An idea to help solve fighter pay issues

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

Hold some single night elimination style tournaments, where everyone earns the same damn thing but profits increase throughout the subsequent rounds.
Examples!
Round one is $50,000 to the winners.
Round two is $100,000 to the winners.
Round three finals is $250,000 to the champ.
We would have a different perspective on those champs even if they lost in their divisions. We used to rank MMA fighters in their respective divisions taking these situations into account. Fight brackets could be determined at the weigh ins, that way nobody gets to plan ahead and everyone is on the same playing field.

MMA was EXTREMELY interesting when we used to do things similar to this...

 

[Norcim]

What do the losers get paid for each round?

 

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

What do the losers get paid for each round?

They do get paid, just not as much as the winners.

How about losers get half of what the winners make?

 

[djacobox372]

Or just have a 50k per fight minimum + health insurance, and allow for more private endorsements.

A profit sharing program for all fighters would be a great step forward as well.

 

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

Or just have a 50k per fight minimum + health insurance, and allow for more private endorsements.

A profit sharing program for all fighters would be a great step forward as well.

What profit sharing world are you living in bro and pass that blunt asap?! This dude's got the good shit!!

 

[Credo]

 

[Bearknuckle]

Incoming UFC shills telling you you’re stupid for suggesting almighty UFC do anything different.

 

[VinceArch]

Base pay is $25,000 with winners getting an extra $25,000 and of the night bonuses increased to $100,000? Obviously this changes with each fighter but I think potential can be found with that idea or something similar to that.

 

[Wreckless]

What do the losers get paid for each round?

50% off Venum coupons and a hot dog brander.

 

[KOPPE]

whos the girl in your avi?

 

[TheNinja]

Fighter pay seems fine to me. It's not like it's a surprise to these people signing up for the UFC. Did they think they were going to make $500k per fight and then were shocked to learn they get $20k?

 

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

whos the girl in your avi?

It's actually a dude.

Edit, Blaire White sorry.

 

[Izzysexboyfriend]

 

[Izzysexboyfriend]

I have an idea. Stop streaming fights and stealing from the fighters then we wouldn’t have a fighter pay issue

 

[Izzysexboyfriend]

Incoming UFC shills telling you you’re stupid for suggesting almighty UFC do anything different.

They eat what they kill. They get paid too much because Dana is generous

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

They do get paid, just not as much as the winners.

How about losers get half of what the winner's make?

Is the aggregate amount being paid out per fight/event the same or does it go up?

If not (and maybe regardless) you’re going to get blowback from whoever this hurts (or would be expected to hurt) most. McGregor and other stars won’t agree to being paid like this when they’re guaranteed large paydays right now.

Many fighters are already in this situation now since they have a win bonus. The big stars have guaranteed payouts so the potential reward for winning would need to be materially higher than their current guaranteed pay for them to agree.

 

[TIMELESS TRUTH]

I have an idea. Stop streaming fights and stealing from the fighters then we wouldn’t have a fighter pay issue

In all of my fucking years watching MMA, I've never once streamed a single event.

 

[HHJ]

Tournaments are dead. No one making top fighter pay would participate. Usada,nsac,peds,you'd just get injuries and unsatisfying conclusion if it ever finished.


That era is dead and gone.

 

[Banana Tree's Nemesis]

Since the fighters who have pay issues are the ones that don't win a great deal, this wouldn't solve much.
I do like the tournament system, although not for single night events.

 

[HHJ]

Furthermore if you thought rankings moved too slow before?? Lol