Fight Contracts Quotes

What brought me to Bellator was Scott Coker, Viacom, and one of my good friends, Mike Kogan.

Boxing is a business.

If I don't have a division in the UFC, I'm going to go to another company like Rizin or Bellator or another organization where they have my division.

UFC is a moneymaking machine. The most important thing for this organization is a brand and its marketing. They have a couple of good fighters, and there are also some very good champions, but they are trying to keep everyone at the same level. The most important thing for them is the promotion, not the fighters.

I take care of Demetrious Johnson, and the UFC takes care of themselves. That's nothing against the UFC; they're a well-oiled machine. They do an amazing job at advertising and making stars.

The UFC wants to put on shows that the fans want to see, and if the fans want to see you fight someone, that's what's going to happen.

It's a really complicated road if you're an MMA fighter.

Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.

How am I one of the biggest fighters in the world and I get bigger paychecks outside of boxing?

Fighters no longer manage themselves: they have a whole team behind them. A fighter has a manager, an agent, a Hollywood agent - they got this and that. And on top of that, they've got their whole team of coaches.