My point, however, is that we as consumers shouldn't be happy with the fighters' compensation, because we, as an audienbce, are getting inferior product when fighters can't focus on training without the distractions of a second job. See the difference? It isn't just about fighters chasing their dream. It is about the UFC, which is supposed to be the pinnacle, the BIG SHOW, giving us high quality fights where the fighters will have trained optimally. Isn't this what the pinnacle organization should be doing?
I've said it multiple times already, but perhaps not specifically to you, so...
I agree. UFC fighters should be paid more money. It's the highest level of the sport, and the pay should reflect that.
However, let's also be real. Angela Hill is 2-0 in her pro career. Both fights came in 2014.
So, she's being doing this professionally for less than a year and she's already in the UFC earning thousands of dollars per fight, and she's been featured in an international reality tv show.
Do you know how many fighters out there would KILL for that opportunity so early in their careers? How many fighters are out there with MUCH better records, that have been fighting in lower tier orgs for years, and are still fighting for much less money than Hill?
Really, Hill should be thanking her lucky stars that only a year in to her career, she's made it this far. Most fighters would be training, fighting and working a shitty job for YEARS longer than she has.
Hill is the not the best example to be using here. Nate Diaz would be a much better example.
I also agree with this guy...
No, I picked a career with a lower upside but more work stability. Pay wasn't great to start and I earned my way to better spots.
I should also say that I would have liked to do something else in the arts but I wasn't willing to accept almost no pay for a lot of work coming up. Fighters can choose to pursue their passion or they can choose other avenues if they want just one job and stability.
I made my choice, she is making hers and that's how life is.
I made the opposite choice (art before money), and I'm living with it. Just as a fighter should. Or an accountant.