Dana White is the President of the UFC and is certainly a controversial figure in the world of MMA. Dana White was also previously accused of an ‘illegal crime’ in Las Vegas.
Dana White and the issue with fighter pay for UFC stars remains one of the most controversial and well-discussed topics in the world of MMA right now. Another question of fighter pay was made after Cheyanne Buys’ situation, where she learned that she had won the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus worth $50,000.
Shen would then reveal how she was struggling hard financially and was even broke. This ultimately led to a lot of backlash for her being put into this position. Dana White recently spoke to MMA Junkie’s John Morgan ahead of UFC 265 and answered questions about the issue of fighter pay.
“There’s a lot of people that are on their way up, she’s on her way up, that are broke, struggling, trying to make it. But I’d say the flip side to that is she’s 1-1 in the UFC and she’s made, what, 80 grand in the last six months.
“Listen, you got to go out. This is one of those sports you got to win. If you win, everything’s good, if you lose, everything’s bad. That’s the nature of this beast
