Horrible Boss: UFC's Stingy Bonus History

[@KerplunkTM]

"blame these guys" was such a scumbag thing to say

[@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96]

they put on a stinker, its their fault entirely

[@Stevo0929]

@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96while they 100% did put on a stinker. It’s a scum bag move to blame them for why everyone else is now going to suffer. Like it’s just a cop out.

[@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96]

@@Stevo0929 it’s not, you can’t ask for something and then not deliver. It’s entirely their fault and ruined it for everyone else

[@dave9547]

​@@SadBoysCollectiveCirca96🤡

[@rickyl8111]

Easier for him to ignore the fact that he had local fighters fighting between 3 and 5 AM. Gee, i wonder why they seemed half asleep

[@Drew791]

It’s disgusting the way he gifts quarter million dollar stacks to the Nelk boys or casually drops a million at the Black Jack tables with Aidin Ross on a kick stream. It’s his personal money but it’s a bad look when his fighters are putting their lives on the line here.

[@colindowden2182]

You just answered your question, it's his own money.

[@Drew791]

@@colindowden2182it wasn’t a question… but sure

[@Thunderfist_McBeefcake]

@@Drew791 not his fighters either. People like you need to stop conflating Dana and the UFC.

[@kymkymo]

It's not his personal money, it's the money he leeched off the fighters life-risking labor

[@colindowden2182]

@kenmken You guys would cry about fighters' pay, but still stream ppv, it's kinda hypocritical.

[@ClydeYouTuber]

Awesome to see you grinding out videos, brother.

[@MollyWhopMMA]

Hey Clyde, thanks a lot!

[@ParrotMan01276]

Clyde, come get this Tekken work. You can't duck me forever!

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

@@MollyWhopMMA 💯

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

@MikeYork-bn1mt JokeWRLD banned me for saying that. Because they took it as a slight at Joe Rogan

[@jspringer86]

@@MollyWhopMMA The same people complaining about fighter pay are the same people sailing the seven seas for PPVs.

[@aaronbarkley539]

Dana white is by far the most stingy and cheapskate boss in any sport today, the dude thinks giving someone an extra 100k is a lot of money meanwhile mainstream sports (which he claims the UFC is) gives bench players millions a year to do nothing.

[@j.menapace625]

And MMA fans are by far the dumbest and most emotionally-charged bunch of women in all of sports-- constantly crying about something and constantly comparing the UFC to things that run on completely different business models and are at completely different stages of their life cycle.

[@CAW139]

They do nothing during the games, but practice is important and having strong training partners helps contribute to the strength of a team.

[@darthsiddious7469]

mainstream sports have unions. the players aren't given anything, the owners are forced to pay up.

[@orangeiceice12]

Its a different sport. UFC is PPV and ESPN+, UFC Video Game, merch. Compare to NFL.

[@wowskaterchick]

He is cheap af

[@bretadams4437]

Honestly can't forget the tax on that bonus

[@organic723]

...don't forget his contempt for the fans!!

[@TheMutantProductions]

That’s another video in itself

[@DavidGarcia-oi5nt]

And his own mother

[@Grayson_Baker]

He doesn't love his wife!

[@timmeeyh6523]

and the athletes

[@TheSquad4life]

That isn’t spoken about nearly as much cos it’s a tad more subtle

[@maxvegas5423]

Dana watching this while oiling himself up and yelling "I pay my fighters well and Jon Jones is the greatest pound for pound fighter full stop, period!"

[@Richard-Reloaded]

And Francis made more in one fight vs AJ than Jon has made in his entire UFC career.

[@peternorth1721]

“Ask Jon f***** Jones if he gets paid enough. If youre asking who gets paid enough and you havent asked Jon Jones then you have absolutely no business talking about pay. Period.”

[@logosfocus]

it's almost time for his 5o/c hgh and experimental shots

[@megamanxhunter]

@@Richard-Reloaded In 2 fights vs Fury and AJ, you mean.

[@Richard-Reloaded]

@@megamanxhunter nah in 2 fights he's doubled Jon's career earnings.

[@braidenb3973]

Dana’s response to this would be “well then you start your own league and pay fighters how you want” 🤦‍♂️

[@MollyWhopMMA]

That's exactly it!

[@madgavin7568]

All the while failing to mention that in this business environment today, its virtually impossible to start an MMA league that can compete with the UFC. The UFC hit the jackpot with TUF that'll never be replicated again, and they rode that wave buying out all the competition and talent from Pride and Strikeforce, effectively monopolizing the sport so all the big stars came into the UFC who made them so much money they became too big to fail. Dana caught lightning in a bottle that he's rode to financial glory since, and he either doesn't realize it, or he'll never admit it.

