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Cris Cyborg calls out Daniel Cormier for being ‘paid to shill’ for UFC, deletes tweet

Daniel Cormier, who currently works for the UFC, has officially retired from active competition. While many other fighters have complained about low pay, the two-division champion turned UFC commentator recently praised the promotion again for giving him monetary bonuses throughout his career.

“When people talk about ‘You’re a white knight for the UFC’ why wouldn’t I be? They changed my life,” Cormier said on ESPN.

“After I had lost to Jon Jones, Lorenzo Fertitta gave me a million dollars. Him and Dana gave me a million dollars. They actually called me and said, ‘We are going to give you a million dollars for for the job that you’ve done,” he said.