THE UFC’S FIRST ever women’s champion, Ronda Rousey, is more than happy with her contract, but she says there are some in the organisation who aren’t.
The undefeated bantamweight will defend her title for the fifth time a week on Saturday, 28 February, when she takes on Cat Zingano at UFC 184 in Los Angeles.
During a media day for the event, Rousey was asked for her thoughts on how much UFC fighters are paid.
“I think that they should get paid more than the ring girls,” said Rousey. ”I don’t know if the ring girls get paid too much or the fighters don’t get paid enough.
“But yeah, there’s definitely a lot more in what the fighters do than what they do. So I think that’s one thing that’s unfair.”
According to disclosed pay-outs, entry-level UFC contracts are generally worth $8,000 per fight, plus an additional $8,000 as a win bonus. It’s not publicly known how much the UFC’s ring card girls like Arianny Celeste and Brittney Palmer earn, however.
Rousey, who earned a disclosed sum of $120,000 for her most recent title defence. stressed that she’s very satisfied with her own UFC salary.
“There’s times where they give me more than they’re contractually obligated to or more than I even expect. That’s why I always trust them so much.
“Even if they didn’t ever give me anything extra, I would still be happy, because you know what I made as an Olympian? Nothing. It cost me money.”
