Media Joe Rogan defends UFC over fighter pay

[Bubzeh]

THE SIMPS ARE OUT IN FORCE ONCE AGAIN!

 

[ineverpost]

obviously they aren't going to pay more than they have to, that's how business operates. The real controversy is over the contracts people have to sign at the beginning of their career. UFC is not protecting any proprietary trade secrets with these contracts and letting fighters have abilities to freely negotiate would not fundamentally threaten their business. If the contracts were reviewed at a higher court level, there could be problems for them.

 

[Fukkup]

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.

So you support a fighters strike? Ok cool. We're on the same page.

 

[Fukkup]

THE SIMPS ARE OUT IN FORCE ONCE AGAIN!

You are literally goin around cryin and callin people simps when you simpin for Dana White lol

 

[Bubzeh]

You are literally goin around cryin and callin people simps when you simpin for Dana White lol

Used to like this place when it was about MMA. Nowadays it’s just people like you jumping on Jake Paul’s dick.

Sorry times.

 

[WHITEBELT JESUS]

As a shareholder, I can tell you the stocks done absolute shit since it went public. The record breaking profits lol, are definitely not going to the investing public or the roster for that matter.

 

[Fukkup]

Used to like this place when it was about MMA. Nowadays it’s just people like you jumping on Jake Paul’s dick.

Sorry times.

Jake Paul ? You lost me ?

 

[Bigmoney4166]

Cry babies

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i thought we all loved Joe because he asked about boxing to Ngannou? lol, now he's back to being a shill.

never change sherdog.

 

[TruthHurts001]

 

[ninja boot]

That is true and fair criticism. But Sherdoggers' clicks on UFC and related sites generate advertising revenue and I'm pretty sure Sherdoggers have no lives and are clicking around UFC related sites all day so even if they are not paying for PPVs, they are generating revenue for fighters. Especially female fighters on their Instagram or FansOnly pages.

Didn't a couple of film studio heads accidentally bragged about how their shows were the most pirated and how that turns into revenue for them in various ways (merchandise, advertising, word of mouth to people who do buy)?

to a certain extent i agree you're right. they do get paid for attention if they have a system in place to monetize it (onlyfans, instagram followers leading to sponsorship) but until the company has a transparent way to pay fans for fan engagement, streamers will continue to act as parasites and chances are, if they aren't going to pay on one format i have trouble believing they're going to support them directly either.

 

[HindustaniKush]

Joe is right

Fighter pay is fine.

If you are good you get paid well

 

[StonedLemur]

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

I'll give him the double Diaz birds sir.

 

[StonedLemur]

My point about Rogan doesn't simply apply to fighter pay.

You're going off on some tangent and trying to insult me for no reason. I guess my criticism of Rogan made you feel some type of way. It'll be okay, little buddy. You can still get your JRE fix on Spotify regardless of what I think, lol.

Wait, Joe is that you?

I pictured that guy kicking his feet like a spoiled little kid while writing that shit to you sir LMAO.

 

[Captain Insano]

Commie thread gonna commie...

 

[Mangar]

Dont sign a contract you dont like.

^^ This

 

[lefthighkick01]

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.

I think the thing that has to be done is take into account the costs of running the UFC, such as Arena hire, employee pay, not just fighter pay, medical costs, setup costs etc... Then we see how much Profit UFC actually makes before the fighters get paid...I'd be interested to know the actual costs.

 

[Blayt7hh]

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.

Not to mention he told it from both perspectives and saying he was “defending it” is a bit dishonest

 

[TGArthur]

NBA G League gets paid $37k/year

Most of the UFC G Leaguers that get a spot on the prelims get 11k to show for just one fight.

 

[NoSmilez]

The parent company WME hurting part gives us another angle. WME did lay off 20 percent of their staff during the pandemic. They overpaid for the UFC and other ventures. They are in almost 3 billion dollar debt. It probably doesn't help that their direct competitor in their real business represents Francis to ask for more pay.