[@AlexCS8]

​@@MollyWhopMMAwell why don't you do it? many have tried

[@buddhastl7120]

🤣🤣🤣

[@braidenb3973]

@@AlexCS8 I don’t have to create a shoe company to say that Nike using child workers is wrong

[@robd3529]

It’s almost like Dana will look for any excuse not to pay his fighters more money

[@jaamall]

Sounds like a business man. But lets be honest, these fighters need a union.

[@madgavin7568]

@@jaamall They do, but they'll never unionize because MMA is a selfish sport. Any fighter that tries to unionize, the UFC cuts them and replaces them with someone who'll fight for peanuts. If the stars of the sport try to unionize as they did back in 2015-16, the UFC will bribe them with bigger contracts to keep their mouths shut.

[@bigmanbigman2544]

Pay them millions for putting on boring fights 😂

[@Joshpower57]

​​@@jaamalla union won't fix it, they need the courts to get rid of this contract crap that screws fighters and they need to enforce that MMA event creators can't take more than 50% of the profits. The rest goes to the fighters. Asks teachers how unions screw up the classroom

[@jaamall]

@@Joshpower57 ask the NBA or NFLPA. Works pretty well for them and they could get "no trade" clauses.

[@aleddave]

Dana's behaviour was so strange after the UFC event... Leon vs Balal wasnt a barn burner like he said but no one expected it to be. He really left a bitter taste in everyone's mouth after that

[@pstratos7]

Leon vs Belal at 5 am local time was such a recipe for disaster

[@aleddave]

@pstratos7 totally agree, completely disrespectful to anyone attending. Clearly doesn't think about hard working people spending money to attend.

[@WhispersOfaSilhouette]

When I heard that during the event I was caught off guard. They make UK fans stay up past 12pm to watch the UFC live, so why can’t they have the courtesy to make local UK cards earlier in the day for overseas fans 😐

[@julesbrunton1728]

​@@WhispersOfaSilhouettenobody makes UK fans stay up past midnight to watch UFC except the UK fans themselves. Maybe premier league games should kick off at 2am local time so I can watch it live when I get home at 3pm? I'm sick of the FA making me stay up late! 😂

[@danielsimms4262]

​@@julesbrunton1728The point is don't schedule it at a ridiculous time.

[@thejkyle]

I’m actually surprised Dana hasn’t just done away with bonuses all together, the cheap bastard.

[@bronmill33]

he’d pay the fighters in company gift cards if he could

[@PauloGarcia-sp5ws]

@@bronmill33 Yep, and open up a company store, the only place you can use your "bonus".

[@ttubebaby]

The reason people care about raising the bonuses is because he doesn't pay anyone enough in the first place.

[@Andyleobl]

💯 and purchasing power doesnt exist in danas world and then we still have to see shitty apex events. Quality of fights has been down since 2020 imo.

[@amersalaka1764]

@@Andyleobl exactly the post pandemic ufc has been a terrible product

[@McGaziev]

I am so glad someone finally did the Scrooge McDana math, what a jabroni he is.

[@J1283-s1k]

Just when we needed him, MollyWhoppery returns.

[@TheTraya]

With the UFC, basically getting rid of of any real journalism or reporting in their sport, they basically don’t have to answer to anyone. People like you are going to be so important to the future of the sport and to the fighters themselves who naturally are just not capable of dealing with this in the right way. I really hope in another 5 to 10 years. This was all just a bad memory of the way the sport used to work.

[@-Ice_Cold-]

Unless its complete company management change, nothing will change

[@poeticyy]

How did he get rid of journalism in the sport besides banning Helwani?

[@apoiner]

If Dana’s your boy, says a lot about the strength of your character.

[@Recon6delta]

Total facts! Well said!

[@firstbradley3281]

I remember hearing somewhere outside MMA. They said Dana White was highly respected by the MMA community that made me giggle.

[@Alexander07882]

Not anymore he's a joke now

[@Ghost-In-The-Machine-II5]

When it comes to the ufc I'm forever sailing the high seas, no regrets

[@vipersb1]

Agreed. Funny thing is I'd happily pay to watch, if pricing was anywhere near reasonable.

[@notgarybrown]

15 years an MMA fan and the only money they ever got from me was for EA UFC (worth it)

[@ronny2shoes]

Same here brother. Every single card, do not care. Thank God for the Internet ❤️

[@AlexCS8]

that's cute, just be honest you can't afford the ppv

[@kman9884]

⁠@@AlexCS8Just be honest and say you’re a moron paying for an inferior product.

