Media Eddie Hearn explains how exploitative UFC pay model is ?

[Nightgunner05]

I like when fighters don't get paid too much. It keeps them hungry.

 

[avenue94]

I like when fighters don't get paid too much. It keeps them hungry.

Which is why all the UFC execs totally don't make loads of money, because they got to stay hungry.

 

[fedorthegoat777]

So, the ufc pays about 80/20 also, just like boxing.
Its just flipped around, 80% ufc and 20% for the fighters.

 

[Afrikan]

Related to UFC fighter pay, he mentions how in boxing, with bigger fighters, they usually share 80:20 in fighters favour.

Watched for the thread title, stayed to watch the whole video because Eddie Hearn is great to listen to.

 

[Nightgunner05]

Which is why all the UFC execs totally don't make loads of money, because they got to stay hungry.

They don't get punched in the face for their money. If I give you a million per fight, you might fight 2 or 3 times before you retire. If I pay you 20k per fight, you might fight forever.

 

[PhilMcCavity]

Lol at this whine fest.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

So all the sponsors you see on fighters Instagram aren't paying them?

They get to wear sponsor clothes in the ring or in press conferences?

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

you must mean terrible in comparison to some other sports, not in absolute $'s. the top fighters can still make millions a year.

and yes, they have sponsors who pay them.

"and yes, they have sponsors who pay them."
Combat sports have traditionally been no uniforms. Each fighter expresses his individualism through their wardrobe and get paid for what they wear (Robe, shirts, shorts etc..). The UFC grifted that revenue stream and gave the fighters a few thousand bucks and some free clothes. As Max says, "It is what it is."

 

[dracul]

Conor only became bigger than the ufc is because the Fertittas were selling up

you really think they would have let conor fight floyd and go to boxing

only happened because wme were clueless and the fact that they and dana white took almost 50% of conors money leaving conor with 25m which still would be more than what he earned in the ufc but then he'd be a diva and start causing shit

 

[greatsantini]

Boxing has at least 5, probably more, major promotions that have to complete with each other as well as the Ali Act. UFC dominates the MMA market and has nothing to restrict it. It's apples and oranges.

This sums it up.

 

[Tweak896]

Thats because most major sports pay their athletes properly. Theres very few millionaire fighters in ufc whereas even a rookie in the nba is guaranteed 900k and if youve been in the league for more than 10 years, you get 2.6 million minimum. But that fotn bonus though! Lol

https://en.as.com/en/2021/10/14/nba/1634186852_553540.html

I'm all for comparisons with boxing because it's a closer structure (where it's argued UFC pays lower fighters better and top fighter worse). But when you compare to MLB/NFL/NBA you have to look at how much hours of content do the athletes provide per year vs UFC fighters per year. Those players provide so much content per $, probably more than UFC.

 

[PPVpoints]

Just think of the endless young talent lining up to try out MMA in the next 10 years for that 5k / 5k paycheck !

Yep. And all those washouts who couldn't hack it in the UFC are instead resorting to trying out for the NFL, MLB, NBA, etc making at least 1/2 a million a year to ride the pine.

 

[avenue94]

They don't get punched in the face for their money. If I give you a million per fight, you might fight 2 or 3 times before you retire. If I pay you 20k per fight, you might fight forever.

That's clearly not how boxing works. Are mma fighters just less tough?

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

They get to wear sponsor clothes in the ring or in press conferences?

What does that have to do with social media where the most sponsors care to promote now? What's better reaching 1 million people who follow and like that fighter and see a specific product used and discussed in a post or reaching 1 million random UFC fans who may or may not be paying attention to a small logo?