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BMF Champion Max Holloway defends the gold against former UFC Lightweight Champion Charles Oliveira in the main event of UFC 326.
Fighter pay is an issue that has sprung back to the forefront after Zuffa Boxing signed Connor Benn to a one fight deal worth $15 million, but Holloway believes fighters should also know their own worth when negotiating with the UFC.
"One time that will always stick out to my mind was when – I love Derrick Lewis, he's the man, but when Jon Jones said, 'I’ll fight Francis, give me $10 million,' or whatever it was, and the UFC said, 'Hell no, we're not paying you that,'" Holloway said in an interview on Demetrious Johnson's YouTube Channel (transcript via Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie).
"Derrick Lewis I believe was ranked at the time and he said, 'What? Jon is doing this for 10, Give me a mil and I'll fight Francis now.' We cannot be doing that, brother. You needed to be almost stand in Jon's corner, and be like, 'Yeah Jon, you deserve $10 million, go get that 10.' Because guess what, if he's fighting for ten, your base pay probably comes up too. I hope that these new fighters coming in, just know your worth."
