"They like to complain about the money that we're getting paid. That's the contract that we all signed. We're not gonna get more than that. I've accepted that, and I wanna make as much outside the Octagon as I possibly can."
"Everyone can talk about it as much as they want, but what's talking going to do? People have got to start exploring other options and really making a stand for what they believe in. I don't know what that looks like, I don't know how they are going to do it, but I know that talking in interviews isn't really going to do much."
"I know that personally, every time I go in there, I'm risking my health, and I want to be compensated for that as much as I possibly can."
Tom Aspinall, UFC heavyweight champion, argues that complaining about fighter pay is unproductive since fighters agreed to their contracts. Rather than demanding higher UFC salaries, Aspinall advocates for fighters to pursue income opportunities outside the Octagon. He signed with boxing promoter Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Talent Agency to maximize earnings beyond UFC competition. Aspinall emphasizes that verbal complaints in interviews accomplish little and that fighters must actively explore alternative options and make meaningful stands for themselves. He acknowledges the physical risks of fighting and believes fighters deserve appropriate compensation for those risks.
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