News Coleman Vs Sylvia in slap fighting

[GearSolidMetal]

Who wants to bet they're only getting $5K to show and another $5K to win?

Normal-sized athletes doing slap-fighting is scary enough with what we now know about CTE. These older heavyweights in their 50s or even 60s?

Fucking disturbing.

 

[pankrat]

Disturbing, disgusting.

Not sure why sherdog even allow this kind of threads in this forum

 

[Willek]

Why are people talking about Coleman’s daughters? They are probably fucking in their late 20s by now.

 

[ryun253]

Slap fighting, giving retired vets a way to earn a decent income

 

[Khamzat]

This is terrible, especially for Coleman. Disgrace of a sport

"sport" ?

 

[Khamzat]

Why are people talking about Coleman’s daughters? They are probably fucking in their late 20s by now.

definitely not with Colby

 

[HHJ]

It is sad, but why does Dana or the UFC have to pay them anything
They are grown men, retired from the sport

I agree.

At some point you retire. Coleman came in at the beggining,and also fought in PRIDE. He got paid what he got paid,and its up to him what to do with it. It's sad that he's broke now,but that's not the UFC's responsibility. Hell,he was in PRIDE longer than he was in UFC anyway.

I like Mark,wish him the best of luck,and hate that he feels like he needs to do this,but UFC is not responsible for them after they retire. That is up to them.

 

[Enigma87]

It is sad, but why does Dana or the UFC have to pay them anything
They are grown men, retired from the sport

Because they hoarded the money these guys made and only gave them like 15% while people in suits took the 85%

 

[ejazahmednit]

I agree.

At some point you retire. Coleman came in at the beggining,and also fought in PRIDE. He got paid what he got paid,and its up to him what to do with it. It's sad that he's broke now,but that's not the UFC's responsibility. Hell,he was in PRIDE longer than he was in UFC anyway.

I like Mark,wish him the best of luck,and hate that he feels like he needs to do this,but UFC is not responsible for them after they retire. That is up to them.

I think the sentiment is originating more from White promoting a slap fight league of his own than their tenure in the UFC
I still dont feel they are entitled to any other compensation though

 

[Enigma87]

Why are people talking about Coleman’s daughters? They are probably fucking in their late 20s by now.

Yep they sure are

 

[ejazahmednit]

Because they hoarded the money these guys made and only gave them like 15% while people in suits took the 85%

Hey they signed the dotted line.
Suppose the UFC goes defunct like Pride did.
Who will be responsible for the handouts then?
Perhaps the govt since sportspersons are taxed higher ?

 

[HHJ]

Because they hoarded the money these guys made and only gave them like 15% while people in suits took the 85%

Thats how fight promotion works,generally

 

[Enigma87]

Thats how fight promotion works,generally

Not really. Check out boxing or Bellator. The athletes get a much higher % of income

 

[HHJ]

Not really. Check out boxing or Bellator. The athletes get a much higher % of income

Yeah maybe the big stars do,but this is only more recently,boxing is 1000 times shadier than MMA.

I said thats generally how fight promotion works,and I am correct. Hail me.

 

[RampageFaction]

We should have Matt Hughes watch it.
Maybe he can finally appreciate Tim Sylvia with his newfound childlike wonder.

So we’re teasing guys with TBIs now? So much other shit to come at matt Hughes with…but you chose this??

 

[HHJ]

How many times has Don King owed fighters millions,and they have to sue him to get a few thousand?

MMA is nowhere near as bad as that.

You think Al Haymon isnt richer than the boxers in his employ?? lol

 

[Poirierfan]

No way in hell this will happens, Coleman is 150 million years old, it would literally be criminal.

 

[HHJ]

So we’re teasing guys with TBIs now? So much other shit to come at matt Hughes with…but you chose this??

Seriously.

These people claim they hate matt hughes for his behavior but cant wait to have an excuse to be reprehensible themselves.

 

[HHJ]

If promoters didnt make more than the fighters,they would find a different job to do lol

 

[Enigma87]

How many times has Don King owed fighters millions,and they have to sue him to get a few thousand?

MMA is nowhere near as bad as that.

You think Al Haymon isnt richer than the boxers in his employ?? lol

I said boxers get a higher percentage of the income they generate than UFC fighters, as do all other sports. Which is true.

I said nothing about Al Harmon. You said that

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Because they hoarded the money these guys made and only gave them like 15% while people in suits took the 85%

Wait till you hear about most other industries on the planet, you'll be real mad about the record industry that purposefully kills its talent to poomp sales.

Seriously.

These people claim they hate matt hughes for his behavior but cant wait to have an excuse to be reprehensible themselves.

Those kinds of people are the ones that were subject of the Zimbardo and Milgram experiments. There is exponential cruelty residing in the minds of many of our peers, but most of them are too frail or cowardly to act on their impulses, thankfully.