Tyron Woodley vents frustration after being paid the same money as Donald Cerrone by UFC: “That motherf*cker ain’t never touched gold”

Tyron Woodley is venting his frustration after being paid the same money as Donald Cerrone by the UFC.

Woodley, speaking on the ‘MIGHTYcast’ podcast with Demetrious Johnson shared that he wanted ‘out’ of the UFC:

“I was going to leave the UFC after (fighting) Darren Till.  I told them, ‘F**king cut me, dog. Ya’ll don’t want me here. Why ya’ll keep holding on to me, dog?’ We (continued) fighting and sh*t every fight because you know how I was. I was a gorilla… I knew the numbers so well; I knew what everybody was making. I’m not finna go out there and be making the same as Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone.”

Woodley (19-7 MMA) fought and defeated Darren Till (18-5 MMA) in September of 2018 at UFC 228. Following that victory, Tyron Woodley would lose 4 in a row in the Octagon, his most recent loss coming against Vincente Luque (22-9 MMA) in March of 2021 at UFC 260.

Continuing, ‘The Chosen One’ spoke about principle:

“That motherf**ker ain’t never touched gold in his life. That’s just a principal thing. Sometimes when you’re an African-American in this game, they think you should just be appreciative. I’m not just appreciative. I’m thankful that you gave me an opportunity, but you didn’t give me the gifts. God gave me the gifts. I’m thankful to him.”

It’s true that a championship title has always eluded Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (36-17 MMA). The 40-year-old retired after losing to Jim Miller (37-17 MMA) in July of 2022 at UFC 276. Cerrone fought 38 times during his 11-year tenure with the UFC and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.

Concluding, Tyron Woodley spoke of the inequity in the UFC and how they pay their fighters:

“You got DJ who got (11) titles, but you going to pay ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone the same as him? Cowboy was making ($350,000). He never touched gold ever. So, your reason behind him making $350,000 per fight is that he never complains, he takes any fight that you offer him, he’ll even fight injured, he’ll even fight last-minute notice. That don’t work for me.”

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