Paddy Pimblett, Touted as UFC London’s Biggest Star, Reveals Embarrassing Pay by UFC and Dana White

UFC finally went back to London, after being away for nearly 2 years. The grand return to the O2 arena saw many top-rated English fighters picking up wins, and produced future stars of the promotion in Tom Aspinall, Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett, Arnold Allen, and more.

The fight card was delivered thoroughly, and it left the fans wondering when will the promotion return.

Paddy Pimblett took home a meager pay despite his superstar status

The road towards the top in UFC isn’t easy, and it takes a lot of hard work and determination to even break into the ranks. Every fighter longs to become a marquee name in the business, but not everyone can rise up to that level. Fighters have to start from the bottom and even though some of them are carrying huge hype, the pay definitely doesn’t scale up in the same manner.

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In a recent conversation with The Dave Portnoy Show With Eddie & Co, popular fighters, Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann shed light on their respective pay. Undoubtedly, Pimblett was a key attraction of the event, and yet the fighter was only rewarded 24k. He said,” Yeah 12 and 12, oh yeah 12 to show 12 to win”

McCann was also quizzed about her pay, and she stated that every fighter has to pay their dues. It takes a long time to scale up the ranks, and with each fight, the pay also grows. She said,” You have to pay your dues, but I will tell you one thing dave, Dana would be getting the money out for our boy Patrick now,” she continued,” I think it was 40 and 40, that’s my 8th fight. Paddy will probably get paid more than me now, with his next deal. “ 

UFC president Dana White was quite impressed with the card, and the promotions return. He stated that he had a great time being there and hoped to return to the country again in the same calendar year. At one point, White even contemplated moving the event to Abu Dhabi due to conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

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However, the massive success of the entire event has compelled him to return to Europe, as he also stated his next target would be to host a card in France.