Luke Rockhold, the former UFC middleweight champion, has slammed his boss Dana White over his recent takes on fighter pay.
Promotional president White has declared the promotion, who pay first-time fighters as little as £9,500 to compete on internationally broadcast ESPN and BT Sport cards, can't be criticised for their purse structure. He insists boxing has caused major problems by having fighters earn exorbitant purses, forcing some undercard fighters to be underpaid.
But Rockhold disagrees, and implored his employer to "shut up" after his controversial recent interview with GQ. Speaking on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, the middleweight explained his grievances, saying that the UFC president should focus more on fighters than exorbitant gestures like his recent $250,000 cash gift to YouTube star Kyle Forgeard of Nel.
