Dana White, UFC president explains why Stephen Thompson did not receive a fee, refusing to fight Pereira, who did not make weight, and also refusing to fight another opponent at UFC 291.
“You chose not to fight a guy who was three pounds overweight. You could get part of his fee if you took the fight. We also offered him another fight... No, you can't just go out and say, "I'm not going to fight, but I want a quarter of a million dollars." It doesn't happen... You can't just say, "This guy is three pounds overweight, I won't fight, and no, I won't take another fight in two weeks, and pay me my show money." That doesn't happen. If you don't fight, you don't get paid..." Dana said.
At the same time, he added that negotiations with Wonderboy are now underway behind the scenes, and everything should be settled by Saturday.
