Media Paulo Costa demands 500k to fight Robert Whittaker

[KazDibiase]

 

[Siver!]

Pay the man.

It's not exactly going to break the bank.

 

[B-Level]

The same fans who complain about fighter pay are the ones who will call Paulo a duck for asking for 500k to fight the number 1 contender in his backyard.

 

[lefthighkick01]

I cant see why UFC wouldn't honour that tbh? its not a massive ask like 5 million or something..

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

that's not bad, but they won't because then it would set a precedent

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

I cant see why UFC wouldn't honour that tbh? its not a massive ask like 5 million or something..

because they don't want to look like they can be strongarmmed

 

[Siver!]

because they don't want to look like they can be strongarmmed

They should have just quietly paid him that, then.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

that's not bad, but they won't because then it would set a precedent

Yep. Not the money, it's the message

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

They should have just quietly paid him that, then.

Did he quietly ask for it?

 

[Grill master]

Dana was complaining about the money Adesanya was getting, alluding to the company not caring if they parted ways based on the financials, so this doesn't surprise me.

 

[Siver!]

Did he quietly ask for it?

He'd have quietly signed it - they could made him sign something like an NDA.

 

[GrantB13]

They should have just quietly paid him that, then.

We can’t know who threw out what number first. Costa could have announced his price publicly before presenting that to the UFC in an attempt to pressure them.

 

[brackis1]

The same fans who complain about fighter pay are the ones who will call Paulo a duck for asking for 500k to fight the number 1 contender in his backyard.

uhhhh, no?
Good job making stuff up.
500k seems perfectly reasonable.

 

[pinero]

That seems pretty reasonable

 

[VanMMA]

Why does Whittaker need to get taken off the card if Costa won't fight?

There's still a month and a half till UFC 284. A suitable replacement can be found easily.

 

[Sick85]

The pink Goof won’t pay that

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

He'd have quietly signed it - they could made him sign something like an NDA.

I agree there is a pathway where he could have gotten that price, but he didnt choose it.

 

[TryggeTryggvar]

I agree there is a pathway where he could have gotten that price, but he didnt choose it.

He should have offered to use a part of the paycheck to pay for uncle danas snow. Its xmas after all.

 

[TJ177]

Dana - "We'll see how it plays out"

 

[KarateYeah]

Could it be the Secret Juice? Lol