You guys are pathetic. Who the hell are you to judge what Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta should pay the fighters?? They bought a company with no real direction, no real substance for what? 1-2 Million early 2000 and have turned it into a Billion Dollar company which gives us, the viewer, top fights on a regular basis. If you have a problem about the pay scale and are deeply offended then switch off. Go watch Cage Rage, Affliction or something else. But to come here and ***** about how it's run when UFC have a biggest name vs biggest name policy is stupid. Funny, I read more bitching on here about UFC fighter pay than what I read from the actual fighters themselves, pathetic.
1,000,000 Buys X 44.95 = $44,950,000 Thats just off PPV buys and is an estimate, but prob not far off. How much are there expenses???? atsch They can't give Penn and GSP a million each? :-(
I dont think getting 400k for 25minutes(umm 20minutes:yep)work is unfair.I do think that one of the number 1 fighters in the organistion got 400k for winning when they would of made atleast 8-10times that on the gate only..Add PPV buys and i call it Gsp and the other fighters being robbed. No way am i saying GsP deserves 10mil but i do feel with the current popularity of mma(UFC inparticular)he deserved to earn something in the 800-1.2mil bracket.. I also feel for the other fellas..Cant believe bones jones got 14k.Dana sure knows how to keep his young up and coming stars hungry...
I recall reading somewhere that the salaries indicated did not include %'s of PPV & Gate Sales which fighters like GSP & Penn also get.
In this day and age if Penn was to complain about pay I'm pretty sure if googled a search you'd find an article. Could you point me to this article please. Oh and btw, even if he was unhappy with pay, sponsorship etc, he could always go somewhere else.
You are an idiot, this is what you said, The Fertitas who were born with a platinum spoon in their mouth bought the UFC for pennies, now from pennies it turned into a million dollar company on paper. And you wonder why `fans question the pay scale. What the **** do you care if fans question it. The fighters wont ***** because its a ****in monopoly they are under contracts, Fitch bitched and look what happened to him. Are you in grade school
It was hardly just a few minutes. These fighters bust their ass for months. I dont believe that athletes should be making millions, but fighters should at least be making fair wages. 400-600 is really good money but what about the guys who are not neccessarily on the elite level like GSP. Sure, 10 or 20 thousand is good for a nights work, but how many fights can a guy realistically have before he gets dumped to the curb, without an education or any job skills. I rather be an average joe with a regular safe and secure job instead of getting my face pounded for a few thousand dollars. That is why i prefer the boxing platform better. It's freemarket, you take your talent to the highest bidder.
thats a shame really as the organisation probably banked 20-40Million$ If they don't start paying the fighters what they are worth then they will lose in the long run because competition will arise. Also, the sport as a whole will lose.
And what are you? The champion of Pay deal for MMA fghters? What has the Fertitas upbringing to do with ANYTHING?? To bring this point up makes no sence whatsoever!! It makes me think you have another agenda.... Hate all people born rich or just them?? I've read your same lame crying threads about pay scale for ages. You need to realise, it's a business. It's a business and THEY made what it is, not White, he only laid the foundation. In every walk of life if workers feel opressed they rise up and challenge the pay masters for change. EVERYTHING in life has always been like that. But it hasn't happened in UFC yet, why you ask? Cause they obviously don't care 1/10th on the matter as you do. You have another agenda... Did Dana White touch your pee pee when you were younger dude? Seriously... atsch
Wrong, just wrong. As the competition rises as will conditions, pay etc. The sport will never lose, it's too far established for that now. Lets enjoy Best V Best while we can. Won't be too long before the equivelants of GSP and Penn won't fight each other cause their 2,3,4 mill+ cut is not good enough...
Erm newsflash skippy he already did. Penn like Couture made his peace and came back. Thats entirely there perogative and obviously good business for the UFC to have marquee names in there organization. If you think fighters dont already complain about how much they make in the UFC then its pretty clear your still an idiot and havent got the faintest idea about this sport. Now going drown yourself in some whisky.
