Jacob Volkmann says he's going to expose the UFC

He works part time as a Chiropractor so im sure he's doing fine (his hours are on the website). http://volkmannchiropractic.com/

Just working 15-20 hours a week will add 20-27K a year in income (he's doing pretty well)

I'm not surprised Volkmann is engaged in fake medicine.

Calling himself a Dr. Yeah I know it's legal, but it's fake medicine.

And complaining about paying tax twice.

WTF?

He earns money from two streams and pays on two of them - that's paying tax twice?

What he wants his UFC money exempt from taxation?

Also complaining about not having enough money and a wife and three kids. A good ol' Tea Party guy like him should tell himself "DON'T HAVE A FAMILY IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT." (which is also a bullshit stance but at least it fits his declared views).

Starts complaining about the UFC when he gets cut.

So fake medicine, rubbish economics, contradictory world view and complains when he gets cut.

This guy is so so so unlikeable.
 
LOL

Why the fuck did Volkmann put his wrestling credentials in his chiropractic website??
 
He should be counting his blessings he doesn't live in Sweden. He would only keep about 40% of his pay then (not counting deductables).
But I'm all for the payscale being a bit more socialistic on the lower end, and that they remove the win bonus. Monetary incentives really only work for repetitive, uncreative, jobs.
Also, there is the problem of not getting the best prospects into the UFC since Bellator et al can afford to snatch them up.

Volkmann would think Sweden Hell on Earth what with its 40% tax.

I think its Paradise on Earth.

Free excellent healthcare, free excellent education, low crime, low poverty and no Tea Party.
 
I'm not surprised Volkmann is engaged in fake medicine.

Calling himself a Dr. Yeah I know it's legal, but it's fake medicine.

And complaining about paying tax twice.

WTF?

He earns money from two streams and pays on two of them - that's paying tax twice?

What he wants his UFC money exempt from taxation?

Also complaining about not having enough money and a wife and three kids. A good ol' Tea Party guy like him should tell himself "DON'T HAVE A FAMILY IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT." (which is also a bullshit stance but at least it fits his declared views).

Starts complaining about the UFC when he gets cut.

So fake medicine, rubbish economics, contradictory world view and complains when he gets cut.

This guy is so so so unlikeable.

>fake medicine

I dont like you >_>
 
Some really ignorant replies ITT. Just the heavies being the heavies.
 
Any fighter who comes out against the UFC brass and how they're treated, paid etc. had better expect a plethora of UFC schills to come out of the wood work online to stir the heat away from the UFC executives.

I wonder how many of you get punched in the head on a daily basis, work out with trained killers who punch, kick, slam and all around beat your ass on on a daily basis? And there is no pay check that comes with that at the end of the week either fella's. Where does your groceries come from for three kids while you're waiting on that next pay check? How about rent? Electricity? Cell phones, internet, insurance for cars, kids, etc? The list goes on and on. Where do you think this money comes from people?

These guys have to work their asses off in order to be properly prepared for a pro-fight. In order to do that you have to pay sparring partners, trainers of all sorts, gym fee's etc. It starts to add up quick, the bills start to add up quick and when your trainers, sparring partners all have monthly bills to pay too but guys are only collecting checks 3-4 months at a time things are going to get hairy.

These guys are not getting any smarter every time they get punched in the head either. Broken noses hurt, it physically hurts getting beat up on a regular basis. Training hard leads to pain. Its a tough sport, much tougher than you cats realize sitting behind your keyboard typing away while your mom and dad are at work busting their humps in order for you to continue brushing off working adults real world problems online.

Pugilistic dementia is a very serious consequence of fighting professionally, it will have drastic effects on these fighters personal lives and there is no amount of money that will fix that. I'm not sure how many of you have seen the effects of a pro-fighters career once its long over, but I have, and I can tell you they all deserve as much money as possible.

Once they're done fighting their dementia will not go away, it will not cease to be. In some cases it will just get progressively worse leading to depression, strange sometimes dangerous behavior and it will affect their loved ones and social relationships. It can be debilitating.

If you consider yourself a real fan of this sport you should want the best for those who make it all possible for us to enjoy what these guys do. Instead I see page after page of guys pretending to be financial experts on Volkmanns personal expenses and it strikes me as questionable to say the least.
 
4. if he has zero or 99 kids, that has nothing to do with the issue how much the ufc is paying or how little!

