Fighters making 12K show money stay in hotels for fight week? I would sleep in my car or in a park.

[randysyatt]

Its fight week and you are making 12k show money.

20% to the camp, 10% management $500 medicals and god knows how much in travel costs for you AND YOUR CORNER. Food costs for the week as well and hotel costs at $100 a night.

Wonderboy was making 24k to show, not a hell of a lot, did he stay at a hotel all week ?

I am wondering if these fighters are sleeping in their cars or the YMCA to help not take a loss on a fight.

 

[Wariowokecancel]

I'm sure sleeping in a park would keep you in optimal fight condition.

Your car actually adds +25% power and cardio.

 

[Toco]

you know the ufc pays for the hotel, right

 

[Reach4theSky]

As cheap as the UFC is, I'm sure the fighters hotel is covered...

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Doesn't the UFC pay for the fighter and 1 corner guy's plane ticket and hotel?

 

[screaminleeman]

Doesn't the UFC pay for the fighter and 1 corner guy's plane ticket and hotel?

I read that in Chaels book, but I think that has changed since then.

 

[chitoortiz]

LOL hotel is covered TS.

Imagine a US fighter having to fight in Australia and having to pay for airfare and accommodation.

It would cost the fighter thousands just to show up and fight for free.

 

[Mau]

You shouldn't talk about things you don't know how to work.

 

[gatsby121]

lmfao @ TS thinking fighters payed for their hotel rooms

 

[randysyatt]

You shouldn't talk about things you don't know how to work.

They pay for 2 nights!

 

[accolyte1022]

I'm sure sleeping in a park would keep you in optimal fight condition.

Your car actually adds +25% power and cardio.

Especially if they don't train.

http://forums.sherdog.com/threads/w...ke-12k-12k-in-the-ufc.3170897/#post-113415997

If I was making that Bum Fight Money the only training camp I would have is a Heavy bag and P90x.

I would not have a manager either.

I would put little to no effort in the fight either.

I would throw a haymaker and if I miss take a dive and collect my 12k to show and my $2500 in Reebok money.

I would like to know what the point is of putting in all this effort (Camp, management and putting on a three round war) for no money?


TS is a wizard.

 

[Sonny Qc]

oh will you stop someday
Randysyatt thread ;
Fighters making 12K show money stay in hotels for fight week? I would sleep in my car or in a park.
W

The choice is yours UFC at 12/12 or Wrestling in Japan for $150k USD lodging paid ?

Why pay for a training camp if you make 12k/12k in the UFC?

You have a choice at 22 years old A - Sign a UFC contract or B - Become a bus driver.

 

[screaminleeman]

You shouldn't talk about things you don't know how to work.

TS may have been a little snide, but it is a great question. Like chitoortiz posted above. What about out of country competition.

In Chaels book, there was a section that he went into about this topic causing him serious challenge(s), on multiple occasions!

It isn't like ~ 1 decade age is uber ancient history. At one time, only one corner man was paid for by the UFC. Chael footed the bill for the two others!

I don't recall seeing only one corner man working for preliminary card Brazilians fighting in the USA. Do you know if the UFC has adapted/ modified these rules.

I can't remember the exact figures, (and Chael was paid handsomely) but iirc he said a couple of his corner men (even one that was "suppose to be covered by the UFC" ran up like a $5,000 food/ bar tab on his dime. I LMAO'd about this with Chael, we know it didn't dent that fat wallet.

I can't say the same with a P.C. fighter out of country!

 

[HAWTRIDDUM]

This thread was derailed quicker than usual.

 

[accolyte1022]

This thread was derailed quicker than usual.

 

[machidafan99]

whatever the breakdown not enough to risk brain damages

 

[jx820]

you know the ufc pays for the hotel, right

As cheap as the UFC is, I'm sure the fighters hotel is covered...

Doesn't the UFC pay for the fighter and 1 corner guy's plane ticket and hotel?

You just had to go and spoil the fun.

 

[Naos]

Its fight week and you are making 12k show money.

20% to the camp, 10% management $500 medicals and god knows how much in travel costs for you AND YOUR CORNER. Food costs for the week as well and hotel costs at $100 a night.

Wonderboy was making 24k to show, not a hell of a lot, did he stay at a hotel all week ?

I am wondering if these fighters are sleeping in their cars or the YMCA to help not take a loss on a fight.

Even if you were getting that money - I can absolutely guarantee you that you would not choose to sleep in a car for a week prior to fighting live in front of millions of people.
Don't be lying to yourself.

 

[Luger]

Does the UFC cover the +1 if he goes berserk with the mini bar?

 

[thobra]

TS is maybe exaggerating a bit, but he still has a point. If you remove 25-35% of the purse for camp/manager/medical, and everyone coming along needs to eat in restaurants and maybe stay at a hotel some days extra because of hospitalvisits/adjusting jetlag or whatever, it is really not much left..

I dont know what minimum wage is in the US, but fighting 3 times a year and receiving 15-20K every time, and paying 1/3 of it to cover manager/camp/help with weightcut etc is a pretty shitty pay for such a short career.