It is odd that a future hall-of-famer like Gegard Mousasi with a storied career in mixed martial arts is having a tough time finding a fight in his new promotion PFL.
After the PFL bought Bellator at the end of 2023, a new era was supposed to rival every mixed martial arts promotion. The amount of talent they acquired had the firepower to do so.
Unfortunately for the fighters wanting to spearhead a new era in MMA, they have found themselves wondering what’s next.
With a big name like Gegard Mousasi saying how the PFL is one of the worst promotions to work for, the real question is how bad is their money situation.
“They said that the amount [of money I get paid], we don’t want to cut you, it’s so much, that it’s better for you, I don’t know, look somewhere else or do something else,” Mousasi said Wednesday while being a guest on The MMA Hour.
The option of sitting out might lead to legal action and if Gegard Mousasi makes that an option, who knows who else will follow with a lawsuit of their own?
“At this moment, I’m like, listen, if someone doesn’t want me, I’m like, ‘F* it. Let’s go.’ But my team around me is like, ‘F* it, we’ll sue them.’ If it was up to me, I would just go, but I don’t know. We’ll see. The team around me is not that happy. So I think there is going to be legal action against them.
Gegard Mousasi Slams PFL: “I’ve Fought in a Lot of Organizations, This is the Worst One”
“Yeah, [I feel disrespected] because they don’t even want to pick up the phone and talk to us,” Mousasi continued. “It’s not even funny anymore. It’s the worst organization so far. I’ve fought in a lot of organizations, this is the worst one.”
“I think they bought Bellator but they don’t have the financial means to pay the fighters,” Mousasi said. “Whoever is not necessary, they will just not let them fight. Especially fighters that make a lot of money. Because Bellator fighters make more.”
It is always a dark cloud on the sport of MMA when we listen and read about how fighters are treated when it comes to money.
Does Gegard Mousasi get a fight in PFL soon, or will we see him fight under a new promotion?
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