Ronda Rousey is the newest high-profile fighter to voice their support for Jon Jones amid his ongoing dispute with the UFC.
The best MMA fighter of all time requested to be released from his UFC contract on Monday.
Jon Jones says he was subjected to a ‘lowball’ offer to fight on the UFC White House card before Dana White publicly claimed he was never in contention to compete on the cardboard on account of his arthritis diagnosis.
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Ronda Rousey: UFC, pay your fighters properly
Ronda Rousey was asked in regards to the ongoing Jon Jones-UFC drama in the course of the launch press conference for her fight with Gina Carano on May 16.
The previous UFC bantamweight champion immediately jumped into an epic rant about fighter pay.
“It was that the UFC was the very best place that you might are available in combat sports to make a living and be paid fairly. Now, it’s considered one of the worst places to go,” Rousey said.
“It’s why so a lot of their top athletes are going to search out pay elsewhere. It’s why their champions, like Valentina [Shevchenko], are selling pictures of their t–ties on OnlyFans.
“These people, loads of them at the bottom level, they will’t even support their families and reside at poverty-level fighting full-time. This company just got $7.7 billion! There is no such thing as a reason why they will’t afford to pay their athletes at the least a living wage.
“Not even that, to at the least give you the chance to match what these athletes are making in other sports. Why would they expect to get the very best athletes and aspiring kids that wish to be something into MMA? Why not go into football, boxing, or anything?
“They’re bleeding talent due to their short-term greed. They’re fascinated by the subsequent quarter. They’re fascinated by the shareholders. They aren’t fascinated by their responsibility to be stewards of the game.”
How did Dana White react to Ronda Rousey refusing UFC comeback?
Dana White shared a special relationship with Ronda Rousey during her legendary UFC run.
It got here as a shock to many when she decided to make her comeback with Jake Paul‘s Most Useful Promotions.
Last month, White explained why the Rousey vs Carano fight didn’t find yourself happening within the UFC.
“Ronda and I actually have been talking about this since last yr, and it just didn’t work out,” he said.
“I’m pleased… Listen, me and Gina are in a extremely good place, we weren’t at one point, and I’m pleased for each of them.”
White is unlikely to be as cool when he hears Rousey’s latest comments about his company.