Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington isn’t happy with the way the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion pays their fighters. In fact, he’s more partial to how WWE does things. Covington was asked about John Oliver’s comments on ‘Last Week Tonight,‘ and came to WWE’s aid.
Covington explained that WWE stars are paid far better than UFC fighters, and even teased appearing at WrestleMania 35 this week, but wouldn’t confirm anything. Here’s what he had to say:
“I did see a little bit of it and I heard little clips of it, but you can’t even compare the two,” Covington said. “I mean, WWE, they’re not making $10,000 paychecks, those guys are getting paid, man. They’re all making at least $500k plus a year minimum.
“Most of them are making multi-millions a year, with their t-shirt deals they’re making even more. And I’m pretty sure all those guys get health insurance and retirement benefits. We don’t get none of that sh*t in the UFC, we don’t get no health care unless we’re fighting. Last time I was in training camp and I broke my hand, I had to pay for that out of pocket.
“Like, that wouldn’t happen in the WWE. So, they don’t even compare. There’s no parallel to it, man. The UFC, we get paid like dog sh*t. It’s pennies over here, and he has no idea, man. If he came and looked into the books and really did some research into the UFC man, there’s no parallel, everyone’s getting taken advantage of in the UFC.”
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