Fighters react to Dana White’s $250,000 cash birthday gift to Nelk Boys’ Kyle Forgeard
UFC president Dana White recently was in a giving mood.
White had a generous birthday gift for his friend and Nelk Boys member Kyle Forgeard, giving him a box that had $250,000 cash inside of it. Video of the surprise gift being opened was posted Monday on Forgeard’s social media accounts.
The post caused plenty of reactions online from media and fighter pay proponents, including several current and former UFC fighters.
Below you can see how some they reacted to White’s generosity toward his friend.
Aljamain Sterling
.Dope! My birthday is July 31st! Can’t wait to see what Dana gets me! @danawhite
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) July 12, 2022
Jon Fitch
He's giving away the money he stole from fighters. https://t.co/nA7tjgcdqB
— Jon Fitch 🏴☠️ (@jonfitchdotnet) July 12, 2022
Dan Hardy
Retweet if you think Uncle Dana should give all of the UFC’s top 15 ranked fighters $250,000 for their next birthday. https://t.co/F9BhltEPP7
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 12, 2022
Alan Jouban
I think everyone involved with the UFC would love a surprise $250k! But what Dana does with his personal money is up to him!
— Alan Jouban (@AlanJouban) July 12, 2022
Louis Smolka
When we starting the union bois https://t.co/gqZkYAPOCe
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) July 12, 2022
Well I’m not in the ufc anymore but same energy, place is losing all the integrity it once had https://t.co/4hNEGdgzzw
— Louis Smolka (@LouisSmolkaMMA) July 12, 2022
Luke Thomas
One of the biggest victories the UFC has achieved is convincing a massive swathe of fans that the people who are central to the very existence of the product – the fighters – are somehow the least responsible for the product's success. https://t.co/byC3SDOXnO
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 12, 2022
In that view, the fighters are akin to assembly line workers who are marginally relevant, which is why you see hostility to their entreaties for more money.
Of course, this is absolutely the least accurate way to view it, but that it is prevalent seems incontestable.
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) July 12, 2022
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