Mark Hunt has a very public conflict with his employer over the past weeks stemming from the news that his UFC 200 opponent failed a drug test 10 days prior to the test and the night of the fight.
The results from the June 28th drug test were not available until after the fight had taken place and the fight night results a week after the fight.
Hunt spoke out publicly first demanding 1/2 of Lesnar’s $2.5 million dollar purse and then the whole thing when he first learned of Lesnar’s failed tests. He also went on a rant against the UFC insinuating they were complacent in having him fight an opponent on performance enhancing drugs.
Although news recently broke that Hunt had finally been contacted by the UFC, Hunt told the New Zealand Herald it is unlikely he will fight in the UFC in the future:
“It’s an unsafe working environment,” Hunt said. “They’re doing nothing about cheating or performance-enhancing [drugs]. They’re helping it, they’re condoning drugs, is what I think. I think there should be some criminal [charges]. Every other sport has it sorted out. Every other sport frowns on cheats and drugs.
“It’s a pattern here, and probably the next time – if I did fight – I could die,” he said. “I have nothing against fighting, obviously, I love what I do. If it’s an even playing field then it makes it fair… the guy was caught doping and he gets my [heavyweight ranking] position of No 8 and he gets all the money, it’s ridiculous.”
“At the end of the day it’s all about the revenue they make and we’re the ones who lose out.”
Hunt said he no contact with UFC Dana White these days. When asked if he had any regrets about speaking out since the news of Lesnar’s drugs violations broke, he said: “Mate, the guy tried to kill me. He [illegally] enhanced himself to try to kill me… where are the penalties for this guy?
“I don’t know man… I’m not going to work for a company that treats me like a bit of rubbish. I’m a human being, I need to be treated fairly like everyone else.
“I would be walking away from a lot. If they don’t sort something out… but you probably won’t see me working for the UFC again.”
source: nzherald.co.nz
