Blaydes on whether he wants to face Jon Jones: " I'm not going to fight Jon Jones for 200k

[Squintz]

Curtis Blows I don’t wanna see him fight Jones anyways.

 

[Ivancho]

lost the respect for this guy

 

[Ogata]

At some point fighting Mcgregor doesnt mean dick other than exposure.

What if you dont beat the man?
What if you lose,and get injured.
Then you got the 20 k to wipe your ass with,while you sit on the sidelines,with NO guarantees whatsoever when you get back.

No guarantees in life. Fighters are bad motherfuckers because in part are risk takers.

 

[Pierced7681]

Didnt the ppv point system pretty much die with the ESPN deal.
My understanding is its not what it used to be.

EDIT: "The UFC is taking ESPN’s “license fee” on the front end — that fighters will very likely not directly see — and almost certainly taking a hit in the amount of money generated from pay-per-view buys."

I cant find anything newer but did a quick google so no real effort.

Still though, ppv points is better than a flat rate of 200k to fight Jones in a main event at heavyweight.

 

[kflo]

Didnt the ppv point system pretty much die with the ESPN deal.
My understanding is its not what it used to be.

EDIT: "The UFC is taking ESPN’s “license fee” on the front end — that fighters will very likely not directly see — and almost certainly taking a hit in the amount of money generated from pay-per-view buys."

I cant find anything newer but did a quick google so no real effort.

I’m pretty sure it would be illegal for them to materially change the ppv structure and not restructure ppv points in the contracts.

 

[lsa]

Still though, ppv points is better than a flat rate of 200k to fight Jones in a main event at heavyweight.

Yeah but they are tied to buys and with the new system I imagine you gotta sell a butt load to get any.
I have no dog in this fight and have no other info than what I posted. But I do get the understanding that "red panty night" and good ppv bonuses are a thing of the past for most fighters.

 

[Pierced7681]

Yeah but they are tied to buys and with the new system I imagine you gotta sell a butt load to get any.
I have no dog in this fight and have no other info than what I posted. But I do get the understanding that "red panty night" and good ppv bonuses are a thing of the past for most fighters.

I live in Canada so I don’t have to buy ppvs through ESPN but I imagine you are probably right. ESPN is most likely cutting into the ppv points and affecting fighters pay.

 

[kflo]

100 pct everything here is true

esp the bolded part

What defines what a fighters “real worth” is in that context?

 

[lsa]

I’m pretty sure it would be illegal for them to materially change the ppv structure and not restructure ppv points in the contracts.

Well I am sure the UFC and their lawyers made sure to do that.
There has not been much info on how it works after the ESPN deal..

 

[kflo]

I live in Canada so I don’t have to buy ppvs through ESPN but I imagine you are probably right. ESPN is most likely cutting into the ppv points and affecting fighters pay.

Again, they can’t just restructure ppv and not restructure how they compensate.

 

[lsa]

I live in Canada so I don’t have to buy ppvs through ESPN but I imagine you are probably right. ESPN is most likely cutting into the ppv points and affecting fighters pay.

Never bought a ppv in my life its not a thing here.
The article I found when UFC made the deal is

https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/3/...clusive-pay-per-view-deal-with-espn-explained

 

[Pierced7681]

Never bought a ppv in my life its not a thing here.
The article I found when UFC made the deal is

https://www.mmafighting.com/2019/3/...clusive-pay-per-view-deal-with-espn-explained

Here in Canada you pay 64.99 and just order it through your cable service. I’m guessing your country gives you all the ppvs for free if you pay monthly for a channel?

 

[kflo]

Well I am sure the UFC and their lawyers made sure to do that.
There has not been much info on how it works after the ESPN deal..

There was never much info on ppv points before as well other than what we learned from lawsuits.

 

[lsa]

Here in Canada you pay 64.99 and just order it through your cable service. I’m guessing your country gives you all the ppvs for free if you pay monthly for a channel?

Yes. Its on a subscription channel here.
I dont think we ever had ppv here. Closes was the porno in hotels

 

[Pierced7681]

Yes. Its on a subscription channel here.
I dont think we ever had ppv here. Closes was the porno in hotels

What time do the fights start in your country?

 

[lsa]

What time do the fights start in your country?

In the middle of the night. I am at least 6 hours ahead.
These days I watch the next day.
I am more or less a casual. MMA is not what it used to be for me.

 

[kflo]

In the middle of the night. I am at least 6 hours ahead.
These days I watch the next day.
I am more or less a casual. MMA is not what it used to be for me.

We need you back bro.....

 

[lsa]

We need you back bro.....

Thats going to be hard.
Casual is where its at these days.

No regrets

 

[Deleted member 506663]

Brother just posturing for a better payday...like everyone else here would. I'm a Bones fan and don't understand the gaff.
Just bidnez.

 

[Shocktagon]

That's not how the sport works right now, so he's wrong, but that is how the sport should work, so he's also right.