Kevin Holland made $533,000 this year.

[Jorge Luis Borges]

He didn't get a bonus last night? That KO on the knees was one of the craziest things I've ever seen.

And right before it, he was on his back telling Jacare about a dream he had had night before.

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

He grossed that much, how much did he net?

Seems like one simple way to keep the net high is to only take fights in states with no income tax.

 

[rjmbrd]

This. Mfs complain about money, but fight once a year

These guys are trading brain damage for table scraps. Getting paid 500k for fighting 5 times at the highest level of the sport is a god damn joke.

This is why the UFC gets away with paying an embarrassing 18% of revenue to its fighters. Some fans will actively encourage multi-hundred-millionaires giving 18% of the take to fighters - literally the only reason we watch.

Pay the fighters already.

 

[whaleshark]

You could make 500geez in a week in the hood, don’t even have to hit the gym.

 

[mmafan559]

This is why the UFC gets away with paying an embarrassing 18% of revenue to its fighters. Some fans will actively encourage multi-hundred-millionaires giving 18% of the take to fighters - literally the only reason we watch.

Pay the fighters already.

18% is laughable

 

[7th]

Showing how it's done. You have a quick fight with no injuries, get right back in there. Sissies want a long camp for every opponent like they gotta relearn to fight after every fight.

 

[CC27]

His last 4 fights didnt have disclosed purses so where did they get him jumping from 28k to 48k?

Also he won a bonus last night.

He had a good year, stay active, get fights/opportunities, win bonuses. Get a new contract, ranking, bigger fights.

Thats how you do it.

Kelleher also had a good year and made out cause of covid and them needing fighters and him being willing to step up. From Jan to Jan he'll have fought 5 times, he's already gone 3-1 with 2 bonuses and he'll be on that Max/Kattar card as well which I think is his last fight on his contract.

He's not a top BW but he's put himself in a good position if he wins that last fight to get a nice raise or could go somewhere else.

 

[I AM ERROR]

TL/DR at bottom.
Full disclosure, I did not read every page of the thread so maybe it’s been brought up, but being this active in the past was normal. Guys 15 years ago in Pride for example would fight 4+ times a year regularly. Sometimes against the best of the best, sometimes against low level opponents. This lead to many memorable moments and seeing our favorite fighters often.
Today, many of those guys are criticized as having padded records. Unfortunately, there aren’t always ranked opponents to be had, so some fighters just sit and wait for big fights. Others take 5 fights a year, make a lot of money, and build their brand in the cage.
I know I would have loved to see someone like Brock Lesnar or Cain Velasquez fight 3-5 times per year. If it was a mixture of top ranked guys and mid level guys, I wouldn’t complain. They’d likely have great fights against ranked opponents, and they’d have highlight reel finishes against lesser competition. Or, that lesser competition may actually steal the spotlight and get a high profile win, thus a new star is born.

TL/DR: Old school guys who fought a lot shouldn’t be criticized for having padded records, and fighters today being active should be encouraged, even if every fight isn’t against a top ranked opponent.

 

[Make MMA Great Again]

Can't stand when ufc fighters complain about money. Train hard and perform and the paychecks come.

 

[OGL]

Huh?
Holland is an example of one guy getting very fortunate to win 5 in a row in a year.
There are plenty of dudes who rush into fights, lose, and then that's it for them.

Do you people realize 1 out of every 2 fighters has to lose every fight?
If there are 10 Kevin Hollands and you tell them all "bro just fight 5 times and it will work out", it mathematically will not lol.

I am a stock trader and if I have like, one really good options contract hit or have a lucky year, I can pull just as much as this "crazy salary" yall are clamoring about Kevin Holland getting after literally going on one of the most unique remarkable runs in UFC history. In my industry the equivalent would be like cherrypicking one trader's exceptionally aggressive bet on a stock or options contract paying off and going "see worked for him, everyone should do this!" when in reality the math makes that a shitty decision and ruins a lot of people for the benefit of someone else.

The UFC is going to milk Holland and Chimaev for this anytime anywhere strategy when it comes to pressuring fighters to give up their bodies and career trajectories for the UFC's payscale, flimsy job security, and capricious matchmaking, but then turn around and let a Stipe or Conor hem and haw for 10 months.
Upcoming fighters are used as physical laborers to fill cards and create content for the broadcast, whereas those who receive actual promotional resources are cherished as investments on careful timelines.

THIS GUY GETS IT.
Holland's almost impossibly active/successful year netted him mid-level finance spreadsheet-monkey pay.
Keep that up for a few years and he could accumulate *checks notes* a few more years of savings that will come in handy when his career is over at 34 years old.
And 100%, this unrealistically active/healthy year--which necessitates a lot of LUCK--will be leveraged against the others on the roster.