The debate over fighter pay in MMA – and more particularly the UFC’s revenue split between promotion and talent – shows no signs of going away anytime soon. And while a few stars have gone to battle with the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion over their desire to get a bigger piece of the action, it seems that not every fighter feels the UFC is doing their athletes a disservice.
In a recent episode of his TimboSugarShow podcast, rising featherweight star Sean O’Malley gave his opinion on the fighter pay debate. Despite the fact that he’s made it clear several times that the UFC needs to pay him more if they want him to take on elite talent in headlining spots, O’Malley seems to feel much of the roster is getting exactly what they deserve out of the Endeavor-owned organization (transcript via BJPENN.