[@iago9711]

Zuffa had a different strategy. Under the fertitas the strategy is to make the UFC as a company the most attractive product they could. Pay the big bucks, get all the fighters, get sanctioned in all states, get drug testing, and keep everyone relatively content. Post sale UFC strategy is: we took out 4.5 billion dollar loans to buy this thing, time to milk it for everything its worth. Cut all costs, hire a bunch of fighters who will fight for a 10 and 10 contract, don't ever book any fighters who have contracts that are too expensive, and if you do just make them the headliner. Raise seat prices to the maximum, cut staff to a minimum, get big sponsors, big broadcast deals, and nobody gets any raises. The UFC is being gutted like a fish and any of those superstars we fell in love with in the early days wouldn't fight in the UFC at these wages

[@CGoody564]

Agree to disagree. The wages people are fighting for now are well beyond what fighters got paid in the past. Those early stars primarily made their money from outside sponsorships, not prize money. If outside sponsorships we're still allowed, they could cut all these costs and the fighters wouldn't be getting shafted nearly as hard.

[@craigfletcher-zn8kl]

Great comment your spot on.

[@habib2938]

This what happens when you’re owner by zionists now

[@adlad3199]

@@CGoody564 Yes but the UFC wasn't a giant company at that time and was still building a brand.

[@megamanxhunter]

Don't forget all those government contracts they get to host events.

[@1974Imperium]

Fighters need a union. The pay situation vs. UFC profits are a complete joke. Ridiculous.

[@twobirdsstonedatonce]

It's been tried and is pretty much doomed to fail unless ALL the fighters join. Otherwise the fighters that do join will be ostracized from the UFC and they will never be able to hire better lawyers than "TKO Group Holdings" can afford.

[@-Ice_Cold-]

UFC+WWE = Trillion dollar company

[@-Ice_Cold-]

@@twobirdsstonedatonce TKO is trillion dollar company

[@thenedsmmachannel8970]

They still need to unionize even outside of the ufc from company's like PFL, these fighters need to protect themselves from promotions and get the money they rightfully earned

[@CRT4Dummies]

13:50 Poaton doesn't even blink at the 300k bonus. 🥶

[@MollyWhopMMA]

I was gonna play that twice and put a red circle around him the second time to illustrate it, it's so funny man.

[@CRT4Dummies]

great work, as always. this channel is like the '60 minutes' of mma journalism.

[@martinsiedlecki]

I doubt he understood what was going on

[@gamebred6995]

Poatan Doesn't understand english

[@Alwaysmoving1]

Jamahal cheering like he thought he was gonna get a bonus is also hilarious

[@bendybruce]

The thing about Dana is he will be selectively generous to individual fighters under very specific circumstances and there are a number of mma channels that rush to point this out. However as you so clearly highlight in this video the systemic rewards for mma fighters in the UFC is oppressively bad.

[@duramaxdad]

If given the chance do u give money away

[@bendybruce]

@@duramaxdad If given a chance I'd choose to run a company that does not exploit its workers.

[@FuntClaps101]

@@duramaxdad🥾👅

[@duramaxdad]

@@bendybruce Damn. What will u exploit then? The customers.

[@dannymirjanovic8453]

​@duramaxdad are you really that stupid? It's not a zero sum game it's not exploit one or the other it's take a few less million in profits to pay your workers a better cut of what the company is making.

[@Suparaf]

that Fabia punching upside down Diego video is making me sick. what happened to this bastard ?

[@josephsedqy8168]

He came out as g ay

[@Vulture2918]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 it’s funny

[@youruncleted]

he's seeking legal action after already extorting 100k from Diego he believes Diego lied and manipulated him, not the other way around yes, fabia is insane

[@anddontcallmeshirley-]

He went to bkfc and failed miserably.

[@88balloonsonthewall70]

@@anddontcallmeshirley- Fabia went to BKFC?

[@breadpirateoverhere]

What's hilarious is that by holding them back, he's holding back his own earnings by keeping the product low quality. Doing the bare mininum to support your fighters long term attracts elite talent which makes for better and better fights, more eyes. Short sighted, Dana put all that energy into producing slap fight that could have went into a fighter health care pension, think about that. What's funny is that back in the day they threw locker room bonuses all the time. The more rich these dudes get, the less they give away it's insane to me.

