Brendan Schaub, left, and Mirko Cro Cop trade punches during their mixed martial arts match at UFC 128 Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Newark, N.J. Schaub won by KO. (Mel Evans, The Associated Press)
When the UFC announced Wednesday the , several of the company’s mixed martial artists weren’t happy.
According to the deal, fighters in their first five UFC fights will make $2,500, while those with 21 or more bouts will make $20,000 per fight. UFC champions will receive $40,000 per match, and their challengers will get $30,000.
I’ve made six figures in sponsorship in each of my last 6 fights
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub)
Denver native Brendan Schaub took to Twitter to vent his frustrations.
“I’ve made six figures in sponsorship in each of my last 6 fights,” Schaub tweeted.
He wasn’t alone:
Hey!
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA)
Congrats , you got the deal of the century. Unfortunately, it was at the cost of the fighters. Hope the bad press is worth it.
— Matt Mitrione (@mattmitrione)
Wow 2500$ for my next fight for reebok sponsorship. ….i mad twice that off 1 sponsor my last fight!!!! Sucks!
— Roger Narvaez (@Silverback316)
First thought as I woke up this morning… I’m making 5 thousand dollars in sponsors for my next fight! yay !
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA)
Hey Floyd here’s 40k and no you can’t have Burger King walk out with you! Here wear these generic shorts all week don’t likem? Too bad
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA)
Lebron unless you have 20 seasons, you are still at 2nd tier in sponsors bro
— Al Iaquinta (@ALIAQUINTA)
