MARK HUNT SUES UFC for 2.5 MILLION

Mark "Super Samoan" Hunt has confirmed that he is suing the UFC for Brock Lesnar's 2.5 million purse & the pay-per-view figure earned from the event.

 

He has agreed to face Alistair Overeem at UFC209 in March but still wants a clause in his contract relating to penalties for future opponents being caught cheating.

He's already turned down 2 fights but has agreed to take this one as he is in danger of breaching his contract with the UFC.

 

 

While the UFC have seemed committed to tackling Performance Enhancing Drugs in sport, they still seem way more lenient in terms of punishments handed out to fighters who fail.

As Mark has pointed out previously, if a fighter is fined 20% of his pay cheque (which goes straight to his opponent) if he doesn't make weight then surely there should be harsher compensation for fighters who fail drug tests.

 

Full exclusive interview here on MarkHunt.TV and full details of the RICO lawsuit against the UFC, Dana White & Brock Lesnar here

Mark cites a pattern of conduct that consistently jeopardizes fighter health and safety for profit.