[@DayZElitist]

Do you think Dana white pays the fighters out of his own pocket lol?. He's only the face of the company he does not have as much power as your giving him credit for, Ari Emanuel is the actual owner of the UFC and he makes all of these decisions he could fire danas ass if he wanted

[@educatedfool5121]

Honestly, you make a good point with the fighter health care pension, but at the very least if he was going to invest in a new "sport" it should have been kickboxing or muay thai. Why power slap? Just who the heck is the man responsible for convincing Dana White to invest in this mess that nobody cares about?

[@madgavin7568]

@@DayZElitist Dana has always been greedy and egotistical.

[@smokey-816]

and they can get away with having horrible cards in the apex every 2-3 weeks because of the espn deal. cruz vs dillashaw was a fight night and now they only do a good one when its for abu dhabi. the last good one outside of abu dhabi was like moreno vs royval, even then you have to go back to dariush vs tsarukyan for the last really good one

[@CrashoutsDaily]

How many millions or hundreds of thousands do you make a year man, probably working at a grocery store whining about the income of dudes running around in Lamborghinis lmao

[@joshuapatrick682]

Guys that get signed in the unpteenth round of the MLB draft still get 6 figure signing bonuses knowing they’ll never get a cup Of coffee in the MLB but that 2-300,000 means they can develop their skills while not having to worry about working other jobs to make ends meet for 4-5 years while they’re seeing if they have it or not.

[@retter2critical]

Jones VS Stipe must be brought down. Nobody wants it. Boycott!!!!

[@bushisback112]

I like stipe and wanna see him fight, keep crying. Never seen this many morons try to boycott a fight. Also Tom calling stipe Joe Biden is insanely disrespectful I believe in Karma and that kind of statement will bite Tom in the ass

[@BrdOutaMyMnd]

You'll do nothing and stream it anyways.

[@toziassmitt]

@@BrdOutaMyMndI’d stream Jon Jones fighting the local Police Officer that is arresting him for Domestic Abuse lmao. That doesn’t mean it’s the best fight possible

[@madgavin7568]

@@BrdOutaMyMnd Yes, because the UFC doesn't deserve our money anymore.

[@retter2critical]

@@BrdOutaMyMnd Im boycotting.. And so should you. People power.

[@huggernaut55]

The UFCs obsession with penalizing fighters when they don't do something exactly the way that Dana and his boys want, that's really hurting the idea that the UFC is a sport, like in any way. Being able to control rankings, who fights who, and the ability to incentivize pay not only for winning but for winning the way they want you to...sometimes it all feels like Dana's buddies having him over to play GI Joes.

[@praws12]

Inflation and taxes. I remember Charles Oliveira saying he'd win a "$50k" bonus. Get taxed in the U.S. and again in Brazil, and he'd make anywhere from 6k-15k after paying gym fees, manager % etc. Also, I trained with one of the PFL winners. He won "1 million" but was taxed in the state he won/fought in and by the state he lives in. He walked away with roughly 375k-385k. NOT 1 million. It's just brutal.

[@Zackywacky34]

Thank you for calling out Dana. He's a bully. He surprise-slap fought his wife. Like he can't afford to give these guys a raise.

[@NuttZach_AK]

The UFC can obviously afford it, but they know if they pay them more they will fight less. There have been so many champs & highly paid fighters who fight once a year or even less.

[@sheepherder911]

@@NuttZach_AK this is the inactive era so it’s not all on Dana. Fighters seem to fight better when they’re hungry so how does Dana walk the line between the two positions?

[@CuriousCamels]

@@NuttZach_AK Some of them will, but I don't think it's that black and white. You still have people like Volk that fight as much as possible, and there are plenty of fighters that would likely fight even more often too. I think where it becomes 100% true that they fight less is whenever a fighter gets super rich and famous like Conor.

[@kymkymo]

​@@NuttZach_AKFighters are pretty motivated to make money. And they know they have a very limited time to do it. If the get payed a lot per fight they will often be more eager for a payday, and potentially fight even more

[@elamcyril]

​@@kymkymo That's just a wishful thinking, nothing more, we have seen more fighters get paid very well in the UFC, less regularly they fight.

[@joeschmoe6908]

Man Bobby Green calling dana "Uncle Dana" is the cringiest thing I've heard in a while.

[@plokoon4]

Bobby Green is a cringe lord.

[@FlyPsiche]

not as much as Dana calling a 35yo fighter "kid"

[@jaamall]

Any of the fighters begging Dana to up the bonus is cringe. Like tap dancing seals.

[@marcillioficino4663]

His name is "King", not Bobby,😂

[@CULtureKuriosity]

Randomly brings up a black fighter, others join in to talk about said black fighter Although Colby Covington started the uncle Dana train lol y'all so weird

[@dieseltyme]

You need to take out a mortgage just for nosebleed tickets at a Fightnight

[@Aaron-fx5so]

Your mortgage is 200$? The card in Paris they only go to once a year is 200$ a ticket for nosebleeds, and saying they rarely go to Europe is not that bad.

