Faber wants to ‘reap the rewards’
Of course, with one fight left on his contract, that’s one more thing for him to focus on while he…
Of course, with one fight left on his contract, that’s one more thing for him to focus on while he is healing up. But not only is Faber looking to extend his contract with the promotion he has helped build, he is pushing for WEC parent company Zuffa to start putting more focus on the UFC’s sibling.
“What we have is a company that’s growing right now; they’re kind of putting that on the shoulders of some of the people. I feel like we should be looked at as investments,” he commented. “If they’re not making money right now, they’re spending money on a lot of other stuff to help build their business and the fighters are part of that.
“I’d like a little bit more attention, money put into the WEC brand. It doesn’t grow overnight, but they really should be making a big push. We’ve got a lot of guys that are extremely marketable. We’ve got the most exciting fights in the world for sure.
“I feel like I’m making a pretty good name for myself and I’d like to be compensated for this. I don’t feel like being someone that is gonna build up something and not reap the rewards, but in all honesty, they do have the fighters interests in mind.”
Faber isn’t saying he wants to go elsewhere. Why would he? He’s logged many hours building not only himself, but the WEC brand. Plus, he’s got unfinished business with Mike Brown that he would eventually like to attend to.
“I think there’s a future fight between us. I have a good shot at getting a title shot real soon down the road,” he told MMAWeekly.com.
“So I’m hoping that we can reach a great agreement and I can keep fighting with the WEC because I love it there.”
