“I want to get paid like an elite level athlete,” Jared Cannonier elucidates his comment on being broke at UFC Vegas 34
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Jared Cannonier made the headlines when he called himself “broke” at UFC Vegas 34. The fighter wishes to be paid like an elite-level athlete.
Jared Cannonier took on Kelvin Gastelum at the main event of UFC Vegas 34. Cannonier won the fight by decision and was interviewed by UFC analyst Daniel Cormier, Jared claimed that he was “broke”. The headlines immediately went back to the “fighter-pay issues” that have been circulating around the MMA community. Jared then went on MMA Fighting’s MMA Hour hosted by Ariel Helwani and elaborated on his statement.
Jared explained how he owes most of his fighter’s pay to someone. “A lot of people don’t understand that when we have these fights that we owe people money after these fights. After this win, 60 percent of my money is already gone. Between the gym, between management, between taxes, on top of that I’ve got bills, credit cards, I got kids, I’ve got a house up in Alaska, I’ve got a house here, I’ve got car payments. That money goes. Money don’t last forever,” Cannonier explained.
“I’m not here to say the UFC isn’t paying me,” says Jared Cannonier
Cannonier is currently the no.3 ranked middleweight in the division according to the UFC rankings. Despite being a top fighter, he doesn’t have any endorsements or promotions. He says in the interview that fighting is his only revenue. “I’m not here to say the UFC isn’t paying me,” Cannonier said. “Because I’m getting paid pretty good from the UFC. It’s just that money don’t last forever. I’m not out here balling out of control, I’m not splurging or anything like that. I’m not stupid, I don’t spend my money on dumb stuff but it’s just life I guess. I would like to get paid.”
“I am an elite level athlete. I would like to get paid like an elite level athlete. Like the one’s in the NFL and NBA and the one’s playing baseball and soccer and doing all that stuff. They get sponsors but they don’t need sponsors. All they need is that check through the organization. That’s what we need here in the UFC. That’s what we would all like.”
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