[@seanheaney8303]

​@@Aaron-fx5so all semantics.... if it was one card that was higher fine.... its like this at all US cards also... we looked at the cheapest MSG tickets last year over 200 dollar.... for under 450 seats were so bad you might as well sit at home and get a better show.

[@BasedKungFu]

​@@Aaron-fx5so200 is what a fight night nosebleed in Kansas City cost. 1200 is a what a nosebleed at MSG in NYC costs. They were a fraction of those prices just 6 years ago.

[@Soulslike420]

Imagine crying for a ticket such cheapskates, I was all they way in the back at 303 and don’t know why people complain you can see everything don’t know what the hate is about.

[@seanheaney8303]

@@BasedKungFu i dont know about that.... 2022 MSG colby fight was rough 200s to mid 200s for nose bleeds so if its 1200 now then thats happened in 2 years.

[@dmitribaquero6753]

I'm glad you brought this subject up. Dana White handles bonuses like it's a game show and the fighters are "Uncle Pete" "OK, the next answer is for the $100,000"; he likes to humilliate people. The fact that he can brag on every single event that the UFC is breaking records and still has the nerve to claim the fighters don't deserve any of it is outrageous.

[@thecount4903]

Mixed Molly is putting in work. Pumping out mad videos.

[@rustysreality1091]

"Don't look at me, blame those horrible mo fo's in Manchester." Absolutely died with this MMW. I love you man. I'm really glad your putting out consistent content again. You really do have one of the most unique voices on the platform., along with being one of the most underrated talents on here.

[@willmckenna3716]

I am a disabled veteran and tried to get into the Boston Card. I am also a DAV member. They have a logo in the cage. I couldn’t get a ticket and pay my bills. I was going to try and make Suga at the sphere since I missed Boston and my monthly pay is less than the cheapest ticket

[@MollyWhopMMA]

Wow, how much is the cheapest ticket to the sphere?

[@duramaxdad]

It’s either, $1500 if u believe Dana, or $3,000 for cheapest ticket at sphere

[@nolife8051]

Please keep uploading this is awesome

[@blacknapalm2131]

Didn't he drop 250K to some random streamer for their birthday? It was revolting to see that when he can't look after his own employees

[@bigmaryhelen]

This channel is the only channel where I like every video within the first few seconds of them starting. It's nice to see MMW putting more of them out. Keep it up, man!

[@GrecoRoman123]

Just reminds me of the last corporate job I had. They were always figuring out ways to financially screw over the front-line workers so the money would go up the corporate latter. "Don't like it, get another job" was the response if you complained.

[@HoboGardenerBen]

Yeah, I wish more companies had an ethical pay structure like Dr Bronners. The owners set a 5:1 pay limit for the CEO. Can't be paid more than 5 times the salary of the lowest paid full-time employee. That's crazy within the global profit-zombie apocalypse we have now.

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

Great Videos my man

[@MollyWhopMMA]

Hey, just saw this, thanks a lot.

[@Ron_Burgundy1009]

@@MollyWhopMMA you are welcome

[@MilkmanJC]

Cooked as usual, Molly Whop. At the stingiest in 2024 bonuses should be at least 75k.

[@ezradaiquiri11311]

And fighters should get a flat rate pay. Win bonuses are disgusting, especially when a fighter really goes out on his shield.

[@thegoat525]

Dana changed after getting on TRT and going on podcasts all the time - shortly after the ufc was bought

[@owensmith1269]

He was always a scum bag. It just got worse over time.

[@Dkvizu]

Changed? He was like this before. Remember when Chuck was his golden boy and he lost so Dana jumped ship mid broadcast to back Rampage. He’s never been about the actual fighting or fighters he’s all about cash.

[@saveyabreath680]

@@Dkvizudid the same thing with Tito before jumping to Chuck 😂😂😂

[@stevedv629]

He was always a POS businessman, since the beginning. It’s a shame better people weren’t at the helm when it was coming up, instead we got mobbed up fertittas and their boy dana

[@Samlevine111]

any drugs you take amplify the person you already are thats all . not changed

[@joshuapatrick682]

If Uncle Dana doesn’t like everyone grinding out to get thier full pay maybe he can get in the cage and put on a better show for the fans, instead of betting more on a single hand of blackjack than he pays 80% of the fighters to feel something akin to human emotion?

