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"When one looks at boxing it becomes obvious that no single promoter dominates the landscape (no matter how hard PBC is trying) to the degree that the UFC does MMA. Top Rank, Golden Boy, Mayweather Promotions, Roc Nation, Kathy Duva's Main Event, Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw, Yvon Michel, and Jean Bedard's Interbox are all promoting major boxers in the United States and Canada. In addition K2, Eddie Hearn's Matchroom, Frank Warren's Box Nation, Fernando Betron, Team Sauerland and other major promoters are competing with those promoters for boxers outside the ABC.
In MMA almost every top fighter, with the exception of a very small handful, is in the UFC. This concentration of top fighters in the UFC also helps explain the discrepancy we see between boxing and UFC prelim purses: UFC prelims are filled with fighters that would often be fighting on main cards under a multitude of boxing promoters."
Would MMA benefit more by kind of staying a sort of monopoly or welcoming more competition? Boxing is in pretty weird shape now and its full of competition.
"Based on their position in the market, it seems plausible that the UFC could actually pay less if they wish. It's a situation that is not lost on several MMA managers, who were complimentary to the UFC for being more generous than they had to be, considering the lack of leverage most fighters had. Ironically too, the UFC position in the market very likely limits how much MMA managers can charge their clients. The fact that there is very little career/fight management to be done for UFC fighters compared to that of boxers who have to negotiate with multiple promoters, sanctioning bodies and broadcast partners, has led to MMA managers having to charge less for their services. The same holds true for sanctioning bodies, where the UFC's ownership of their own titles means sanctioning fees are no longer the responsibility of an MMA fighter.
The sad truth is most MMA fighters make less than boxers, a sport that itself has a long and terrible history of taking advantage of its athletes. The even sadder truth is that matching boxing may be the best thing MMA fighters can ask for."
Thoughts people?
"When one looks at boxing it becomes obvious that no single promoter dominates the landscape (no matter how hard PBC is trying) to the degree that the UFC does MMA. Top Rank, Golden Boy, Mayweather Promotions, Roc Nation, Kathy Duva's Main Event, Lou DiBella, Gary Shaw, Yvon Michel, and Jean Bedard's Interbox are all promoting major boxers in the United States and Canada. In addition K2, Eddie Hearn's Matchroom, Frank Warren's Box Nation, Fernando Betron, Team Sauerland and other major promoters are competing with those promoters for boxers outside the ABC.
In MMA almost every top fighter, with the exception of a very small handful, is in the UFC. This concentration of top fighters in the UFC also helps explain the discrepancy we see between boxing and UFC prelim purses: UFC prelims are filled with fighters that would often be fighting on main cards under a multitude of boxing promoters."
Would MMA benefit more by kind of staying a sort of monopoly or welcoming more competition? Boxing is in pretty weird shape now and its full of competition.
"Based on their position in the market, it seems plausible that the UFC could actually pay less if they wish. It's a situation that is not lost on several MMA managers, who were complimentary to the UFC for being more generous than they had to be, considering the lack of leverage most fighters had. Ironically too, the UFC position in the market very likely limits how much MMA managers can charge their clients. The fact that there is very little career/fight management to be done for UFC fighters compared to that of boxers who have to negotiate with multiple promoters, sanctioning bodies and broadcast partners, has led to MMA managers having to charge less for their services. The same holds true for sanctioning bodies, where the UFC's ownership of their own titles means sanctioning fees are no longer the responsibility of an MMA fighter.
The sad truth is most MMA fighters make less than boxers, a sport that itself has a long and terrible history of taking advantage of its athletes. The even sadder truth is that matching boxing may be the best thing MMA fighters can ask for."
Thoughts people?
