In court filing, UFC doubles down to keep fighter salaries a secret

[MCS]

To not let sports media harass them for being greedy.

 

[Harmonica]

Good.

I don't think I'd be able to weather another "Fighters are underpaid" stream of threads.

 

[Mangar]

Good, it's nobodys business anyway.

 

[Toco]

nothing wrong with that, ufc protecting what's theirs. just remove USADA and we're fine

 

[Felsh]

I think the Fighters prefer it that way

 

[kazam]

but but but Dana give the fighters HUGE locker room bonus guys!!!!!

 

[Loiosh]

If the UFC ever was forced to disclose all pay rates, it would probably level the rates out some for the mid level guys, and carve some off the top from the highest rates.

What it probably would not do is increase pay for the entire pool.

 

[cmw43]

Isn’t fighter pay always disclosed after each card?

Doesn't include bonuses or ppv share.

When Rampage took UFC to court it turned out he'd been paid $15million over 5 years.

Some big name guys are making more than you think.

Rogan said Aldo got $5million for his 14 seconds against Conor. First time he'd made his PPV threshold.

 

[Kobra420]

are u going to publicly disclose your salary?

Did you even read the article? This was for court.

 

[LouisBolanos]

I wonder why that is? What a dick move by the UFC.

https://mmajunkie.com/2018/08/in-court-filing-ufc-doubles-down-to-keep-fighter-salaries-a-secret

 

[BigTruck]

are u going to publicly disclose your salary?

I made $84,000 last year and $55,000 the 2 years before that. You?

 

[Buff]

 

[Oeshon]

I made $84,000 last year and $55,000 the 2 years before that. You?

around 110k since january

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

are u going to publicly disclose your salary?

My salary IS publicly disclosed already

 

[trident]

And it's going to stay this way unless the natives organize, which they probably won't, unless things get to a depraved level, which they won't, so get comfy, this isn't going anywhere.

 

[It-is-what-it-is]

around 110k since january

800k since August 11th for me, I'm done with sherdog for today, I'm gonna go sleep in my private jet on my way to vacation at the island I bought yesterday.

 

[snackgod]

I wonder why that is? What a dick move by th
UFC.

https://mmajunkie.com/2018/08/in-court-filing-ufc-doubles-down-to-keep-fighter-salaries-a-secret

well duh like the ufc wants people to know how much cm ounk and sage northcutt make.

there are states with laws that make this stuff public so it wont matter what ufc tried to do in cal and nv at least

 

[snackgod]

If the UFC ever was forced to disclose all pay rates, it would probably level the rates out some for the mid level guys, and carve some off the top from the highest rates.

What it probably would not do is increase pay for the entire pool.

many states it a law that stuff is public. that how the media finds out cause they can request it.

 

[dim_]

in part, because they don’t want fighters to know how much each other make. Knowledge is power & the UFC seeks to limit your knowledge

Sorry Lucas.. but whether im a fighter, or a bricklayer, or a plumber, or work in a shop. its none of anybody's fucking business what I earn.

And its certainly not the place of someone who hired me to publicly tell everyone what I earn!



So If I hire Middlebrook does that give me the right to publicly tell everyone how much he gets paid?



MIddlebrook and Smith claim to be protecting the fighters and fighting for the fighters rights. It should be the FIGHTERS decision whether their earnings get made public, NOT Middlebrooks.

And they wonder why they are struggling to get signatures.

 

[Loiosh]

many states it a law that stuff is public. that how the media finds out cause they can request it.

What "stuff"?

Can you name one state?

Are you talking about athletes salaries?