“It’s Terrible”: Joe Rogan Compares UFC and Boxing Fighter’s Pay

Pay issues at the UFC have been a point of discussion for a while; especially when boxer Jake Paul started taking digs at UFC President Dana White for the same. However, Joe Rogan spoke about the issue in a conversation with Aljamain Sterling and compared UFC and boxing.

Hence, Rogan said, “… but when people think there’s a lot more money in boxing, there definitely is a lot of money in boxing at the top, top level. But like, dudes who just are fighting in the beginning, they don’t get paid anything. It’s terrible. It’s not like, the UFC. If you make it into the UFC, at least, there’s like a minimum.”

UFC bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling agreed with Rogan. He went on to speak about his own experience with the promotion and their pay standards. He explained how a huge chunk of the money the fighters make goes to their coaches, management, and so on.

Thus, it is a tough road for upcoming fighters. However, both the personalities agreed that only those athletes who want it as their career make it to the top.

Rogan further said, “But at a certain point, then it comes to the argument, ‘well boxing has more money for its champions. And if that, I mean, what is the like, what did Gervonta get for that knockout on Saturday night?”

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As reported by ‘Sporting News‘, Gervonta Davis, who recently knocked out Ronaldo Romero in their boxing match, made around $2 million.

Joe Rogan’s stance on fighter pay issues at the UFC

As reported by ‘MMA Fighting’, Joe Rogan was able to see the situation from both the perspectives of the promotions and the fighter.

He said (h/t MMA Fighting), “But there’s also fighters that agree to certain deals. They agree to like, an 8-fight deal at X amount per fight, and then they become more popular and then they want to renegotiate their deal, and the UFC is like, ‘Look, we’re just trying to stay open. We’re not going to renegotiate anything. You can take it or you can leave it, but this is what it is.’ I think it’s a matter of that.”

Moreover, Rogan also proposed a solution. According to him, fighters would benefit from higher competition. He feels the emergence of other MMA promotions would benefit the fighters, as there would be more options.

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Do you agree with Rogan’s point of view?