Georges St-Pierre used to work as a garbage man while he fought for the UFC. That’s just one revelation from the former UFC double champion in a revealing first-person essay written for Wealthsimple Magazine titled, “The UFC Won’t Pay You Fairly Unless You Make Them.” In it, St-Pierre peels back the curtain on what his financial situation was like while fighting for the world’s most prominent MMA promotion. For his January 2004 debut against Karo Parisyan at UFC 46, St-Pierre said he fought under contract terms of $3,000 to show and $3,000 to win. For his first UFC title fight against Matt Hughes later that year, St-Pierre said he made $9,000 to show.

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Georges St-Pierre reveals money he made from UFC, gambling on himself in open essay – MMA Junkie

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