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Vadim
\nNemkov<\/a> wants to be financially secure after hanging up his
\ngloves.<\/p>\n

Nemkov (20-2, 1 NC) recently criticized fighter pay in the
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>. The
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> heavyweight champion believes UFC
\nathletes receive too little of the promotion\u2019s revenue and deserve
\ngreater compensation for the risks to their health.<\/p>\n

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PFL heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov explains why UFC fighter
\npay influenced his decision not to sign<\/h2>\n

Without naming anyone, Nemkov recalled seeing retired UFC fighters
\nat an event whose appearance suggested to him that they were
\nstruggling financially. He said earning potential was a major
\nreason he didn\u2019t sign with the UFC.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe UFC is a huge money-making machine, so to speak,\u201d Nemkov told
\nUshatayka. \u201cThere are massive sums involved, and the fighters get
\npaid mere pennies. Those who put on the show, those who make the
\nfights happen, they should be earning much more because of the
\nheavy toll on their health. It\u2019s very sad to look at fighters who
\nhave ended their career, fought in the UFC, and then can\u2019t find
\ntheir way and live very meager lives. Because I was having a fight
\nonce, there were veterans of MMA; there were a lot of them and half
\nof them looked like regular blue-collar workers in worn-out shirts.
\n[That\u2019s why I didn\u2019t sign with the UFC] For the most part. I mean,
\nwhen you can, roughly speaking, earn twice as much here. If I fight
\nhere once, there I would have to fight three times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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