Max Holloway takes a jab at the heavyweight division and calls for unity among fighters in the pursuit of better pay in the UFC.

Max Holloway is a former UFC champion. Photo: Reproduction.

Despite being one of the most successful names in UFC history and having been contracted by the organization for almost 15 years, Max Holloway She also has no problem talking about issues that are not so comfortable for the company. Last Tuesday (3), the current BMF champion spoke about one of the most sensitive topics involving the Ultimate's relationship with fighters: payment. According to the former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg), it is impossible to achieve improvements without the unity of the athletes.

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In participation in the Espaitec's 'Mightycast', presented by the former wrestler Demetrious JohnsonThe Hawaiian recalled the period in which Dana White and Jon Jones They were publicly facing a financial impasse in negotiations for a confrontation with Francis Ngannou, who was the heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg) at the time. He felt that the way other fighters perceived the situation was detrimental to the sport as a whole.

"There's one time, in particular, that I always remember. When Jon Jones He said, 'I'll fight Francis, give me 10 million dollars,' and the UFC replied, 'We're not going to pay you that.' Derrick Lewis He said, 'What? Give me a million and I'll fight Francis right now.' We can't do that, brother. You needed to be practically on Jon's side, like, 'That's it, Jon, you deserve 10 million dollars, go out there and get it.' Because, you know what? If he's fighting for ten years, his base salary probably increases too," he stated.

💰🤝Max Holloway says UFC fighters need to work together to get higher pay from the UFC:

“One time will always stick out to my mind. Jon Jones said, “I'll fight Francis, give me $10M” and UFC say' “We're not paying you that.”

Derrick Lewis said, "What? Give me a thousand and... pic.twitter.com/K1a7qVh6zS

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Max Holloway faces Charles Oliveira this weekend.

Charles of the Bronx e Max Holloway face each other in UFC 326. Photo: Disclosure/UFC.

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This Saturday (7), Max Holloway He returns to the octagon to face an old acquaintance: Charles of the BronxThe Brazilian is trying to win the BMF belt in the main event of UFC 326, whose winner can jump the queue and become the number one contender for the linear lightweight title (up to 70,3 kg), currently held by Ilia TopuriaThe two first faced each other in 2015, when they were still prospects in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg). On that occasion, the fighter from São Paulo ended up suffering a neck injury in the opening minutes and was forced to withdraw from the fight.