Contracts still owned by the ufc

[TJ177]

They still have Cara Dune for 4 fights but I dont think she can make 145 anymore.

 

[Titan1980]

Anyone know if they still have James Toney under an MMA contract? My search skills are not finding anything about what he signed.

Prob some of the guys from Pride that were on the roster but were not fighting at the time UFC bought amd absorbed it.

 

[Pierced7681]

Anyone know if they still have James Toney under an MMA contract? My search skills are not finding anything about what he signed.

Prob some of the guys from Pride that were on the roster but were not fighting at the time UFC bought amd absorbed it.

I believe Toney had a one fight deal for 500k flat. After Tim Sylvia embarrassed the ufc by getting ktfo against Ray mercer, Dana offered Toney a good payday to take a beating from Couture to restore mma’s dignity.

 

[gevoudane]

Barnett?

Josh? I dont think he's under UFC contract.
found this

'On June 20, 2018, Barnett was granted his request to be released from UFC'

 

[Titan1980]

I believe Toney had a one fight deal for 500k flat. After Tim Sylvia embarrassed the ufc by getting ktfo against Ray mercer, Dana offered Toney a good payday to take a beating from Couture to restore mma’s dignity.

Basically what I remeber as well and could not find anything to contradict it either. Totally forgot it was because of Tim getting laid out by Mercer haha. Beautiful ko. With that and Affliction no wonder Dana never let the poor guy back.

 

[cade187]

This entire thread is purely speculation. In reality we have no idea who’s under contract or not after retiring.

 

[eighterumg5]

It's pretty dirty how ufc operates.

It's not a career, remember

 

[111293]

They still even got Erick Silva locked down in hopes he pans out

He’s like a penny stock .. just have to give it time.

 

[Jawth]

Rich Franklin. Its why he didnt have a farewell fight with ONE even when he was a VP there.

 

[jfrito]

It's not a career, remember

It's a career, just unique/ short. Point is its fukd how they can't get out of contract. Should be a buyout clause or something similar in effect.

 

[dildos]

Rich Franklin. Its why he didnt have a farewell fight with ONE even when he was a VP there.

miesha is at onefc too.

 

[jfrito]

Nothin compared to WWE

It's funny, ufc is based on wwe model. the whole thing is fucked.

 

[Pierced7681]

This entire thread is purely speculation. In reality we have no idea who’s under contract or not after retiring.

It’s not speculation. For example, Miesha Tate recently said she still owes Dana 6 fights on her contract.

As for Lesnar and Cain, there’s no way Dana let either out of their contract when they retired.

 

[eighterumg5]

It's a career, just unique/ short. Point is its fukd how they can't get out of contract. Should be a buyout clause or something similar in effect.

Not what I meant. Dana once said "it's not a career, it's a opportunity"

 

[cade187]

It’s not speculation. For example, Miesha Tate recently said she still owes Dana 6 fights on her contract.

As for Lesnar and Cain, there’s no way Dana let either out of their contract when they retired.

That is literal speculation lol.

 

[avenue94]

Pretty much anyone who retired without fighting out their contracts. For example, Nate Quarry was under contract more than a decade into his retirement. From the UFC's point, there's no benefit to cutting retired guys really.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Who still has a ufc contract but is not fighting anymore? I can think of three off the top of my head who still owe the ufc fights

Cain Velasquez
Miesha Tate
Brock Lesnar

GSP is an obvious one.

I think Dan Hardy does. Khabib and Cejudo even though not everyone buys their retirements yet.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Pretty much anyone who retired without fighting out their contracts. For example, Nate Quarry was under contract more than a decade into his retirement. From the UFC's point, there's no benefit to cutting retired guys really.

Yeah, sometimes they use them again years afterwards like happened with Matt Wiman.

 

[Brandino]

UFC contracts have a minimum fights per year that they must request a fighter to fight and if not then the fighter is then allowed to be a free agent.

So a bunch of the old guys are complete free agents at this point "unless" the UFC has offered them fights to keep the contracts valid.

 

[Pierced7681]

UFC contracts have a minimum fights per year that they must request a fighter to fight and if not then the fighter is then allowed to be a free agent.

So a bunch of the old guys are complete free agents at this point "unless" the UFC has offered them fights to keep the contracts valid.

That’s not true, otherwise fighters would just retire to become free agents and sign elsewhere. If you retire and you still owe the ufc fights your contract doesn’t go anywhere unless the ufc outright releases you. Miesha still owes Dana 6 fights on her contract, she can’t fight anywhere else if she comes out of retirement.