Joaquin Buckley works at Walgreens

[NoStoneUnturned]

This dude should mentor Mike Perry on how the real world actually works. I like him.

 

[jm5000]

Sherdoggers expecting 20 million dollar contracts for only 3 fights. This isn’t NBA, Futbol, MLB, NFL or NHL. MMA is newer than all those sports plus the revenue those other sports get from TV deals/sponsors is 10x more than MMA will ever get.

Nobodies expecting multi million dollar contracts without earning it. Its more about getting their fair share, as someone mentioned before ufc fighters get under 20% of the revenue split while other sports are at around 50%

 

[Phillyz]

Sounds like Krause is about to get shot up

 

[Law Dog]

The guy is 3 fights into his UFC career with a record of 2-1... you guys expect him to be a millionaire?

Do any of you understand how business works?

They definitely don’t. This is what happens when you give a bunch of plebs a platform to speak.

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Jesus Christ...he still works at Walgreens!? Willing to bet after Dana here's this he won't be anymore.

It makes the UFC look bad

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

I've been saying for years that these aren't professional athletes, 95% of MMA fighters are "semi-professional"

Pro in MMA is just a way to distinguish/DQ you from amateur status.

Fans cry about pay but this isn't specific to the UFC. Alot of pro leagues have medicore D-league/practice squad payouts and most of these sports are 5x more profitable then UFC.........

Just wrong. Most sports pay 50-80% of their total profits in fighter/player wages. UFC pays around 15-18%. UFC is also not comparable to "mediocre D-league/practice squads" . . . which often receive their pay equivalent. Out of curiosity, what's your problem with "fans crying about pay"? I mean, UFC fighters get paid a hugely significant percentage less of their promoter/sports' profit margin than do most other pros, within and outside of combat sports. That should bother you, not fans "crying" about it.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

They definitely don’t. This is what happens when you give a bunch of plebs a platform to speak.

You mean Parler?

 

[TheSpider]

Fuck U Fight Cheap

 

[EXOICHO]

The guy is 3 fights into his UFC career with a record of 2-1... you guys expect him to be a millionaire?


Do any of you understand how business works?

Nobody expects them to be millionaires. But we expect them to at least be able to do it full time without working a fucking retail job.

 

[Eric Silva 2.0]

Not really a big deal. Lots of fighters work a regular job and then train for a few hours at night. If you’re training over 2-3 hours a day you’re going to be over trained and will get injured easier.

How about rest and family time. Why should a good fighter have to work a crap job to make ends meet. If Dana had 24 Ferrari's instead of 25 and 11 houses instead of 12 maybe the guy could spend some time with family, go on a vacation or get some rest/leisure.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Jesus Christ...he still works at Walgreens!? Willing to bet after Dana here's this he won't be anymore.

It makes the UFC look bad

Doubt it, they talk about fighters having other jobs on broadcasts all the time.

 

[DS7]

That’s a fucking shame. You are responsible for the greatest KO of the year in the premiere professional MMA promotion and you still have to work at fucking Walgreens. Guy just had a baby in August and since August has body bagged 2 previously undefeated fighters in exciting fashion.

The fact that UFC pays 10-18% of their revenue to fighters is fucking disgusting. Every other major sport pays close to 50/50 split, including boxing.

Joe Silva or something wanted to give the guy a 200k bonus and Dana White went over to the guy and said hey here's 50k bro lol

 

[560ti]

Just wrong. Most sports pay 50-80% of their total profits in fighter/player wages

This is only partially true. Team sports where your an employee and have a union ? (aka not the UFC) Yes.

Independant contractor where you paid commission ? (aka UFC) Then No. ATP tennis pays less than 20% and has a higher talent pool. PGA some years is under 30% and that number is about to go down once they re-structure the TV deal that's about to expire

UFC is also not comparable to "mediocre D-league/practice squads"

In this context (entry level fighter on 1st contract) yes. D-league and practice squad in 90% of sports has a higher talent pool and more previous exposure than most UFC fighters......

Also medicore was in response to payout and not talent, 90% of these d-league players have 10x the talent as a generic prelim ufc fighter

 

[Prince Nephilim]

Doubt it, they talk about fighters having other jobs on broadcasts all the time.

But not every day fighters reach the popularity that Buckley did with one move.

This is Walgreens, not a Firestation

 

[Fluffernutter]

He made well over 100k the last 5 weeks alone. He doesn't need to work at walgreens

But, Walgreens may have a decent benefits package for him. If my job was to get kicked in the head, I would certainly ensure I had decent health insurance.

For all we know, his living expenses would be covered by walgreens and he will put his UFC money away for his kids' tuition.

 

[Kwic]

Sherdoggers expecting 20 million dollar contracts for only 3 fights. This isn’t NBA, Futbol, MLB, NFL or NHL. MMA is newer than all those sports plus the revenue those other sports get from TV deals/sponsors is 10x more than MMA will ever get.

It's not about how much they pay. It's about the percentage of the revenue they give to the fighters, regardless what the revenue is.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

But not every day fighters reach the popularity that Buckley did with one move

Geoff Neal was waiting tables when people knew who he was.

Might still be doing it actually, not sure.

 

[HuskySamoan]

I mean he's barely made any money yet in his MMA career, makes sense that he'd still have a part time job. Although now might be the time to quit and go all in MMA since he's made a bit of cash the last couple months.

At least 100k just from bonuses. But after taxes, gym fees, manager fees, nutritionists, travel etc you're usually seeing 40% of that.

 

[Lavitz]

Sounds like Krause is about to get shot up

Nah.

He’s gonna have Krause listen to Huey Lewis and the news. Maybe play Fore for him, their most accomplished album.

 

[Evangelion]

The guy is 3 fights into his UFC career with a record of 2-1... you guys expect him to be a millionaire?


Do any of you understand how business works?

People are fuckimg stupid. Nfl practice squad make like 100k a year. But, but they are Nfl players they should make billions derr.

Buckley has been under contract like 3 months and has made like 170k. Hes been paid pretty well.