UFC’s fighter pay problem has come into the limelight once again at UFC London inside the O2 Arena. And Dana White might not be happy about it. This comes as Kurtis Campbell and Danny Silva collided at UFC London on Saturday night. Campbell, unbeaten and predicted to win, started confidently in the first round. But the second round told a completely different story. 

Silva wasted no time, landing a powerful right hook that dropped Campbell almost immediately. Though Campbell managed to get back up, Silva maintained relentless pressure, following up with multiple right hands that repeatedly sent him crashing down. Unable to recover under the barrage, Campbell forced the referee’s intervention just 31 seconds into the round.

The TKO victory marked a statement performance for Silva and a tough, abrupt end to Campbell’s promising debut. During the post-fight interview, the Brazilian confessed that he was broke and needed money for his fight camp, begging the UFC top brass for the performance of the night bonus. 

Fans resonated with Silva’s plea immediately, as they took to social media. 

One user wrote, “Danny Silva: ‘I’m broke, I need money to pay for some camps.’ [Dana White], pay upcoming fighters better.”

A second fan added, “Danny Silva telling the world he’s broke, and can barely afford to pay for his next training camp, (minutes after he just knocked out a dude,) is a bad look for the UFC.”

Someone else commented, “Danny Silva said he’s broke, but the greedy f**ks of TKO don’t want to pay.”

Another added, “‘I’m broke right now’ in a very defeated tone from Danny Silva was absolutely soul-crushing. F**k how the UFC treats its unranked fighters. He deserves that 100k bonus.”

Someone else added, “Very ironic how five minutes before this AI ad, Danny Silva was talking about how broke he is and begged Dana for a performance bonus.”

This is a developing story—stay tuned to learn more.