• Tilgare@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    I don’t give a fuck to fight in front of some fucking billionaires and rich people that could give a shit less about me. Probably throwing parlays. Fuck you guys."

    I mean, I appreciate him taking a stand here. But I’m not really sure what he thinks his day job even is? MMA ticket prices for floor seats can be around $1,500, options up into the $10,000 range.

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      I’d wager the people coming to the fight at the White House wouldn’t even care about the fight. The people paying 1,5k to 10k for a ticket and come to an arena for it do care.

      It’s about becoming a background entertainment event for billionaires.

    • theneverfox@pawb.social
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      6 days ago

      He’s a worker, of course he’s beholden to capitol.

      But there’s a difference between a normal fight and something like this. There’s dignity as an athlete competing in a sports league with problems, this would be different