recently, former UFC champion Jon Jones publicly asked to be released from his long-term contract as he is unhappy with recent offers from the UFC.
Fellow UFC star Conor McGregor is also in talks to potentially make his comeback to the sport, however, it is unclear how recent negotiations have gone.
Bisping went on to claim that Pereira is getting ‘compensated accordingly’ despite not knowing the details of his new deal.
‘Poatan’ is still hopeful of securing a future fight against Jones, stating that the UFC are unlikely to release him from his contract and that Jones will want to return and have no choice other than to fight…
2026-03-17 15:54:53
