Michael Chandler recently offered his opinion about UFC fighter pay. Chandler’s view on how the promotion pays — and his attitude about those who come from what he called “the lower rungs of society” — was misguided, at best.
The former Bellator champion, who joined the UFC in 2020 with a record of 21-5, a great deal of experience, and a high-level of name recognition in MMA circles, took an approach to the discussion of pay and opportunities that failed to consider that his experiences in life and in sports might not be the same as others.