There are certainly many rich fighters in the sport of MMA. Despite some fighter pays issues, the Dana White-owned promotion has managed to create superstars such as the likes of Conor McGregor and Israel Adesanya. Some of the fans would also remember the likes of Randy Couture and Anderson Silva to gain their wealth and fame from the sport.
However, there is one fighter that Dana White wanted to sign to the UFC but unfortunately couldn’t do so. Michael Bisping has revealed some insights about the same while also mentioning his net worth.
Michael Bisping ranks MMA fighters according to their wealth
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The UFC Legend spoke about some of the wealthiest fighters to have graced the sport of MMA. He managed to rank all the fighters that competed and didn’t compete in the UFC.
The former UFC middleweight champion spoke highly of all the fighters on the list. One fighter that he regarded as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time was Fedor Emelianenko. Bisping revealed ‘The Emperor’s’ net worth to be 14.4 million pounds.
Furthermore, Bisping revealed that Dana White was gutted not to have signed the legend in the UFC. He added his take on some of the legendary fights that the fans could not witness.
The UFC commentator said, “When I said legend of the game they don’t get much more legendary than Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko.” Heralded as the greatest heavyweight we’ve ever seen. It was a shame that number 10 in our list Fedor and Randy, they never got to meet up in the UFC or outside of the promotion but still, it is what it is”.
When speaking about UFC’s failure to sign ‘The Emperor’, Bisping added, “Apparently, the only reason he didn’t fight in the UFC is because his management wanted a ridiculous deal and by all accounts Dana said in interview many times they gave him a ridiculous offer”.
Additionally, Bisping also added an interview where White spoke about the issue in his podcast
Dana White was obsessed to sign Fedor Emelianenko
The UFC President is not a person that becomes obsessed with a fighter. Especially, one where the fighter is not even in his promotion. Perhaps he made an exception with Emelianenko.
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In the clip added by Bisping on his podcast, Dana White was seen saying, “He has become my obsession man you know… I want it worse than the fans want it now believe me”.
Alas, his obsession did not result in anything fruitful and the fans could not see ‘The Emperor’ in the UFC.
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What do you think about the failure of White to not sign Emelianenko? Do you think he would have a higher net worth if he signed up for the UFC? Let us know in the comments.
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