UFC: Joe Rogan sounds off on fighters’ wages – ‘I think they should get paid more’

Speaking on his podcast with comedian Andrew Schulz, Joe Rogan says fighting ‘is a crazy way to make a living’

Dana White and the UFC finds itself in pay disputes with a number of fighters including Jon Jones and Jorge Masvidal

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Joe Rogan said he would like to see UFC fighters get paid more. Photo: YouTube

Published: 4:02pm, 11 Jun 2020Updated: 4:02pm, 11 Jun 2020

UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan said he thinks fighters are undervalued, however understands the financial situation at hand.

“I think they should get paid more,” said Rogan while talking with American comedian Andrew Schulz. “It’s a crazy way to make a living, I think you should get the most amount of money you could possibly get. But, it’s also a business.”

UFC president Dana White currently finds himself in tough negotiations with a number of fighters, most notably light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, who said he was relinquishing his title after failing to reach an agreement with the UFC to fight Francis Ngannou at heavyweight.

“It gets to a situation where you get a guy like Jon Jones whose like, ‘I got a contract for light heavyweight, but what do you want to give me to fight Francis Ngannou? I want a lot of [expletive] money because that guy is terrifying’, and [the UFC] say you get what you are paid in your contract. And he’s like, ‘Well I’m not fighting then.’ And they go, ‘OK.’ And it’s one of those situations where I don’t know who is right and who is wrong. I don’t know how much money they would make for that.”

Rogan said he doesn’t discuss financial details with the UFC, however commented on Endeavor Group Holdings, formerly known as William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME), which is the company that bought the UFC in 2016.