[@_JM-]

Dana is the classic “if you work 10x harder for the same amount of money you’d get if you barely tried, i’ll EVENTUALLY give a pay raise that’ll be just enough to keep you once you break your back enough for me” type of boss. Meanwhile he’s profiting off of literally all your hard work

[@StickyFingers47]

So true man, the show/win pay structure feels archaic at this point. The ufc wants to be seen as one of the biggest and most valuable sports leagues in the world, imagine if the nba or nfl decided to only pay athletes half their salaries if they lost a game lol

[@duramaxdad]

Team sport vs individual sport.

[@StickyFingers47]

@@duramaxdad both are pro athletes. At this point you can’t defend the UFC’s business practices and expect to be taken seriously.

[@ohgeezrick2019]

@@duramaxdad That literally has zero influence on the concept as a whole. How is it any less heinous because it’s an individual sport?

[@duramaxdad]

@@StickyFingers47 So why r u comparing team sports to individual? Second why compare Ufc to businesses who’ve been around and successful for much longer? Third I’m proud of the ufc. They have a stronghold on mma. True. As a business owner that’s not ez to do. The fighters seem happy. They willingly sign contracts. It’s just u online types who cry fighter pay. Go break up the less than 15 year monopoly or change contracts and see where that takes us as fans of the sport. Or get a huge fine imposed on Ufc. Or make fighters rich like McGregor and c what happens. Change isn’t always good. Good day. I like opposing opinions. It makes for good debate.

[@duramaxdad]

@@ohgeezrick2019 Your question is: Why does Ufc pay different than nba nfl etc? Business operates on contracts. Ufc honors their contracts. I assume nba nfl does the same. As a team sport u can warm the bench and get paid. In mma u have to fight to get paid. Which offers a service to ufc they can monetize. If u win u get paid for fight and again for a win. If the win didn’t have extra pay what would motivate a fighter to win, put on a good show, be Entertaining? Should we cancel the win pay and renegotiate every contract for you to have 1 pay? No incentive pay? Why don’t u compare ufc to boxing? Another individual sport.

[@pfiddy7256]

Thanks for all the content lately! Been here since the start. It's a treat to get to see so much of your stuff.

[@lowlowseesee]

if Grandmaster Jesse and BLownapart joined you in this level of consistency ....world hunger would be no more

[@1974Imperium]

Please don't compare MollyWhopped and Blownapart with Jesse. What an insult to Mollywhopped and Blownapart.

[@trinidaddy]

​@@1974Imperiumdisliked your comment at first cause I thought you were trashing blownapart lol. He's really the only legit mma documentarian besides mixedmolly imo, he's more historically in depth while molly is more inquisitive and deductive. Have no idea why that guy wants to put mexican martial arts in the same category, he doesn't even make these kinds of videos I'm pretty sure😂😂. And even if he did, that guy doesn't have much of anything that's intelligent or interesting to say about the sport.

[@mannyzification]

I go to MSG cards yearly, floor seats few rows back used to be 2-3k prior to Covid last time was UFC 268 it was almost 5k. To Dana not giving higher pay or bonuses even after such big sales and TV deals around the world, it just GREED.

[@JaeTylerS]

Dana is such a joke. From drinking from an obviously empty monster can to wearing the most abhorrent Reebok gear, the UFC keeps taking in billions and giving out less than 20% of its revenue to its fighters.

[@duramaxdad]

Capitalism

[@-Ice_Cold-]

You gotta be rich to pay such money for seats

[@WILEY104]

im not economist BUT inflation and cost of living are not the same, they over lap but also stack. So current bonuses have even less purchasing power than you think.

[@nope44589]

some of my favorite youtube content to consume. thank you sir

[@sheharyarkhan2384]

Dana's treatment of these fighters the man is worse than a criminal

[@Cloud007.]

Your irish accent is really coming out in this one. Love your content!😊

[@rhidiandavies1991]

Am I the only one that's always found it weird that Dana brags about the gate and profits for the UFC at press conferences, like we care how much money he's making? Dude acts like we cheer for the owners making disgusting amounts of money while fighters make next to nothing and 90% fans can't afford a ticket and/or pay exorbitantly high PPV fees.

[@-Ice_Cold-]

He cares only bout himself and owners

[@GM-fu8db]

Not for the fans, he’s trying to attract bigger sponsors/investors

[@MrTooEarnestOnline]

Okay I’m here for a new vid. Time to get mollywopped

[@harjutapa]

It's amazing how many people still defend White's bullshit. He might have started as a fight fan, and he deserves some credit for making MMA what it is today, but he has 100% become the villain of the sport at this point.

