All the more reason to invest wisely into the future of MMA and not spend all of the money paying the top guys millions. I don't necessarily disagree. GSP probably should be paid more. I actually don't think we disagree on anything. I just take objection to the idea that MMA fighters should make as much as boxers, when I actually think boxing would be better if boxers made less and had less control over their future. The ODLHs, PBFs, and RJJs of boxing have made it far less interesting. I think it's important that fighters are paid well (particularly, I think UFC fighters should form a union and get some god damned health insurance. It's ridiculous how expensive private health insurance must be when you list your occupation as "Professional Cage Fighter"). And I think the amounts the people at the lower tiers make ABSOLUTELY should be higher.
Some form of Health Insurance would be a great idea, I dont know about a union though, imagine if they go on strike, then we will be calling them greedy A private pension should be set up, who the **** knows what kind of damage these guys have endured years away from competition. Another thing is accountability, does anyone know what the UFC makes and whats their bottom line?
I love how people think that athletes deserve MILLIONS to perform. Like somehow earning a couple hundred thousand/year is unfair. Boohoo...
Sure they do, unless you are jealous. They have a talent and skill that most dont have and people pay to see that skill. Sure Doctors saves lives but its alot easier than hitting a 100 MPH fastball. People arent interested in paying to watch someone perform surgery. Look Im one to critize these athletes because sometimes they are not worth the money. I dont want to ****in watch baseball!! Its dreadful sport to watch but that doesnt take away from the fact that they have a special talent. A rare ability. In the end the people buying the PPV and watching it live are to blame for these athletes making too much. But in the case of MMA fighters, theres a wide discrepancy in terms of how much the UFC make and how much they get paid.
I'm not sure why fans are so concerned how much the fighters make and if it's enough. If they don't make enough they will do something else that's how life works. Affliction is not going to survive because of their high payroll just like all the other mma org's that have fallen recently. Does MMA really want to overpay the fighters so they end up like "mo money Mayweather and doesn't even want to fight anymore because he is so rich and doesn't need the money or will fight a guy like ODL with a name but isn't the biggest threat to him.
Are you a communist? I think MMA would be better served if it followed the boxing model. UFC is popular but it hinders the sport as whole. MMA will not grow beyond UFC/USA with this type of model and the fighters will not make much more then they are making right know. 400+200 is nice, but you have to keep in mind that a big chunk of that will go to taxes and trainers. The boxing model has its flaws but its much better then MMA. UFC is basically the only player in town, while in boxing you have a bunch of promoters who aren't neccessarily trying to undermine each other every single chance they get, the same way Dana and the UFC do to other organizations/promotions. UFC=MMA(i hope the sport grows beyond that)
Competition is good for ANY economic model in relation to consumerism. The UFC looks after its OWN interests and not that of MMA. If they did they`d be working with WAMMA and other orgs to promote the sport as well as paying there fighters better salaries than the paltry amounts we see repeatedly. I mean half a mil for a marquee fighter is pathetic in comparison to other franchise sports athletes. Even journeymen boxers get better sums than the UFC`s second tier. No wonder there doing so well. Thats a marvelous return for hardly any investment.
i have one question what is dana white and zuffa doing with all the money i presume the ppv did over 1 million at $50 each (i think its 50 anyway), i mean hatton pacman are going to get nearly 15 million each and gsp only gets 400 k, for roughly similar ppv numbers can someone shed some light on this issue
My goodness. Those are slave wages when compare to what boxers make. UFC PPV sales are equal to boxing and the fighters are getting ripped off big time. I think the fighters need to band together somehow and force the company to pay them more. It not that hard to do, only the big names has to join forces. If UFC don't comply, they can all just let the contract run out and jump ship and the fans will follow suit.
They are stuffing them in their pockets and bank accounts and just laughing at the stupid fighters who is risking their lives for pennies.
Goes in there pocket simple. Lorenzo i believe either worked for NSAC or had a close affiliation with them. Because of this it allowed him and his parent company the leverage to bring the UFC back from the brink. The guy was a former casino owner. He knows "HOW" to make money. The UFC is the perfect way for them to make money as what they have now is essentially a monopoly through GREAT advertising.
But whats crazy about this is how then have uneven payouts for a match, for example usually one makes double the other, so in the case BJ won, they actually would have a payout of probably 200k instead of $400k. Smart smart business man short term. How the Fertitas and White runs this business is the same exact way Vince McMahon ran his
These guys are the best in the world at what they do. Every event they're making millions upon millions of dollars for Dana White and the UFC, and they're only seeing tiny fractions of that money, which wouldn't even be there if it wasn't for them.
