Fans call out Dana White over Fighter's Pay after Canelo Alvarez's $45 million purse

Canelo Alvarez got a $45 million purse for his trilogy fight against GGG, and fans have taken the opportunity to target UFC boss Dana White. Fans have called out Dana over fighter’s pay, which the UFC President has criticized repeatedly.

Dana White is undisputedly the biggest promoter in the MMA world and one of the biggest in all combat sports. He took the UFC, which was a $2 million company, and turned it into a $2 billion multinational organization. The venture has turned out to be a super profitable one, unlike other promotions or combat sports organizations. However, the UFC president has been receiving the heat from fans across the globe after a few UFC fighters complained about being underpaid.

This time around, though, former heavyweight boxing champion, Deontay Wilder, has come in defense of Dana White. Deontay has showered heaps of praises on Dana, commending the UFC tycoon for making the promotion a huge success. The outspoken boxer has lauded Dana for laying down the “blueprint for success.”


While boxing has been the biggest money-minting combat sport in the world, the sport has lost its charm in the last few years. Gone were the days when a crazy Roy Jones Jr. stepped in the ring, and the world went crazy.

The recent knockout of former Welterweight Champion Kumaru Usman with a face kick from Leon Edwards is an example of exciting MMA has become.

Dana has mastered the art of managing savages like Khamzat Chimaev, Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones, and Khabib Nurmagomedov. However, fans continue to taunt and criticize Dana for the fighter’s pay issue, something which was amplified by YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, who knocked out former UFC Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley.