sanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 14 days agoUFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trumpwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down13
arrow-up1223arrow-down1external-linkUFC champion says he has been banned from White House fight over criticisms of Trumpwww.theguardian.comsanitation@lemmy.today to politics @lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareWhoIzDisIz@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down1·14 days agoConsidering they’re stiffing them by telling them now they’re going to be paid in crypto, dude kinda lucked out.
minus-squareCorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·14 days agoThe crypto was just a “bonus”. They still got paid 50-75k from the UFC
minus-squaresolarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·13 days agoFor context, bonuses are often a huge amount of a UFC fighter’s payout, and can readily be more than the the base pay.
minus-squareteyrnon@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days agoMost UFC fighters get paid shit too, only the big name guys make good money.
minus-squarePalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoHaha this is hilarious.
Considering they’re stiffing them by telling them now they’re going to be paid in crypto, dude kinda lucked out.
The crypto was just a “bonus”. They still got paid 50-75k from the UFC
For context, bonuses are often a huge amount of a UFC fighter’s payout, and can readily be more than the the base pay.
Most UFC fighters get paid shit too, only the big name guys make good money.
Haha this is hilarious.