Dana White’s response to ESPN’s Outside the Lines “expose” on fighter pay in the UFC.

Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta recently did an interview with ESPN’s Outside the Lines on fighter pay. Here’s the *unedited* version.

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Previously unseen footage from the ESPN interview with Zuffa CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on fighter compensation

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Dana White tells Graham Bensinger why he is so proud of the UFC’s partnership with a broadcast network

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Dana White tells Graham Bensinger about purchasing the UFC and the lowest point of those early years

Dana White on why the UFC is banned from holding fights in New York and his plans to expand around the globe.

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Dana White tells Bensinger why he believes fighter salaries are comparable to those in other major sports

Dana White tells Graham Bensinger that Donald Trump was the first to give the UFC a chance

Dana White explains what used to be wrong with the UFC and why regulations are good for the league

Dana White tells Graham Bensinger about three of the big name fighters in MMA

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In the first part of Heavy MMA’s interview, Lorenzo Fertitta talks about his history with Dana White, what makes White so good at his job and much more.

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UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta discusses the company’s issues with the Culinary Union, fighter pay salary controversy and much more.

MMA fighter Brock Lesnar rakes in an estimated $5.3 Million annually.

The category “money” represents official base salary or earnings from the most recently completed season or calendar year, and excludes endorsements, appearance fees, sponsorship money and other sources of extra income, unless otherwise noted. Figures have been converted to U.S. dollars where applicable. For those sports not listed, official salary data were unavailable. Road-running data courtesy of Association of Road Racing Statisticians.

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Anderson Silva: $200,000 (also won an additional $120,000 in bonuses)
Chael Sonnen: $35,000
Silva def. Sonnen via submission (triangle choke)

Jon Fitch: $108,000 ($54,000 to show, $54,000 to win)
Thiago Alves: $60,000 ($48,000 after 20 percent was docked for missing weight)
Fitch def. Alves via unanimous decision

Clay Guida: $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)
Rafael dos Anjos: $12,000
Guida def. Dos Anjos via submission (injury)

Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Ricardo Almeida: $35,000
Hughes def. Almeida via submission (front choke)

Junior dos Santos: $80,000 ($40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Roy Nelson: $15,000
Dos Santos def. Nelson via unanimous decision

Ricky Story: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Dustin Hazelett: $18,000
Story def. Hazelett via technical knockout (punches)

Phil Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Rodney Wallace: $6,000
Davis def. Wallace via unanimous decision

Johny Hendricks: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Charlie Brenneman: $8,000
Hendricks def. Brenneman via technical knockout (punches)

Tim Boetsch: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Todd Brown: $6,000
Boetsch def. Brown via unanimous decision

Stefan Struve: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Christian Morecraft: $6,000
Struve def. Morecraft via knockout (punches)

Dennis Hallman: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Ben Saunders: $12,000
Hallman def. Saunders via unanimous decision

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

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World Wrestling Entertainment is the latest company looking to shatter traditional release windows, saying it will bow DVDs for its films shortly after they unspool in theaters.

WWE chairman Vince McMahon has been hinting for some time that WWE would adopt the strategy when it starts releasing a new slate of pics that it is self-financing and distributing through Samuel Goldwyn Films this year. With WWE’s movies still trying to find a broader audience at the box office, the company has been eyeing theatrical releases as a way to prop up DVD sales, and didn’t want to spend more money to “promote and market the (films) twice.”

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