5 times UFC fighters explained why their pay was inadequate

#4 UFC welterweight Mike Perry

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At UFC Uruguay in August 2019, UFC welterweight Mike Perry suffered a decision loss to current top contender Vicente Luque. 'Platinum' also suffered a horrific broken nose after Luque connected with a flying knee.

Later, Perry took to Instagram to post a break-up of his earnings and expenses, with his injury adding to an already lengthy bill.

Perry took to Instagram to speak about fighter pay [PC: Reddit]

Last year, Perry claimed that he has an issue with the tax system and not the size of the UFC's cheques.

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#3 Former UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha Tate

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Former UFC women's bantamweight champion and fan favorite Miesha Tate recently made a comeback to the octagon after five years away, finishing Marion Reneau in the third round.

Soon after the fight, she made headlines by claiming that she had spent 98% of her purse, which was $200,000.

“My whole fight purse was gone; show and win, for this fight. I spent, it had to be about 98 percent at least. So maybe I walked away with a little bit. But out of $200,000? Yeah, I’m just lucky I made a bonus, to be honest. That’s how much it costs. Because you take taxes off the top. 70 percent of my fight purse is gone immediately, right off the top. So I have 30 percent to work with. And that 30 percent I take to buy my organic foods, to get my training gear, heart rate monitors, whatever other things that I need to invest in to make the camp go well. And it’s expensive. You know, it’s very expensive to eat like that.”

Tate also won a Performance of the Night bonus, which she didn't appear to factor into her calculations. 'Cupcake' later elaborated on her comments by saying that not all the money went to her bank account and that she's okay with it.