Baseball Quote by Anthony Johnson

The only thing I said was that I feel us being a major organization on ESPN, UFC athletes should definitely get paid the same…

— Jared Cannonier

I do get paid well as an MMA fighter, but this isn't boxing and I feel like we should get paid like this is…

— Nick Diaz

I want the MMA fighter to make as much money as the NBA and NFL players. We are as professional as they are, we…

— Wanderlei Silva

You get a lot of people in this sport, they win a fight and they get a little bit of money, we're talking a…

— Sean Strickland

We know that money's being made in the sport of MMA. It's just not finding its way to the fighters.

— Dan Hardy

I'm worried that if we don't start taking MMA back towards a sport, we may just go full-on entertainment. Then what exactly is an…

— Jon Fitch

There wasn't much money in this sport when I started, but I didn't get into it because of money. I loved to fight, and…

— Robbie Lawler

That's what it's all about in MMA, we're not the highest paid athletes in the world, so when you can get the big money…

— Jimi Manuwa

I feel bad for guys in other sports that never work a job. Think about it, most MMA fighters have had to do something…

— Forrest Griffin

Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of being paid like NBA, NFL and soccer and baseball athletes. They have that cushion where they can…

— Aljamain Sterling

Maybe UFC and Bellator should take care of the fighters when their careers are done, as the NFL takes care of their players. Because…

— Tito Ortiz

There's two ways to get paid in this sport, fighting for a belt or fighting with Conor McGregor.

— Dan Hooker