Rich people before becoming fighters

[TheMaster]

Jose Aldo

Daniel Severn

 

[NoSmilez]

The gracies weren't rich in America. They were Brazilian rich. UFC really helped them make money. If rich or middle class counts in Brazil then a lot of the guys who studied BJJ early on in Brazil since it is a middle class sport.

Dildo Anus is well off.

 

[TheMaster]

The question is impossible to answer without defining "rich." Judging by the answers in this thread, it seems like we're talking about upper middle class, which isn't remotely close to being rich.

Yes, it's entirely a relative question.
The US is a wealthy country compared to most places.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i bet a fair amount of American fighters come from money. a lot of them went to college and were able to train full time. that's something only money can afford you.

 

[Paladin]

By the way, BJ's family wasn't always wealthy.

They were struggling quite a bit actually some point while he was growing up.

How did they turn the ship around and start making $?

 

[campbecc]

He inherited his money that he bought his ranch with

His grandparents gave the ground with no buildings on it to him as a gift. but it's 10 acres in rural New Mexico so that's not a lot of money.

 

[humdizzle]

volkanovski with that rugby money

 

[Candy Routure]

Dillashaw and Cerrone

TJ looks like a rich kid..

 

[The Chosen]

i bet a fair amount of American fighters come from money. a lot of them went to college and were able to train full time. that's something only money can afford you.

Very talented athletes go in on scholarships, so not really.

 

[Croton]

Wonderboy
Bj
Vitor

First names that come to mind

 

[Skarsgard]

Jose Aldo

I can't decide whether you're joking or if you're serious. On one side you've been around long enough to know better, on the other it's Sherdog.

 

[theleerygoose]

Brock, Dave Batista, CM Punk, Bobby Lashly, Greg Hardy.

 

[Zarathustra611]

I heard Donald Cerrone's family had a lot of wealth & property before he ever went into fighting- not 100% sure though.

 

[RogerB08]

I don't know about rich, but MMA definitely has more guys that don't come from poor backgrounds.

 

[GolovKing]

Jinh Yu Frey
Miranda Maverick (daddy owns a ranch the size of Texas)
Kevin Lee

What makes you think Kevin Lee grew up rich?

 

[GolovKing]

The interesting thing is that a lot of the MMA fighters from well off backgrounds still show a lot of heart and agression in fights. I wonder if the whole poor people make better fighters thing is exaggerated. Like if all schools had MMA or boxing programs available in the same way that football and basketball is, do y'all still think lower income people would still dominate like they do in boxing and to a lesser degree MMA?

 

[Zarathustra611]

volkanovski with that rugby money

Not sure if srs.

Volk played the level below the major leagues (NRL being the majors), be lucky to get $10k for an entire season playing in the NSW Cup.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Very talented athletes go in on scholarships, so not really.

yeah, but how many get full ride scholarships? and how many still have to buy the other things that go along with going to college? i'm just saying, i bet there's more Americans who come from money than any of the other countries.

 

[FIghtxIQ]

Just because your parents have some money doesn’t always mean you do.

People don't realize this though. That's why I don't judge people that have rich parents unless it's obvious all their money just comes from their parents. Most of the time they don't help from what I've seen from other people. You have rich people always saying they won't be giving their money to their kids all the time. So it's not always cut and dry with the assumptions.

 

[Rayban]

Hmm do great fighters come from anywhere but the working and lower class? I’m not sure the middle mini-van class produces many fighters at all

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