[@WhispersOfaSilhouette]

He’s holding the UFC back from its true potential. Dana refusing to make a 165div is idiotic. That division would literally add another title fight and help with weight cutting since the most stacked weight classes are the smaller ones which in fighters miss weight.

[@michaelsenkowsky4172]

Dana has been a HUGE part in the UFC success over the years, but it feels like it's unraveling and he's running it to the ground. I'd like to see what his next move is after he leaves the UFC because right now it almost feels like he's sabotaging them.

[@30jaybyrd]

UFC fighter pay is abysmal! I pray something changes and these guys get the money they deserve. They put their bodies and lives and futures on the line every time they get in the cage and get paid crumbs by the miserly grinch.

[@bullibulli88]

I literally couldn’t agree with you more Mr. Molly whopper!! Great job as always💯 I appreciate you and the work you do!… Thank you, sir 🙏🏼

[@MrGlostuber]

18:23 LOL about not being carried out in coffins.

[@ystar13]

Thanks for shining a light on this. The problem is the UFC has no problem paying the way it does as long as fighters are willing to fight. Companies are always selfish and keep profits for itself. There isn't a big enough competitor to the UFC. What would be the solution?

[@lawrence4301]

so sick of the disgust dana has for fighters his comments on the belal leon championship fight were abhorrent

[@AVar5]

raises the bonuses for 300 and gets the craziest knock out of all time, so belal and leon card didn’t go great but you could chalk that up to matchmaking, i guess that’s why belal never got his shit before

[@edrom18]

Yet another great video!!!

[@Andyleobl]

I wrote the exact same thing that ur video is covering in the 304 ufc comment section regarding purchasing power compared to 10 years ago. U hit the nail on the head in this video!

[@No23Name23]

Unlike Uncle Chael, Mixed Molly Whoppery is not a delusional company man.

[@josephsedqy8168]

Chael is a loser

[@yommmrr]

Add bisping, DC, etc. Fedor was right 20 years ago, when he said dana and ufc don't look after their fighters.

[@Notpoop906]

The problem is Dana has always oversold the level of competition implied by being on the UFC roster. It's not uncommon for literal taxi drivers and construction workers to make it in the UFC. To suggest they instantly deserve millions for winning some amateur fights and going on contender series and making Danas head turn red is just not realistic.

[@georgemelitsis2607]

Great work as always.

[@olivertvist1799]

You've been cranking out content lately and I'm here for it. Good luck growing the channel!

[@PatrickVulture]

Mmw I like the frequency!

[@jemmysmith8661]

it does seem almost personal at times like he really hates these guys

[@nickvtguitar546]

Busting your butt perfectly executing a game plan to put together a life time of hard work in your defining career moment. Your boss: "Wasn't a barn burner" - spoken like a casual, which he obviously isn't.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

If you executed the plan perfectly you'd have finished the opponent. It was less than perfect.

[@nickvtguitar546]

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD what

[@petRhastQeug]

Ahhhh nothing makes me hate Dana more than mixedmollywhopperys videos ❤ i love it

[@teegees]

Dana White is NOT an exemplary leader. He leads with fear, intimidation, bullying and who knows what other tricks he learned from dealing with the mafia on the East Coast. An example of a great leader is one who leads not by fear but by example, compassion, courage, and selflessness.

[@TheKidtattoo]

I can’t comprehend how this channel doesn’t have millions of subscribers!? The meticulous work on developing the content is so impressive that it’s silly. Molly is better than companies that’s worth BILLIONS!!! So let’s share his work and get his work out there to the masses!

[@nicholasdonin1465]

Ufc is Jew'd out AF

[@cynthiadiaz6325]

Well they do own it

[@chrishayes5755]

Much respect for making this type of content. Everyone needs to share this. The message is on point.

[@GengoSenmon]

Completely agree with your thesis. Everyone should get a flat-fee. No 'win' bonus nonsense. Make guaranteed bonuses for anyone that gets KO/TKO and Sub victories.

[@Matthew-rc1xt]

When u take into account these fighters gotta pay their camp and team even $100,000k can boil down to like $50,000k

[@benmcreynolds8581]

It's really stood out to me since they abruptly changed the gloves. The UFC seems so disconnected, so out of touch now. Prices for these events have never been higher. Now they've been putting together the WEAKEST most depressing events. Yet they charge Absurd prices. They need to come out and let people know they are listening to us, there's been a million decisions and hardly any exciting fights lately.. They need to address this. They play a huge part in all of this obviously

[@megamanxhunter]

You're not wrong. However, as long as they get billions of dollars from ESPN, sponsors, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and other state government, the UFC brass has no incentive to change, and I'm not talking about Dana here, but Ari Emmanuel.

