Media Joe Rogan defends UFC over fighter pay

[Luckyme]

Joe: "The UFC...we're not going to re-negotiate we're just trying to stay open."

Meanwhile, the UFC just posted another annual revenue record and has been doing so almost every year.




EDIT: Someone pointed out the clip is a year old which is true. However the UFC has only increased profits since then while fighter pay has continued to stagnate. Meanwhile, Joe's position on the issue hasn't changed.

 

[BigFrankNgoatnnou]

Clown

 

[Saiyok]

I'm not watching that shit, but if he seriously said that then fuck off Joe.

 

[Make MMA Great Again]

Funny how if the fighters got what they asked for and pay was actually raised then 75% of the ppl crying would get cut on the spot. The majority of the fighters are not "ufc quality"

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Joe: "The UFC...we're not going to re-negotiate we're just trying to stay open."

Meanwhile, the UFC just posted another annual revenue record and has been doing so almost every year.

Easy for Joe to say sitting on that $300 million Spotify deal

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

This is from the beginning of the Panedemic when everything was shut down and no one know what was going to happen.

This all being taken out of context to try and paint Joe in a negative light.

 

[Substance Abuse]

If you don't realize by now that Joe cares about no one, uses his group of buddies as an idiot echo chamber and is a shill for his employer, the UFC, that also happens to be a horrible commentator and hyperbolic, that's on you.

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

Funny how if the fighters got what they asked for and pay was actually raised then 75% of the ppl crying would get cut on the spot. The majority of the fighters are not "ufc quality"

So you’re saying we’d have more stacked cards
Seems like a fair trade off to me

 

[Worthmore]

Dont sign a contract you dont like.

 

[skylolow]

I don't really have a problem with anything he said per say.

He just said they all deserve more but with only one major player they are getting what they get. He said he doesn't talk business with them but knows WME is hurting, they laid off workers and there has been some news stories about WME's finances, so he is right on some level. Talks about the massive expense of just keeping the doors open in the UFC.

No doubt, we all know the fighters should get more. But that is up the fighters to do something about it at this point, blame them. WME isn't out of the goodness of their heart just raise pay scale by 20% of the revenue, no business does that over night and we shouldn't expect the UFC to do it either.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

Manlet gonna manlet

 

[Luckyme]

This is from the beginning of the Panedemic when everything was shut down and no one know what was going to happen.

This all being taken out of context to try and paint Joe in a negative light.

True, this clip is a year or so old but the the issue of fighter pay is just as real now as it was back then. The UFC was still posting record profits while paying its fighters a fraction of their overall revenue compared to boxing and other professional sports. AFAIK, Joe hasn't changed his stance so his obviously shill comments are still relevant.

 

[PurpleStorm]

Not gonna watch. But if he said that it's tone deaf.

 

[Brigfa]

If you don't realize by now that Joe cares about no one, uses his group of buddies as an idiot echo chamber and is a shill for his employer, the UFC, that also happens to be a horrible commentator and hyperbolic, that's on you.

Everyone is like that, Ngannou only cares about fighter pay because it benefits him, his nigerian bros doesn't give a fuck because it's not their problem. It's the normal thing to do, you can never see a succesfull person crying about making other people rich. Why is your daddy Holloway is not showing his support for Ngannou? Because it's not his fucking problem. He probably negotiates behind the scenes for his own earnings but there is zero reason for him to cry about complete stranger.
You care about fighter pay because all you have to do is comment and cry so it won't negatively effect you, you don't have to make an effort about it.
Most you are too afraid to ask your boss for a raise but when it's come to ufc pay you guys are acting like tough guy
If you were working at UFC you would never dare to say anyhing about fight pay.

 

[Luckyme]

If you don't realize by now that Joe cares about no one, uses his group of buddies as an idiot echo chamber and is a shill for his employer, the UFC, that also happens to be a horrible commentator and hyperbolic, that's on you.

 

[flairleguccijoints]

Funny how if the fighters got what they asked for and pay was actually raised then 75% of the ppl crying would get cut on the spot. The majority of the fighters are not "ufc quality"

So you like watered down product?

 

[grimballer]

nobody forced them to sign with ufc...

 

[Prologue]

Joe Rogan watching fighters fight over scraps like...

 

[flairleguccijoints]

This is from the beginning of the Panedemic when everything was shut down and no one know what was going to happen.

This all being taken out of context to try and paint Joe in a negative light.

Joe is a negative, know-nothing light. What does he illuminate exactly? Noticed he’s never called anything other than televised bull testicle eating contest and MMA fights, he’s useless as commentary outside those two specialties.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

WME almost went bankrupt at the start of the pandemic, but alas we weren’t so lucky.

Regardless, they have billions in debt across multiple loans (and loans to pay for other loans), so it’s not like the record revenue is all profit