LOS ANGELES – Fighters face additional taxes and fees now that UFC 232 is being held in California rather than Nevada. For those that stand to make over $50,000, the move effectively serves as a nine percent tax on their earnings, unlike Nevada, a state with no income tax. They’ll only get so much sympathy from UFC President Dana White, who said the promotion is losing $6 million by moving Saturday’s pay-per-view event , headlined by a Jon Jones (22-1 MMA, 16-1 UFC) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (18-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) light heavyweight title fight, from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas to The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. “It is what it is,” the UFC executive told reporters, including MMAjunkie, during today’s UFC 232 pre-fight news conference.

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Dana White: Increased taxes, medical fees for fighters after UFC 232 move ‘is what it is’ – MMA Junkie

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