Can literally anybody become a PRO mixed martial artist?

[Thuckey]

I mean, I look at a guy like Kenneth Allen, whose record is now 1-37 and I remember from threads back that there are others with awful records like that too.. and they are listed as "professional" mixed martial artists.

HOW!?

These guys get paid to fight and lose all the time? Does this mean that me, a guy that has zero martial arts experience can go in and fight random people whether I lose or not and make a living as a pro?

Can somebody please offer some insight.

 

[charalsias]

Everyone can become a bad mixed martial artist.You can become bad at everything.All you need to do is avoid the hard work and dedication!

 

[Rondas Pillow]

We need a Charlie Zelenoff of MMA.

 

[ortizgnp]

I mean they are used to build up future/potential stars and are kinda crucial to the sport in that sense.

Hespek.

:>

 

[Thuckey]

I just don't understand how people keeping letting him fight and paying him to do so.. you have to wonder exactly how much this guy makes.

Hell, I'd go 3 rounds to what would probably amount to a quick finish anyways for even a few hundred bucks. Why not?

 

[Final Say]

I mean, I look at a guy like Kenneth Allen, whose record is now 1-37 and I remember from threads back that there are others with awful records like that too.. and they are listed as "professional" mixed martial artists.

HOW!?

These guys get paid to fight and lose all the time? Does this mean that me, a guy that has zero martial arts experience can go in and fight random people whether I lose or not and make a living as a pro?

Can somebody please offer some insight.

Almost no professional mixed martial artists make a living from MMA. I'd say less than 5%

 

[Greedy Dana]

We need a Charlie Zelenoff of MMA.

We do. His name is Fedor.

 

[Rondas Pillow]

We do. His name is Fedor.

I was thinking we let ts do it.

 

[Thuckey]

Almost no professional mixed martial artists make a living from MMA. I'd say less than 5%

Good point. I guess this is just like an extra money sort of thing..

But like shit, I thought you'd at least have to have SOME talent...

 

[SirKratos]

I think you should take at least a couple of amateur fights first, but not sure.

 

[Munted]

I just don't understand how people keeping letting him fight and paying him to do so.. you have to wonder exactly how much this guy makes.

Hell, I'd go 3 rounds to what would probably amount to a quick finish anyways for even a few hundred bucks. Why not?

brain damage?

 

[Son of Werdum]

As long as you don't have pre-existing conditions that fail you from the physical that they require to become licensed. So unless you have had a major heart surgery or something like that pretty much anyone can fight professionally.

 

[Flex Plexico]

We need a Charlie Zelenoff of MMA.

Black Beast would make a good Wilder counterpart

 

[ClosetVitorFan]

I think Kenneth Allen is due for a win streak revival. Come Kenny!!

 

[Rondas Pillow]

Black Beast would make a good Wilder counterpart

Jones isn't going to be busy for a while. Could fight at Jackson.

 

[SirKratos]

Everyone can become a bad mixed martial artist.You can become bad at everything.All you need to do is avoid the hard work and dedication!

http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kenneth-Allen-13050#

Are you accusing this guy of avoiding dedication ?!?!

 

[freakyfarley]

I just don't understand how people keeping letting him fight and paying him to do so.. you have to wonder exactly how much this guy makes.

Hell, I'd go 3 rounds to what would probably amount to a quick finish anyways for even a few hundred bucks. Why not?

Without knowing anything about the guy, I can say there's a lot of guys in boxing like this. They're last minute opponent event savers. They fight quite a lot and try to take as little damage as possible while still providing somewhat of a fight.

They're professionals.

 

[Final Say]

I think you should take at least a couple of amateur fights first, but not sure.

In Ohio you must have five amateur fights to go pro. I'm not exactly sure how or why they decided that or why they settled on five. There's no headgear or shin pads, it's essentially the same as pro mma with no kicks or knees to the head or on the ground and no elbows at all.

I guess it's used as a way to weed out the pretenders and a minor leagues for the serious athletes

 

[Jedi Judah]

Have you seen the records of journey men boxers?

 

[BisexualMMA]

 

[Thuckey]

What is the formal process to even declare oneself "pro"..

Just fighting in an event?