Chris Weidman confirms he didn’t obtain full purse for last-second UFC 309 cancellation – ‘It’s robust’

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UFC 309 was alleged to be an enormous second for Chris Weidman.

The previous Middleweight champion was preventing in his residence state of New York, making an attempt to attain his first victory in Madison Sq. Backyard after two earlier defeats within the world-famous area. Sadly, his opponent Eryk Anders was pressured to withdraw on account of meals poisoning on the final second, in the end delaying the battle till UFC 310 on December 7.

Weidman invested quite a bit into the battle, a full coaching camp and journey for his staff. Talking with Ariel Helwani, Weidman additionally revealed that he had loads of household and buddies who purchased tickets after which have been unable to promote them as a result of the cancellation didn’t occur till the occasion already began.

When fights are cancelled after weigh-ins, it’s at all times a query of whether or not or not the athlete might be compensated. Notably, former Welterweight title challenger, Stephen Thompson, needed to actually battle for his paycheck final 12 months after Michel Pereira bombed the weigh-ins so badly that he was pressured out of the division. Happily, Weidman will obtain a minimum of a part of his purse.

“They’re gonna handle me.” Weidman defined. “They’re doing one thing for me. I’m not getting my full purse, I’ll put that on the market. It’s robust, you present up, you do every little thing proper and also you don’t get it. However they’re giving me the chance to battle once more very quickly to make me entire, so I can’t complain an excessive amount of.”

Although disillusioned to not obtain his full cash, Weidman additionally defined that he understood the UFC’s facet of the equation as effectively.

He continued, “My present cash is my win cash. I’ve assured cash. That was my level. I confirmed up, you guys had that on the price range sheet to start with, you guys had an excellent night time, why do you guys preserve that cash and I don’t? That was my thought. Their ideas have been, ‘Hear, this occurs on like 40% of the playing cards, and if we paid folks to not battle?’ They only wish to be constant on what they do in these conditions.”

In the end, it could possibly be quite a bit worse for Weidman. Hopefully, no matter UFC paid him is sufficient to cowl the extension of his camp, and he can earn his full purse at UFC 310 with out being affected too negatively.

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