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White refused to answer when questioned about Dricus Du Plessis’ purse for his title loss against Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319. White further noted that there is no gag order on fighters to keep their payday secret. However, the UFC head honcho pointed out that fighters choose to keep it a secret for a reason. According to White, there are a lot of people waiting on handouts if they find out that fighters are making massive money.
White: No ‘Gag Order’ for Fighters
“There’s no gag order on any of these fighters,” White told VegasPBS “They could all sit down and do full interviews on how much they make and what they were paid. They don’t want to because they don’t want you to know what they got paid. When people find out what you made, it makes life a lot tougher. There are a lot of people sitting around looking for handouts when they find out you made millions of dollars. But any of these fighters, you could do an interview with any of them, make a layout of their entire pay structure for you. But it’s kind of weird none of them do it, right?”
Dana White believes transparency on pay would make life tougher for fighters 💰😮
“There’s no gag order on any of these fighters. They could all sit down and do full interviews on how much they make and what they were paid. They don’t want to because they don’t want you to know… pic.twitter.com/l2I9md8Vor
— Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) September 10, 2025
The UFC will begain a new seven year, $7.7 million broadcast partnership with Paramount in 2026. While What has stated that bonus will increase, it is unclear if the overall pay structure will change as well.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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