Perhaps the biggest criticism on the UFC for quite some time now, has been about the pay they give their athletes. This hot button issue has only been discussed even more as of late, after the very public contract dispute between the UFC and their heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou.
Some fighters are trying to work on getting athletes paid better, whether it’s through speaking out and raising awareness, or from far more specific efforts in legislation with the Ali act and the ongoing antitrust lawsuit. On the other hand, there are also a few others that quickly come to the UFC’s defense.