Guess you didn't see the interview with Ngannou where he said if he wanted just money, he would have signed with the UFC. He said money is all they could offer. He wants health care for the fighters and to be treated like an employee - not an independent contractor. He's trying to change the game. Is money part of it? Sure but that's not the only thing.
The equivalency would be working for a plumping company, being forced to wear a uniform, not getting health care, only being allowed to work on certain customers and not being allowed to work on the side all the while calling you an "independent contractor". That's the UFC and that's a terrible gig. If you are a contractor, you should be able to do your job through the company and then once that job is done, you do anything else you want on the side. In this case box, get sponsors and do everything someone independent is allowed.
