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Published 14:12 17 Jan 2017 GMT
Updated 14:39 17 Jan 2017 GMT
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Not only is Miocic one of the most dangerous fighters on the planet, but he's also one of the pound-for-pound soundest fighters in combat sports. Hhe admitted that his kindness played against him when it came to getting paid for his first defence.“It definitely should change, but the fact that my challenger made more money than me in my last fight was just kind of a slap in the face.”
"You’re making money off me in my hometown, and you’re giving the man that’s a challenger who’s never won the title in the UFC, you’re giving him more money?”
Miocic sounded off by telling host Ariel Helwani to watch this space as he continues his quest to improve the terms of his contract.“I just felt like I was kinda crapped on a little bit. I try to do things right and work with them, and they just didn’t give me a great deal.”
“That’s my own fault, but also they knew what they were doing. They took my kindness for weakness. They told me it was the best deal they could do, and I said, oh okay, great. And then come to find out, it wasn’t.”
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