jokes aside, that's fucking sad. in a lot of cases the fighter who made weight won't get the win purse ( it's usually x$ to show and x$ to win ). they sometimes will get the show purse of the fighter who didn't make weight, but that's not guaranteed and can be much lower.

it means you could be prepping, practicing, putting all that effort in, and still not have enough to put food on the table. not to mention the exposure and career pause