That's not true. His offer at onefc was a top contender contract not "midlevel" and all reports lead to that contract offer being better than the ufcs
I meant "mid-level" in regards to what he could be making if he were a UFC champ or top contender. not his status as a fighter joining a new org. They don't release Asian purses -- to my knowledge -- but there is no way he was getting more than what he could have been making had he signed with the UFC, won his first fight, and beat the champ (like he was saying he could).
He's no doubt in the top payroll for OneFC, even when he signed. What I'm saying is, that while he might not have gotten the same offer from the UFC before signing with 1FC, he would have gotten a good offer that would have been reasonably close, and he would have no doubt gotten a title shot after one or two wins. He has good management, and they know doubt would have negotiated a championship pay increase clause.
Therefore, if he was able to beat whatever WW champ there was at the time, all he had to do was take a small pay cut in the interim, beat the champ, and make 2, 3, 4x as much being the UFC WW champ.
UFC are tightasses, for sure, but all the champs are getting paid better than anyone in OneFC. No doubt about it.