Several UFC Fighters Are Pissed That The UFC Paid CM Punk A Ridiculous Amount Of Money To Fight At UFC 203

This weekend, former WWE Star CM Punk made his professional MMA debut against Mickey Gall at UFC 203. Things didn’t go well for Punk as he got dominated the entire two minutes and ended up getting choked out.

Yesterday, Punk’s pay for the fight was revealed which pissed off several veteran UFC fighters who make a fraction of what Punk made.

CM Punk earns $500,000 for blowout loss; Conor McGregor says Punk earned his respect. https://t.co/0SojH5ZkrT

— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 12, 2016

Nothing against CM Punk make half million for his mma debut.But I think champs should been make that too,people who dedicated a entire life.

— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) September 12, 2016

Didn't throw or land a single punch and still banks $500K. 🤔

— #OnAmission4Gold (@KelvinGastelum) September 12, 2016

@shaunalshatti what a joke

— Rory MacDonald (@rory_macdonald) September 12, 2016

He leveraged his name and contacts for a 500k payday and created a false narrative to seem altruistic. Fuck him https://t.co/PqwfHtjW4K

— Tom Lawlor (@FilthyTomLawlor) September 12, 2016

wwe guy 500k Investment paid every1 but fighters 1 time. 500k could build entire fw division. Invest n wmma not the circus payday fighters

— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) September 12, 2016

CM Punk made 500k on his entry fight while the rest of us pay to fight?! Fuck this! Y'all should be ashamed @ufc https://t.co/hVVrspQ3fP

— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) September 13, 2016

My accolades prior to @UFC were REAL wresting plus being undefeated.My debut was a #1 contender spot. I made 8k/8k🖕🏻 https://t.co/226pLT4fdr

— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) September 13, 2016