[@ohtebowah]

You're one of the most insightful commentators in the sport today. Thanks and have a gabagool day

[@jd-tg1ox]

Thank you for this. Elephant Graveyard also exposes danas fondness for saudi sharia law

[@thejaysun]

Amazing content as always 👌

[@ITJustMeKG]

I love that word (miserly) great word. Dana is a real miser

[@whatsmynameagain7774]

We made hundreds of millions heres a 50k bonus 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@j.p.8137]

Great video. Pay should be increased for fighters rather than the number of people licking Dana’s boots

[@WhispersOfaSilhouette]

They should bump the pay up some overall and get rid of bonuses. Make the top 15 a sought after position by paying those fighters the best, which in turn will encourage more aggressive bouts in order to reach the elite top 15.

[@theshape3988]

Let's talk about social media for the UFC. Their youtube channel alone makes millions a year by itself. This company is massive, and what I don't understand is why people still watch like they use to. You would think it gets old as much as they throw at you. PPVs sells and gates are massive

[@Imhim247]

Thank you, MMW! You did a great job on this video. It's crazy to see Dana energy at press conference UFC 300 and UFC 304. It's like day and night

[@jasonelek9202]

The fighters need to wise up and unionize

[@thomashussey5159]

Thanks for all the new content! We appreciate it.

[@Spzncer]

We should have some cards that have no bonuses so cards with great fights can have bigger bonuses.

[@obillorchkenobi]

Very nice work on this video. Thanks for the upload 🙏🏽

[@floatinggoose9197]

I recently lost a street defense/assault fight situation so bad my whole face is smashed up with a few fractures. Not asking for free sympathy here, but you guys are my community. If you could wish me best it's more appreciated

[@NicolaMaxwell]

I do wish you the best.

[@gandoff7840]

Your work is masterful.

[@takenallbets7255]

All the fighters should boycott the ufc for better pay without them they don't have a business, thats the only way it will ever change.

[@colindowden2182]

You're living in a fantasy.

[@takenallbets7255]

@@colindowden2182 It's not my fantasy or reality I don't fight and honestly I don't care.

[@colindowden2182]

@@takenallbets7255 Yet you care to make a very unrealistic comment.

[@takenallbets7255]

​@@colindowden2182 why is it unrealistic if they did that the ufc would have no choice its thoughts like your is what allows them to get away with it.

[@colindowden2182]

@@takenallbets7255 Because dumbass, not everyone is underpaid, some fighters are well paid and isn't gonna stop fighting because other fighters some who is competing in the same division are not, it's basic common sense.

[@jakepayne1984]

I was looking into taking my son to a UFC event. So I looked at the prices and immediately thought "well I guess we'll go watch it at B dubs instead".

[@Slim-Clips]

Dana is literally only in power because he got in first. He knows barely anything about the sport and is an awful promoter and person.

[@JerseyMiller]

MMA as we know it, especially the UFC, would not exist without Dana White.

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

@@JerseyMiller Eventually it definitely would have considering there was more and more interest in MMA like bouts around the world, especially in Japan and Brazil.

[@toziassmitt]

@@JerseyMiller don’t forget to zip up his pants after you’re done on your knees, buddy. Multiple countries around the world had groups of scientists who discovered how to split the atom and achieve nuclear power/ weapons all independent of each other, but mma? Nah, only one man can do that. Only Dana White! ….Do you have any idea how moronic you sound?

[@trinidaddy]

​@@JerseyMiller Yeah, mma as we know it wouldn't exist because it wouldn't be the same level of corrupt shlthole that it is today if it weren't for his influence.

[@JerseyMiller]

@@vietnamsemonky4082 ok then why is the UFC the only MMA promotion that has been able to turn a long term profit?

[@MetabenderLOL]

Banger video as usual, but this one is special for a greater purpose than entertainment and I hope it goes viral so it can at least bring some kind of justice to the fighter pay situation. Thanks for bringing us to light with hard evidence, Molly lowkey 🐐ed

[@Professor_Pink]

If the incentive of a bonus doesnt increase performance, then there is no justification for the show/win structure. GIVE THEM THEIR FULL PAY.

[@snicklesnockle7263]

How about when the ufc called junior dos santos after he got knocked out, and told him "fight again in 4 months or you're fired." So he did, despite wanting rest, then they called him again after he lost and said "you're washed up, you're fired." And dana didn't even have the grace to talk to junior personally. It was all corporate office workers talking to him through the whole process. A multiple time former champion. I guess dana had more important people to talk to.