Boxers in 1750 getting paid better than MMA fighters in 2015

[The Infamous]

 

[Roman Brady]

Most of them make less than the ring card girls

And now the ufc are limiting their sponsor money by forcing them to wear reebok

it's like they have made enough money and are now just fuking around just to see how far they can go unchecked. Kill morale to such an extent vets retire and the company is ran by journeyman and faceless mediocre fighters scust

Better light, less money or... Dimmer light, bring fans over and more money. Such a hard decision.

it's not that simple, there is just something about bellator that doesn't move the needle. Jon Jones could make the move and apart of the initial spike in ratings he won't put them over. Why is this? because mma/ufc fans are conditioned to only respond to the zuffa machine

 

[OfTheCross]

it's like they have made enough money and are now just fuking around just to see how far they can go unchecked. Kill morale to such an extent vets retire and the company is ran by journeyman and faceless mediocre fighters scust
it's not that simple, there is just something about bellator that doesn't move the needle. Jon Jones could make the move and apart of the initial spike in ratings he won't put them over. Why is this? because mma/ufc fans are conditioned to only respond to the zuffa machine

That's Zuffas goal but it's not true yet.

Let's see what kind of ratings Kimbo v. Shamrock gets. If they do decently it's proof that ppl don't care about the banner as much as they care about the fighters

 

[The Infamous]

Floyd Mayweather earned more in 20 minutes than the UFC's entire 561 person roster will make over the next 5 years from Reebok.

 

[DrX]

lol dana raping those fools....got that retard nick diaz barley surviving out chea

 

[p00rky]

Mma is corny

Shouldn't even be discussed in the same forum

Stop son

 

[iFightSeagullsForBread]

That is really depressing.

shyt dude, there are SERVERS at my job making more than dudes in the UFC, 2x that.

 

[Jello Biafra]

 

[Fellatio]

sports is not a job and they don't deserve to get paid
Buncha fuk boys and girls whining about nothing

 

[InvictusAeternusEternus]

sports is not a job and they don't deserve to get paid
Buncha fuk boys and girls whining about nothing

 

[RatherUnique]

Crazy. You got dudes in obscure localized sports in parts of the world making more than some MMA cats

 

[Road20]

volleyball players in Russia make millions of dollars. These nikkas gettin vacation checks, and IRS refunds for fighting

 

[OfTheCross]

Now lets tally up the expenses from the fighter’s 10k/10k purse.

A fighter wins and earns $20,000:

• -$2,000 (gym / team)
• $4,000 (management)
• $6,000 (taxes)
• $500 (medicals)
• $1,000 (coaching)
• $1,000 (Misc.)

Total Expenses: $14,500

$20,000 – $14,500 = $5,500 is the fighters profit.
**Reebok uniforms pay UFC fighters anywhere from $2,500-$20,000 per fight
**UFC offers discretionary bonuses based on performance (not guaranteed)

A fighter loses and earns $10,000:

• $1,000 (team)
• $2,000 (management)
• $3,000 (taxes)
• $500 (medicals)
• $1,000 (coaching)
• $1,000 (misc)

Total Expenses: $8,500

$10,000 – $8,500 = $1,500 would be the fighter profit, putting him in a spot of needing to fight again ASAP.
**Reebok uniforms pay UFC fighters anywhere from $2,500-$20,000 per fight
**UFC offers discretionary bonuses based on performance (not guaranteed)
Expenses for MMA Fighters - Team Fury Blog

Cole World

 

[OfTheCross]

it's like they have made enough money and are now just fuking around just to see how far they can go unchecked. Kill morale to such an extent vets retire and the company is ran by journeyman and faceless mediocre fighters scust
it's not that simple, there is just something about bellator that doesn't move the needle. Jon Jones could make the move and apart of the initial spike in ratings he won't put them over. Why is this? because mma/ufc fans are conditioned to only respond to the zuffa machine

That's Zuffas goal but it's not true yet.

Let's see what kind of ratings Kimbo v. Shamrock gets. If they do decently it's proof that ppl don't care about the banner as much as they care about the fighters

The numbers for this came back really good, btw...

"The number beat the previous record by 27 percent, beating the promotion's old record of 1.24 million viewers on average for the Nov. 15 show that was headlined by Tito Ortizvs. Stephan Bonnar. The Ortiz vs. Bonnar main event did 1.84 million viewers for the peak quarter hour.

The number was impressive because it was a Friday, which is usually not as good a night for combat sports as Saturday. Also, the main event only lasted 2:22 before Slice won via knockout, so most of the peak quarter hour included the build-up, intros and post-match interviews, and the fight itself is likely to end up a higher number.

While the numbers are nowhere close to what Slice did in his heyday on CBS, or Shamrock did with Tito Ortiz in 2005 on Spike for their television match, it was the second highest numbers of the year on cable, beating every UFC event with the exception of the Jan. 17 FOX Sports 1 broadcast of the Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver fight, which did 2.75 million viewers."

Bellator breaks ratings record by 27 percent with Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock​

 

[Roman Brady]

The numbers for this came back really good, btw...

Bellator breaks ratings record by 27 percent with Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock​

Why did you quote me?