Footage has emerged and revealed the second through which UFC announcer Bruce Buffer informed a fighter to not point out pay in his post-fight interview.
On Wednesday (8 March), Twitter user @DovySimuMMA shared a video that gave the impression to be taken from the aftermath of Damir Hadzovic’s TKO win in opposition to Marco Polo Reyes in 2019.
In the footage, Hadzovic seems to subtly inform Buffer: “They don’t pay us enough to do this s***.”
Buffer replies: “I know, I know, but if you keep fighting like this you will [get paid more].”
As Hadzovic walks away, Buffer grabs the Bosnian’s consideration and laughs: “Just don’t say that in your interview!”
While Hadzovic’s preliminary reply is inaudible, the 36-year-old goes on to say: “And I won’t beg for 50 grand [a performance bonus].”
“Yeah, there you go, but I hope you get it,” Buffer responds.
Hadzovic didn’t obtain a efficiency bonus for his second-round stoppage of Reyes.
Fighter pay is a controversial subject within the UFC, with the promotion’s president Dana White often defending the quantity that athletes obtain.
However, many fighters have criticised the corporate for under-paying its athletes, with new heavyweight champion Jon Jones amongst these to deliver up the difficulty.
Before making his long-awaited return to the ring this month, Jones was concerned in a pay dispute with the UFC, as was Francis Ngannou previous to his exit from the promotion in January.
Ngannou relinquished the heavyweight title when he left the UFC, earlier than Jones received the belt by submitting Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on Saturday (4 March).
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