WTF?

He's the one that brought up his kids and wife in context of UFC pay. Dana doesn't fucking care and neither do we.
 
Isn't he a chiropractor? he could probably make more money cracking backs and not get hurt.
 
Im generally for fighters making more money, but JV is such a douche, he just irritates me.

You work 3 maybe 4 nights a year, and you are making 45k after tax, slow your roll. Lot's of people supporting 3 kids with much less than 45k.

lol, really? you don't think the training camps (which cost money btw) are a form of work for 8-12 weeks? plus fighters don't get paid when they get hurt prepping for a bout. if they get hurt they might be sidelined for 8 mos. to find an open slot.

but Volkmann conveniently left off the sponsorship money he gets. wonder what that amounts to.
 
Funny how he complains that the president is socialist then turns around and complains the company he worked for didn't take care of him or offer good enough benefits.

Capitalism is a two way street buddy. Pick a side and stay on it.
 
I was shocked when I read that interview! That is outrageous!

I never would have guessed that Volkmann has had sex before, let alone 3 whole times!
 
I live very comfortably at around 42K and I'm sure plenty of people are easily supporting families with less.

I'm not feeling much sympathy and I'm sick of people thinking that having kids makes them sympathetic. Having kids is a choice, so if you can't afford them you're an idiot for having them.
 
Don't like Volkmann but I'm all for him exposing the UFC if he tells the truth.

Lower ranked MLB, NFL, NBA and MLS players don't have to have separate/part-time jobs to make a living. They also have a full time schedule where as a fighter puts their bodies on the line even more and if are lucky, get to work 3 dates a year.

If you're working for the premier fight league in the world, you should be paid accordingly.

That said, you have to be responsible with your money. Even if you are bottom of the barrel and only making 30k a fight, that's still 60-90k a year. Sure it's a little low for risking your body but that also means you are only working 3 days a year rather than 40 hours a week. If you can't have a decent life making 90k a year, you're doing it wrong.

Because these guys are on TV, they think they are big time stars and you get guys like Koscheck who have mansions, private jets and 10 cars. You can't live like that.
 
1. if he is a douche or not, shouldnt matter with the ufc paying a fair amount of money to the fighters or not!
2. 3 or 4 fights a year, sure, but he is training many many months for 1 fight. training isnt for free, especially at the highest level, it becomes very expensive. if he gets injured, he has no income til he fights again. (food etc still has to be payed)
3. he was fighting in the ufc, supposed to be the highest level, where the "ufc takes care of their fighters", according to the ufc themselfs!
4. if he has zero or 99 kids, that has nothing to do with the issue how much the ufc is paying or how little!
5. the job should give you some money for the future, here he barely could survive, let alone train for competing at ufc level.

1) Agreed, and there are plenty of cases of "douche" fighters making the money Volkmann thinks he's worth, so, obviously, there's something else preventing it (aside from his no-longer-employed-by-the-UFC status)

2) But that's not the UFC's problem. If you don't make enough money from your job, you can either lower your expenses, find additional income (merchandising, teaching after work, etc.) you can convince your employer to give you a raise or you can find another, better paying job.

3) There are plenty of cases where the UFC does take care of their fighters. I'd wager the majority of those who fight for the UFC are, ultimately, happy with their "lot" in life. Don't let a couple "bad apples" convince you that the UFC are a bunch of cheapskates. Could things be better? Of course, they can ALWAYS be better. "Better" is relative.

4) If it shouldn't matter how many kids a fighter has, then they shouldn't be bringing them up as a reason why they should be getting paid more. Kids are the responsibilities of the parents, not the parent's employers. If Volkmann's not making enough as a fighter to support his 3 kids single-handedly (since his wife doesn't work, apparently), then it's up to him to find a better paying job.

5) The job does give money towards the future. It's just up to Volkmann to set it aside for that future.



Volkmann's just trying to blame everyone else for his personal financial difficulties. He wants more money for fighting. That's fine, he's just going about it the wrong way. There are plenty of fighters who do make more money (and make a pretty damn nice amount at that, I mean, hell, Koscheck apparently owns his own plane). Volkmann is just going about it the wrong way.
 
I think everyone is missing the point.

His issue seems to be that there is a perception that the UFC pays its fighters well (even mid - low tier), and he want's people to know that that isn't really the case.

Whether or not they deserve more money is a different matter.
 
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