UFC fighter pay, or lack thereof, is a hot topic these days. The UFC, a $4 billion company which logged record revenues last year, has been called out by media, fighters and a certain social media influencer on a consistent basis over it’s failure to share profits with fighters at a level befitting of a mainstream sports league.
UFC President Dana White was recently put on the spot by GQ Sports about low fighter pay, which is estimated at around 17% of total income (NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB all split around 50% of profits with athletes).