MMA superstar and UFC LHW champ payout

Wholly agree. Athletes should not just enter huge contracts, and should have to work their way up the ranks. Fight/style bonuses, a fixture of ufc, appertaining to this discussion, may eclipse a fighter's pay for the evening altogether may as well prove to garner him more recognition going up. These provide incentive to put on a good show and not simply half ass it come show time.

 

as good as jones is this wouldnt happen as he cant dodge bullets

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

 

1) NBA, MLB and NFL players benefit from a sporting tradition that goes back decades. The UFC became profitable a mere six years ago. 15 years ago the sport of MMA was all but non-existent in North America.

2) NFL and NBA players benefit from an inbuilt geographical and generational fanbase. If nobody on the team is a star, fans will still come to see the team play. UFC guys don't have the same luxury.

3) NFL and NBA are far, FAR bigger than the UFC is. They hold far more events, sell WAY more tickets, attract far more viewers, sell truckloads more merchandise and have far bigger TV deals.

4) Why exactly should the UFC, a young company trying to promote and grow a new sport, make a millionaire out of a guy who:

* Isn't at the top of his career field,

*Isn't going to make it to the championship level,

* Doesn't have a significant local fanbase who will buy tickets to the live event to see him,

* Doesn't cause anyone to buy a PPV because he's on it,

* Doesn't do anything special to promote the company or the sport when he's not fighting.


Why exactly should the UFC be morally obligated to make millionaires out of anonymous, mid-level talent guys who struggle to even compete in the organization over the long-term? :bart

:hat

 

Muay Thai is kickboxing with elbows and knees added in. It's a good style for sure but too trendy for my taste. People gravitate to Muay Thai and Krav Maga becuase it sounds sinister and impressive. I hate trends and popular stuff man!

 

You can spot a general forum troll topic a mile away. A magnet for dumb****s - some of the early responses are so great and repeated so often that I forgot them already.

 

:huh

You don't know much about Muay Thai do you.

Muay Thai was around a long long time before kickboxing was even a concept in 1960s Japan. In fact it was around along time before the Marquess of Queensberry had a plan! (That rhymes!)

And I can assure you when I first laced up a pair of Muay Thai gloves in 88 it was for the love of the sport, most people didn't even know what it was, particulalry in the States. Infact the love affair was so strong that after stints in europe and america and over 10 years in Thailand I still can't leave the sport alone.

Trendy?! I don't think so, well at least not the real Mcoy.