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Dana White and Ronda Rousey. (Photo: Publicity)
However Ronda Rousey While she is in full preparation to return to MMA against pioneer Gina Carano on May 16th, the former UFC bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) seems willing to wage a battle with her former organization through the media. At the press conference held to promote the first Mixed Martial Arts event organized by Most Valuable Promotions and broadcast on Netflix, the judoka took a jab at Dana White and his associates without much restraint.
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Known for her strong and outspoken personality, Rowdy didn't hold back in her criticism of the UFC's payment policy, which has been heavily criticized by various figures in the sport over the years. Following a similar line of reasoning to that raised by... Jake PaulRonda went on to cite the entry of athletes into exclusive content platforms as one of the consequences of the unprofitable nature of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
“In the past, the UFC was the best place to make a living in combat sports and be paid fairly, but now it’s one of the worst places to be. That’s why so many of its top athletes are leaving to seek better salaries elsewhere. That’s why champions like Valentina (Shevchenko) are selling pictures of their breasts on OnlyFans. These people, many of them from the base, can’t support their families. They live in poverty fighting full-time. This company just received $7,7 billion. There’s no reason why they can’t pay their athletes at least a decent salary, and even that, at least something that matches what these athletes earn in other sports,” Rousey said last Tuesday (10) in Los Angeles.
Ronda Rousey just went on a rant about the UFC's fighter pay 😳
“The UFC is one of the worst places to go. Their champions like Valentina are selling pictures of their t*tties on OnlyFans.
They just got $7.7 billion dollars. There's no reason they can't pay their athletes.” pic.twitter.com/TkaB6ljymb
— Happy Punch (@HappyPunch) March 10, 2026
According to the former champion and Olympic medalist, the predatory way in which the company has been managed maximizes UFC profits, but tends to harm the development of the sport as a whole over the years, especially when compared to other North American leagues.
“Why would they expect to attract the best athletes and the most promising young talents to MMA? Why not invest in American football? Why not in boxing? Why not in any other sport? They are wasting talent because of short-term greed. They are thinking about the next quarter. They are thinking about the shareholders. They are not thinking about the responsibility of being guardians of the sport's future,” he concluded.
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