Dana White Confesses He Paid Almost 5x of Basic UFC Fighter Salary for 3 Slaps in the Power Slap League

Ever since Dana White made the official announcement of ‘Power Slap: Road to the Title’, he started receiving harsh criticisms from all sides. However, from day one, White was least bothered by the hatred he received regarding the power slap league. As he did for the UFC, the 53-year-old made sure that he worked from his fingers to his bones to make the reality series a success. 

The media continuously scrutinized the UFC boss for paying less to the fighters. They blamed him for not considering the amount of risk each contender takes. People pointed out the enormous health risk, noting that the fighters may suffer due to the slaps they receive, and even then they are paid too little. Now that the first season of Power Slap has come to an end, the UFC president has revealed how a fighter in the league has earned quite a lot in a single day, which is five times more than the basic pay of a UFC fighter.

Dana White reveals the amount a contender earned

In a YouTube video uploaded by MMA Talk, the UFC President was seen talking against people who trashed the Power Slap League without realizing the reality behind the show. In the video, White said, “These people that came and competed. First of all, these are all grown men and women who make their own decisions on wanting to compete in this sport. Right? Number one. Number two, these guys are changing their family’s lives.” 

Talking further on the same topic; White mentioned how a contender of the Power Slap League was able to earn $45,000 in a night. He reinforces how this amount is huge for the fighter and his family.

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The 53-year-old added, “I mean some of these guys, I mean Frank. Tonight, walk out of here with forty-five thousand dollars. We’re gonna have the stories written tomorrow, ‘Oh, this is disgusting. These people did this for forty-five thousand dollars.’ That’s how this sh*t works. Some of these guys probably don’t make forty-five thousand dollars a year. They made it in one night. And now you know we’re on our way and this thing is gonna grow.”

The UFC president is optimistic

White went on to talk about how things were no different when he started the UFC. The Manchester-born revealed to the public that when UFC began, the fighters who fought for the promotion used to do ordinary jobs, so they had to manage both.

Initially, they received very little money from the promotion, but now the story is entirely different. From the words of Dana White, it was quite evident that he was optimistic about the future of the Power Slap League.

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