Being that there are so many times where fighters are underpaid and matches we want to see don't get to happen because of fighters tied to exclusive contracts with said promotion I think more & more cross promotion fights have to happen in order for the best fights to happen & to open up the possibility of better pay.
The better pay would happen because each promotion would both either give win incentives and/or each promotion would put together a grand prize winning or each promotion would both put up money for each fighter fighting from different promotions. Just raising the pot for the fighters purse because you have both promotions put up money not just for their own fighter, but the fighter from the rival promotion as well.
They could have like a grand tour UFC vs Pride, WEC vs UFC, Cage Rage vs UFC and etc., also maybe promotions after time with successful shows could partner up and become one big promotion ensuring better pay and more exposure for the fighters and moving a step closer to the sport really being about MMA as opposed to being about so and so promotion.
The better pay would happen because each promotion would both either give win incentives and/or each promotion would put together a grand prize winning or each promotion would both put up money for each fighter fighting from different promotions. Just raising the pot for the fighters purse because you have both promotions put up money not just for their own fighter, but the fighter from the rival promotion as well.
They could have like a grand tour UFC vs Pride, WEC vs UFC, Cage Rage vs UFC and etc., also maybe promotions after time with successful shows could partner up and become one big promotion ensuring better pay and more exposure for the fighters and moving a step closer to the sport really being about MMA as opposed to being about so and so promotion.