Mighty Mouse: If I were Super Bowl champ 4-years running ‘I guarantee I can f***ing retire’

Money has become topic du jour in the UFC. That’s not to say that fighters haven’t always cared about money (they have), but what was once a private conversation largely limited to managers and promotion has now become a public point of discussion for just about anyone on the roster who’s had to take a good hard look at their contract lately. As fighters like Rory MacDonald and Benson Henderson have made big, widely reported decisions to entertain (and eventually) accept other offers than the UFC when their contract came due, more fighters are figuring out just what they think they should be worth.

Recently, Luke Rockhold made it known that he was none-to-happy with the paycut he took after losing his middleweight title belt. HE was prepared to sit on the sidelines until a new, better deal got hammered out. That may have happend pretty quickly, as Rockhold is now set to fight Jacare, but in a recent interview with Submission Radio, flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson took some time to say, “I totally understand that.”

“I think that’s with anybody,” Johnson said, referring to the pressure champions face with a potential big pay reduction following a loss. “I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end …

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