Browsin Sherdog and found this thread http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/mayweather-1-fight-makes-more-than-every-ufc-fighter-combined-2009-payout-1200324/ Thoughts?
Interesting points being made there. Its been discussed several times before UFC fighters earn peanuts compared to what the brand UFC earns. But thats just the way the cookie crumbles. Mayweather is his own Brand. Its the same as Fedor. Im sure sooner or later the fighters will fight back and start demanding a percentage of the PPV
Part of the reason Fedor won't sign or associate with UFC, they are the same typical scumbag corporate enterprise ripping off the ones doing real work. Shame on UFC...
:roll: You know nothing. M-1 and Finkelstein are the real reasons Fedor isn't in the UFC. Dana was willing to give in to all of M-1's crazy demands except one; the only way Fedor's management would let him sign to the UFC was if Dana was willing to co-promote events with M-1 and that just isn't going to happen.
Oh yeah..compared to mayweather , ufc fighters are paid like ****. (well , not even compared to him)... different or more sponsors play a big part too... But that's not what i'm shocked about. If you ask me...the most shocking thing of all is to see a boxer , F1 racer , golfer , tennis or basketball player getting paid millions while firemen (who risk their lives , and are real heros).. or Doctors , brain surgeons , scientists etc...never will. Millions !...for kicking or dribbling a ****ing ball... :-(
UFC pay structure is MUCH BETTER than boxing. I sincerely hope boxing starts offering ko of the night, fight of the night, win bonus etc MMA will slowly start getting paid a little more money. It is slowly getting higher. It needs the top fighters to earn more and that will trickle down. Guys like Liddell, Couture, Ortiz, Machida, Lesnar etc are the sort of guys who will get paid more.
It won't be long before the top stars in MMA start breaking away and staging their own fights.... That's when the fun starts...
GSP, in his last fight, made more then $3,000,000. While not $25,000,000, it's certainly not peanuts. And that's just from the organization alone. Not to mention his sponsors. Not bad for a sport that's barely been around over a decade. And came from the worst possible beginnings. The worst. Give us another 100 years and then ask again.
Originally Posted by Bill_Carson View Post BREAKDOWN FOR TOTAL PAYOUTS FOR UFC FIGHTERS IN 2009: Average Total Fighter Payout for UFC PPV EVENTS: $1,176,600 Average Total Fighter Payout for ULTIMATE FIGHT NIGHT EVENTS: $898,375 Average Total Fighter Payout for ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALES: $434,665 16 PPV's = $18,825,600 3 ULTIMATE FIGHT NIGHTS: $2,695,125 2 ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALES: $869,330 COMBINED TOTAL FIGHTER PAYOUT FOR 2009: $22,390,025 This is based on a calculation of payout, events for payout numbers released in 2009. SOURCE: payouts : MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA The above numbers include win bonuses, but not sponsoships or these mystical "under-the-table-locker-room-Dana-best-buddy-bonuses." FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. IS GOING TO MAKE DOUBLE THAT AMOUNT IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. Shiiiiiit...
Depends really on how often he fights. How much are deductables i.e to his team, trainers, renting of facilicties etc. Also if he gets the same amount each fight which I highly doubt
These guys aren't paid millions but they are often paid in one fight what the average man earns in a year so they are not on the bread line. MMA are in the sport because the love it. Boxers are usually in it to get out of the ghetto.
The bottom line is - Do you wana watch a full card of good matchups and regular santcioned matches where mandoatories mean something - Or watch one good fight and four fights with John Duddy and Alfonso Gomez involved?
Other options. Collective bargaining like in other 'league' sports. There has to be something like that, or as more fighters become Fedor-famous, they're going to want more money, and that means leaving the UFC.
