Dana White thinks being transparent about fighter pay would make life a lot harder for the UFC’s athletes.
Fighter pay, or the lack thereof, has been a contentious issue in the world of mixed martial arts over the years, with much of the focus on the UFC’s laughable revenue share with its fighters and how it compares unfavorably to other professional sports leagues, such as the MLB, NHL, NBA, and NFL.
The UFC has been fairly secretive regarding what fighters make over the years, but according to White, that’s only because fighters “don’t want” fans to know “what they got paid.