How much are these guys really getting paid?

[TheVaado]

Dana goes on talking about the millions of dollars these guys are making off of fighting Conor, yet between Nate and Jose they both said they don't know where all this big money is. Nate just insisted that he didn't get paid up to all that was talked about.

"I made a good amount of money," Diaz said. "I think they're overexaggerating how much -- I don't feel like anybody did me any favors, I'll tell you that much -- but I made a good chunk of change and I'm grateful. I've been demanding that. (http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/14973754/ufc-nate-diaz-excuses-made-conor-mcgregor-ridiculous)

Thoughts?

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

I get paid $0.25/post

 

[eiyuu]

Don't know and really don't care. That's between them and the promotion.

 

[eclectocrat]

Not enough for what they do to their bodies.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Not enough.
Dana own only 9% of the company and he worth hundreds of millions.... smh
The UFC is raping the fighter bad...

 

[TheVaado]

Don't know and really don't care. That's between them and the promotion.

nice man!

 

[gimp0]

Impossible to know unless the fighters come out and say it. I don't know of any fighter telling how much they actually make

 

[IMSAYIN]

Its none of my business, and I really don't give a shit.

 

[Me&MrJones]

Phil Davis, Josh Koscheck, Josh Thomson, Benson Henderson & Matt Mitrione have become filthy rich.

 

[kimocomplex]

fighters always downplay to ask for more

 

[taebo99]

Not to sound mean but if you don't like the pay go get real job. I don't care how much they get paid they don't care how much I make

 

[eclectocrat]

I love how no one gives a shit about their working conditions, while enjoying a hundred years of hard fought labour laws designed to protect them from the rampant abuse of greedy bosses. I'd like to see how well y'all do in an under regulated industry run by sharks.

 

[Paradigm]

I love how no one gives a shit about their working conditions, while enjoying a hundred years of hard fought labour laws designed to protect them from the rampant abuse of greedy bosses. I'd like to see how well y'all do in an under regulated industry run by sharks.

Well, to empathize, they'd need to have jobs first...

 

[woodsideQ]

Not enough.
Dana own only 9% of the company and he worth hundreds of millions.... smh
The UFC is raping the fighter bad...

at my company the CFO makes multiples of what I (and everyone else makes). this is the case at virtually every company. not sure why people find it shocking in sports.
the CEO of UPS makes a lot more than the delivery men and the delivery men put their bodies through more and without them there would be no company, etc

 

[gimp0]

This is also a good quote from Diaz.

"I was screwed for a long time. My problem was I was a soldier for a long time. I never even considered money, it was more about not getting my ass whooped. Once I thought about it for two minutes, I realized I was getting f---ed. It was stupid not to pay attention to that the whole time. If I had been thinking business since I was 21, I'd be a rich man right now."

He's right. I feel like Rory realized he was getting fucked too. Add that quote to the main post OP. It's impossible to know how much they really make. Dana White always comes out says these fighters make 'SHIT LOADS' of money... too bad the fighters never say that.