Mark Hunt on the UFC title: ‘There’s no prestige in that title. There’s no money in that title’

CerebralKnievel said:
Actually not incorrect at all. That's what I said. Ah, wow - a whole 5 days of testing, and he failed 2 out of 8 tests. Ergo, he was using or had substances in his body for every test. Stop attempting to split hairs.
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It was 5 weeks. Carry on. You were just wrong. It’s ok.
 
Hellowhosthat said:
I love Hunto, but he's one of the few fighters I don't think should gripe about pay individually, he was always paid pretty well AFAIK.
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You're comparing him to other UFC fighters when you say he was paid well. But it's shit compared to other sports - that's his point. 16% vs 50% or more.
 
DS7 said:
Hunt also said before the Lesnar fight that he didn't care if Lesnar was roided. Dude got butthurt because he got dominated by a part time fighter.
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AND he was paid 800k for the fight. There are so many UFC HW's who would have LOVED to get a huge fight with Brock Lesnar.
 
KazDibiase said:
Mark Hunt is a legend in combat sports. A K-1 World Grand Prix champion, Hunt is also one of only two men to have competed for both a UFC and Pride heavyweight title. But over the last few years, Hunt has become as known for his battle outside of the cage as for his fights inside it. Following his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 200, a fight which was later revealed Lesnar tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, Hunt waged war with the UFC, suing the promotion, Lesnar, and Dana White, alleging a variety of misconduct, including fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering. Ultimately, Hunt’s lawsuit was dismissed by the district court of Nevada but last month, Hunt’s legal team appealed the dismissal and now Hunt is in a holding pattern, waiting for a final decision to continue forward with his suit.


“My personal lawsuit is about the steroids and making it an even playing field,” Hunt told Submission Radio. “I never got a fair go in this company. They keep getting these cheaters and putting them before health, money before health, people and fighters’ health. And that got to a stage where I just had enough of it and I wasn’t getting anywhere. And this will go to trial, which is where I want to go with this lawsuit. And then we’ll see what actually happens, we’ll see what else they’re hiding.”

The last few years of his UFC career, Hunt became one of the most vocal opponents of PEDs in MMA and particularly of the UFC’s handling of them. He also became highly critical of the UFC’s pay structure, feeling that the UFC does not adequately compensate their fighters. And Hunt isn’t alone. A number of fighters have spoken out against the UFC’s compensation this year, and Hunt says there’s good reason for that: because it’s “garbage.”

“There’s no prestige in that title, in the UFC title. There’s no money in that title. And that’s not just me telling you, you can see from the evidence that everyone’s doing,” Hunt said. “Why would you want to be a UFC fighter? Why would you want to be the heavyweight champion of the UFC? Why would you want to be the champion of these things when they’re just f*ckin’ paying them 16 percent? It’s garbage. It’s honestly garbage. When people say to me about the UFC product, I just sit there I cringe and I laugh. I just go, wow, you’re the world champion of wanting to ask for more money (laughs).

“Because there’s no money. You look at the boxing side, when you make it there, you make it there. When you make it to Anthony Joshua status, Joseph Parker, Tyron Fury, you make it. One fight is $100 million, $50 million. I mean, Conor made that money when he transcended to boxing. So, what’s the point of being a UFC fighter?”

Things weren’t always bad between Hunt and the UFC. There’s a well-known story about how when Zuffa acquired Pride FC, they offered to buy Hunt out of his contract instead of offer him any fights. Hunt refused, wanting the fights he was owed, and he then went on the best run of his MMA career, culminating in an interim heavyweight title shot against Fabricio Werdum. But at this point, Hunt says it’s hard to look back fondly on his time with the organization, given all the bitterness that has ensued.

“Yeah, it’s gone real negative because the bad outweigh the good memories,” Hunt said. “At the end of the day, I ended up fighting against them and not the actual competitors. Not fighting for the world title, fighting to make it even, and realizing this isn’t a fair fight here and I’m never gonna get anywhere unless I put up a lawsuit against these guys. It just ended up being bitter. All the good memories were drowned out by the bad.”


Fortunately for Hunt, that part of his career is now over. Hunt left the UFC in 2018 and has not competed since. That will change next month though when Hunt faces former professional rugby player turned professional boxer Paul Gallen in a boxing match on Dec. 16 in Sydney, Australia. For Hunt, it’s an opportunity to clear the air as he nears retirement from combat sports.

“I’m a fighter at heart,” Hunt concluded. “I wanted to finish my career happy instead of being so bitter at fighting and fighting in general. Especially how they run things. I mean, yeah it was a good offer [to fight Paul Gallen]. Things have worked out well, we made a good deal. And it will be one of the biggest events in fighting on this card here in my home town, which I think is awesome. So, what better way than to finish it off with a couple of boxing fights and then move on, I think.

“I want to have six more fights, to be honest, and finish my career happy.”

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Did he not make $700,000 per fight with his .500 record?
 
12ga. said:
You're comparing him to other UFC fighters when you say he was paid well. But it's shit compared to other sports - that's his point. 16% vs 50% or more.
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Those are team sports with 32 franchises each worth what the whole UFC is.

And those sports are losing viewership anyway.
 
ToiletSmasherTheFierce said:
Those are team sports with 32 franchises each worth what the whole UFC is.

And those sports are losing viewership anyway.
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The Dodgers sold for 2b and LA is one of the biggest markets in the world. Literally no NFL teams are worth more than 4b will the exception of maybe a small handful that would never sell because they are still owned by families...and even that might be a stretch. I don't see any NFL team selling for that much money, season is too short.
 
Paging Mike Hurtz, Mr My Kunt Hurtz'

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Local Plata said:
The Dodgers sold for 2b and LA is one of the biggest markets in the world. Literally no NFL teams are worth more than 4b will the exception of maybe a small handful that would never sell because they are still owned by families...and even that might be a stretch. I don't see any NFL team selling for that much money, season is too short.
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Almost all the high revenue teams pay well below the league average in % of revenue. The yankees paid 28% in 2018. The cowboys pay less than that. The ufc is 1 franchise competing with other mma franchises. That is part of the reality of the economics of the sport. I know that’s not exactly addressing what you said but related....:)
 
CerebralKnievel said:
Actually not incorrect at all. That's what I said. Ah, wow - a whole 5 days of testing, and he failed 2 out of 8 tests. Ergo, he was using or had substances in his body for every test. Stop attempting to split hairs.
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Your talking to the most brazen UFC shill on this site.
 
I support hunt on this matter. If you don't see that the ufc is tyrannical then you are probably an ignorant ufc fanboy/Shill.
 
There is absolutely money in the title. It's one of the few things that makes fighting in the UFC worth it. The champ gets a substantial bump in pay and PPV points. No one else gets PPV points unless they are a superstar or a major signing from another org.

Guys like Woodley and Usman would not attain wealth without the pay bump that comes from being champ.
 
This is what happened last time Mark tried to snatch up a title for all it's prestige and money that'd come with it

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Mark is a funny guy. He fought in Pride, where everyone and their grandma was on a ton of steroids, and never made a fuss, but he won’t stop bitching about the ufc, where at the very least the fighters are getting tested.

I think the truth of it is that he thought he could make millions with a lawsuit after Brock failed his test, and now he’s just pissed that he lost.
 
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