Leading MMA coach Eugene Bareman has called for better pay for UFC fighters and raised the prospect of permanent injuries. Dan Hooker / Twitter Dan Hooker's battered face following his UFC loss to Dustin Poirier. Getty-Images Dustin Poirier has Dan Hooker on the back foot during their absorbing UFC fight in Las Vegas. “In the NFL and stuff, the guys collecting the helmet and the towels in the changing room, they’re getting paid more than our guys. They’re probably getting paid more than what some of the fighters getting paid, given that obviously the fighters fight more than once, but you understand the ridiculousness of it.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2020 20:15 UTC