Court filings reveal that UFC’s CEO Dana White acknowledged his fighters went ‘wild’ after CM Punk’s pay was made public. Years after his failed foray into mixed martial arts, CM Punk made headlines recently for his astounding return to the WWE.
White has always maintained a personal policy of not disclosing a fighter’s pay unless it has been falsely reported in the media. Amid a controversy about his retirement, Randy Couture disclosed his earnings back in 2007. White said the UFC veteran had “completely lied,” releasing figures from the promotion’s accounting department to make sure the true amount was disclosed.
Even though he had never competed in an octagon, Phil “CM Punk” Brooks was confirmed to have signed a multi-year contract during the 2014 UFC 181 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Punk chose to leave WWE that same year because he didn’t like the creative approach, even though he only came back last year.
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CM Punk’s Time In UFC And His Contribution
Even though CM Punk’s time in the UFC was comparatively brief, there were considerable financial benefits. Details of a 2017 lawsuit that was just made public revealed that he was paid $500,000 for his 2016 debut fight in addition to several other benefits, putting him at the top of the organization’s pay scale. The impressive total revealed sum was $1,042,736 according to reports by MMA Scene.
After CM Punk’s octagon debut, fighters were incensed about his salary. “CM Punk made $500k on his entry fight while the rest of us pay to fight?” tweeted then-UFC bantamweight Cat Zingano. “Y’all should be ashamed UFC.”
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In the antitrust action, an expert analysis was made public, and it stated that even the half-million number was probably an understatement of CM Punk’s actual earnings. The pro wrestler’s real pay for losing to Gall was $1,042,736; this was probably due to various sweeteners and his pay-per-view bonus.
Unquestionably, punk’s charisma made the UFC 203 become a bigger success. For the event, the budget that was reported was 450,000, resulting in $26,995,500. Punk’s salary made up around 4% of those total earnings.
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