Miocic made his first title defense against Overeem, in September 2016. (Photo: Getty Images)
Not even the heavyweight belt is enough to stop Stipe Miocic satisfied in the sporting field. This past Monday (16), the heavyweight champion revealed that he is very uncomfortable with the UFC, and the reason is just one: money. According to the fighter, he was frustrated to discover that he had received a lower salary than his opponent in his last fight, when he knocked out alistair overeem at UFC 203, in Cleveland (USA), his hometown.
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"(It's terrible. Things definitely need to be changed. Something has to change. Is not fair. (…) I just felt like I was a little upset. I try to do things right and work with them, and they just didn't give me much. That's my fault, but they also knew what they were doing. They turned my kindness into weakness. They told me it was the best deal they could get, and I said, “Oh, okay, great.” And then I discovered that it wasn’t”, said Miocic, in an interview with the program The MMA Hour (USA).
When asked if he had spoken to his bosses about the matter, the champion said yes, but highlighted that the justifications did not convince him.
"Bla bla bla bla. They just made up some excuse. You're making money from me in my hometown, and you're giving more money to the man who is a challenger and who has never won the UFC title? It should definitely change. The fact that my challenger made more money than me in my last fight was just a kind of slap in the face”, said Stipe, who concluded by saying that he doesn't intend to make 'a lot of money', but rather fairer values, which are in line with your current status.
“We are definitely not being unfair. We're not looking for a couple million or anything like that, but definitely getting paid for winning the belt, defending it in my hometown, and the guy making more money than me is just unheard of. This is terrible,” she concluded.
Stipe Miocic, 34 years old, won the heavyweight belt in May 2016, when he knocked out Fabricio Werdum in the main fight of UFC 198, held in Curitiba. He defended his belt once, against Alistair Overeenm last September, at UFC 203. On that occasion, he also knocked out his opponent in the first round. In total, there are ten victories and only two defeats in Ultimate, the last one to Junior Gypsyin December 2014.
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