Khamzat Chimaev just lately took a swipe at Ronda Rousey over her criticism of how the UFC conducts its enterprise.
“Rowdy” is about to finish her close to decade-long absence from MMA when she faces fellow veteran Gina Carano in a five-round featherweight bout booked as the principle occasion of Most Priceless Promotions’ (MVP) debut MMA present on Could 16 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California. The cardboard may even mark the primary reside MMA occasion to be streamed on Netflix.
Together with her return on the horizon, Ronda Rousey has repeatedly taken aim at her former promoters within the UFC, overtly criticizing how fighters are compensated and supported. A lot of her frustration has been directed at pay points, as she has made it a degree to name out the promotion at each alternative.
The UFC Corridor of Famer additionally revealed that fighters competing on the MVP MMA card on Could 16 will earn a guaranteed minimum of $40,000, with related pay constructions anticipated for future occasions. In distinction, entry-level UFC fighters are nonetheless extensively reported to earn $10,000 to point out and a further $10,000 to win.
Khamzat Chimaev Brushes Off Ronda Rousey’s UFC Fighter Pay Criticism
UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev just lately launched his YouTube channel, together with his first video centered on preparations for his upcoming battle whereas additionally taking a second to deal with Ronda Rousey’s current criticism of the promotion.
Whereas it wasn’t clear what prompted the dialogue, “Borz” instructed that Rousey owes a lot of her success to the UFC, arguing that she possible wouldn’t have reached the identical degree of fame or monetary success with out the promotion elevating her into a world star throughout her tenure within the group.
“There by no means would have been Ronda Rousey with out the UFC,” Chimaev stated in a brand new video weblog posted to his YouTube channel. “I hate this. In the event that they pay good or they don’t pay good, who cares? When she was Olympic champ, what did she make then?”
Like Rousey, Chimaev can also be gearing up for a return subsequent month, the place he’ll make the primary protection of his middleweight title towards former champion Sean Strickland in the principle occasion of UFC 328, set for Could 9 on the Prudential Heart, in Newark, New Jersey.
“Borz” was final seen in motion at UFC 319 in August 2025, the place he captured the 185-pound title with a dominant unanimous resolution victory over Dricus Du Plessis.
