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A former UFC champion lays into the promotion over fighter pay.
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A former UFC champion lays into the promotion over fighter pay.
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Former UFC lightweight champion, Sean Sherk has expressed his displeasure toward the treatment of fighters under his former stomping ground’s banner, encouraging mixed martial artists to form and join a union, before claiming the UFC should be “extremely embarrassed” regarding the rising issue of fighter pay amongst competitors. Sherk, a former undisputed lightweight titleholder under […]
Former UFC lightweight champion, Sean Sherk has expressed his displeasure toward the treatment of fighters under his former stomping ground’s banner, encouraging mixed martial artists to form and join a union, before claiming the UFC should be “extremely embarrassed” regarding the rising issue of fighter pay amongst competitors.
Sherk, a former undisputed lightweight titleholder under the UFC’s banner between October of 2006 and July of 2007, called time on his professional mixed martial arts career back in September of 2013 — last competing back at UFC 119 where he scored a split decision win over fellow veteran, Evan Dunham.
Battling now PFL colour commentator, Kenny Florian for the vacant lightweight championship back at UFC 64: Unstoppable, Sherk lifted the crown via a unanimous decision, before successfully defending the title with a unanimous decision success against Hermes Franca. Sherk was later stripped of the undisputed lightweight championship after he tested positive for the banned substance, nandrolone in his post-fight drug test.
Posting on his official Facebook page, Sherk reflected briefly on his time with the promotion, detailing how not much has changed in regards to how things are handled, before criticising the current situation regarding fighter pay, explaining how the UFC should be “extremely embarrassed” regarding the issue.
“I think the UFC should be extremely embarrassed by the fact that their former champions and top-ranked fighters have to go fight YouTube stars with barely any fighting experience and make 10 times more money than they do in the UFC,” Sherk posted. “I’ve been retired for 10 years and nothing has changed in that organization. UFC fighters are still the worst paid athletes on the biggest stage. Believe me, I have my stories too.“
Sherk is, of course, commenting on the April professional boxing match between former UFC welterweight contender, Ben Askren, and YouTuber, Jake Paul — as well as the upcoming August boxing match between former undisputed welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley and Logan Paul. Both Askren and Woodley claimed that their respective paydays would be the biggest of their professional careers in combat sports.
UFC middleweight contender, Paulo Costa recently commented on the rise of professional boxing matches between the likes of the Paul brothers and UFC fighters, questioning how YouTubers could earn more money in combat sports than actual fighters. His once-slated opponent, Jared Cannonier also explained how someone needs to step up in a bid to secure fighters a larger percentage of revenue from promotions and organizations.
In a response to a Facebook user, Sherk shares the same sentiment as Cannonier, claiming that mixed martial artists need to unionise.
“The fighters aren’t doing anything wrong,” Sherk replied. “The fighters want to win world titles on the biggest stage. I’ve been there so I know. What’s wrong is that the fighters need to unionise, without the UFC there will still be fighters but without fighters, there is no UFC. For some reason the fighters refuse to do that, it has to be an all or nothing kind of thing. The big-name fighters need to jump on board but they’re the ones making big money so they have more to lose than gain.” (H/T BJPENN.com)
A former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion is offering assistance to Conor McGregor. McGregor is coming off a fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The “Notorious” one attempted to become a two-time UF…
A former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight champion is offering assistance to Conor McGregor. McGregor is coming off a fourth-round submission loss to Khabib Nurmagomedov. The “Notorious” one attempted to become a two-time UFC lightweight champion. He couldn’t get the job done and was mauled for most of the fight. Those who thought he’d have […]
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Remember when many considered BJ Penn to be the best fighter in the world? During his run at the top, Penn delivered a resounding finish of top contender Sean Sherk in 2008, landing a knee and following up with several uncontested shots to the face. You can relive that moment when Penn “waved off” the […]
Remember when many considered BJ Penn to be the best fighter in the world? During his run at the top, Penn delivered a resounding finish of top contender Sean Sherk in 2008, landing a knee and following up with several uncontested shots to the face. You can relive that moment when Penn “waved off” the […]
Although he is approaching his 50th birthday, MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer Royce Gracie is apparently not ready to call it quits just yet.
Gracie (15-2-3), who last fought at Bellator 149, defeating fellow MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock via first-round TKO back in February, recently told Brazilian MMA outlet Combate that he is not ready to call it a career yet.
“Man, I’m trying to leave this game,” Gracie said. “I’m not retired. I’m on a break, but it’s hard to quit, because I like to fight. When you like something, it’s not work, it’s a pleasure. Everyone wants to fight me. It’s a long list. That’s good, it shows there’s demand. I’ll face whoever the promotion puts in front of me. I never picked an opponent. “
As Gracie continued, he revealed that he is specifically interested in potential fights with former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, former UFC Champion and UFC Hall Of Famer Dan Severn and martial arts legend Don “The Dragon” Wilson.
“I heard it’s a long list,” Gracie said. “Sean Sherk, Dan Severn, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, everyone wants to fight me. The old guys are showing up.”
H/T: BloodyElbow.com
Although he is approaching his 50th birthday, MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer Royce Gracie is apparently not ready to call it quits just yet.
Gracie (15-2-3), who last fought at Bellator 149, defeating fellow MMA legend and UFC Hall Of Famer Ken Shamrock via first-round TKO back in February, recently told Brazilian MMA outlet Combate that he is not ready to call it a career yet.
“Man, I’m trying to leave this game,” Gracie said. “I’m not retired. I’m on a break, but it’s hard to quit, because I like to fight. When you like something, it’s not work, it’s a pleasure. Everyone wants to fight me. It’s a long list. That’s good, it shows there’s demand. I’ll face whoever the promotion puts in front of me. I never picked an opponent. “
As Gracie continued, he revealed that he is specifically interested in potential fights with former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk, former UFC Champion and UFC Hall Of Famer Dan Severn and martial arts legend Don “The Dragon” Wilson.
“I heard it’s a long list,” Gracie said. “Sean Sherk, Dan Severn, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, everyone wants to fight me. The old guys are showing up.”
H/T: BloodyElbow.com
Throughout the years, we’ve seen time and time again how hard it is for mixed martial artists to walk away from the fight game. For 49-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) legend Royce Gracie, it appears to be even harder. The fighting pioneer returned to action last February in the main event
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Throughout the years, we’ve seen time and time again how hard it is for mixed martial artists to walk away from the fight game.
For 49-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) legend Royce Gracie, it appears to be even harder.
The fighting pioneer returned to action last February in the main event of Bellator 149 to score a highly controversial TKO victory over fellow ageing veteran Ken Shamrock. Gracie got the victory after a long time away from the sport, but his performance didn’t necessarily make any fight fans want to see him compete again.
According to Gracie, however, he will most definitely compete again, telling Combate that he’s ‘not retired’:
“Man, I’m trying to leave this game,” Gracie said. “I’m not retired. I’m on a break, but it’s hard to quit, because I like to fight. When you like something, it’s not work, it’s a pleasure. Everyone wants to fight me. It’s a long list. That’s good, it shows there’s demand. I’ll face whoever the promotion puts in front of me. I never picked an opponent.”
As far as potential opponents go, Gracie claims that a list of fighting legends have expressed interest in fighting him. The Brazilian specifically noted UFC veterans Sean “The Muscle Shark” Sherk and Dan Severn as possible options:
“I heard it’s a long list,” Gracie said. “Sean Sherk, Dan Severn, Don “The Dragon” Wilson, everyone wants to fight me. The old guys are showing up.”
Despite his historic legacy, do you have any interest in seeing Gracie fight again?
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