Demetrious Johnson has a lot of sympathy for former champs taking big pay cuts after losing their titles in the UFC.
Money has become topic du jour in the UFC. That’s not to say that fighters haven’t always cared about money (they have), but what was once a private conversation largely limited to managers and promotion has now become a public point of discussion for just about anyone on the roster who’s had to take a good hard look at their contract lately. As fighters like Rory MacDonald and Benson Henderson have made big, widely reported decisions to entertain (and eventually) accept other offers than the UFC when their contract came due, more fighters are figuring out just what they think they should be worth.