That doesn’t matter unless you’re GSP
Vince McMahon is probably gonna bring back the Brawl For All PPV and fill it with washed up MMA fighters who'll take a dive facing Roman Reigns because their desperate for that last payday...
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Meh, they could pay them millions like boxers and they would still come back. Why is Roy Jones in these freakshows too? Why is Oscar Delahoya? Why was 50 year old Antonio Tarver scheduled to fight Frank Mur until they didn't let him for medical reasons? Why was Ray Mercer fighting anybody in MMA and kickboxing. Why did Toney agreed to be humilliated? Why did Paulie got into a barekuckle freakshow fight? They all won millions in boxingDana should've taken better care of his guys, the UFC is going to look really bad in 6-12 months. I mean this shit could get extremely out of hand as more fighters are exposed to this circus.
Maybe Woodley can save face, but this is what you get when you grossly underpay your talent. Your "Legends" become laughing stocks because they either never got any decent support from the company to help manage their money, or they never had a real opportunity to really retire from the start.
This is NOT a good look, Rashad was a great fighter and solid analyst, no way in hell he should have to do circus fights to MAYBE have a comfortable retirement.
Like Anderson should be an instant Hall of famer who gets front row tickets to every UFC event, he shouldn't be boxing man. The UFC could open a Hall of fame grappling league, anyone who still wants to fight can do it there and the UFC could still make solid money doing PPV's for the events. Your a billion dollar company THINK OF SOMETHING!
Exactly, Dana could raise fighter pay to 80% and fighters would still take these freakshows, fucking Tyson and Mayweather are still doing this type of shit despite being loaded and officialy retired for years (at least in Floyds case)Meh, they could pay them millions like boxers and they would still come back. Why is Roy Jones in these freakshows too? Why is Oscar Delahoya? Why was 50 year old Antonio Tarver scheduled to fight Frank Mur until they didn't let him for medical reasons? Why was Ray Mercer fighting anybody in MMA and kickboxing. Why did Toney agreed to be humilliated? Why did Paulie got into a barekuckle freakshow fight? They all won millions in boxing
Just because you give them millions, doesn't mean they will stay rich. Look at what they do when they get paid? Buy expensive cars, expensive houses, etc... They are idiots living in the moment. Chuck Liddell is the best example, UFC did what they could with him for a while.
You want UFC to waste money on a boring grappling league with old timers? What's the difference with this? Exhibition boxing matches that always end in a draw. Nobody fights for anything. Nobody tries to hurt each other. Let him box Bernard Hopkins. He will lose a decision like Mur did, who cares...
The fuck is 200K in a career with a short shelf life? The fuck is 200K minus training expenses, lawyer fees, trainer fee, cutman and uncle Sam?The only thing sadder is that these guys never save a penny. I remember Rashad on embedded with a nice house, he was the champ at one point so he definitely made some good money, he had the tv deal with his weird hair do, and people love rashad, he had a ton of fights all making at least 200k. And now he’s already looking for celeb fights? Only means one thing, the man is broke.
The only thing sadder is that these guys never save a penny. I remember Rashad on embedded with a nice house, he was the champ at one point so he definitely made some good money, he had the tv deal with his weird hair do, and people love rashad, he had a ton of fights all making at least 200k. And now he’s already looking for celeb fights? Only means one thing, the man is broke.