Jared Cannonier clears up his statements on UFC fighter pay. This past weekend saw two top-ranked middleweights headline a UFC on ESPN. Cannonier ranked at number 3 in the world, took a close and hard-fought decision over Kelvin Gastelum. In the post-fight interview, he told Daniel Cormier that he is broke. Cannonier sat down with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to Discuss fighter pay.
Jared Cannonier on UFC Fighter Pay
“I should have six figures in my account that I don’t even need to touch,” Cannonier explained to Helwani, “I shouldn’t have to worry about ‘if I get injured and I can’t fight anymore, what the hell am I going to do?