Salary Report: Former Champ, JDS Tops UFC 155 Payroll

[boomertx]

Which owners and/or promoters dont take financial risk? The yankees, or the lakers dont take financial risk? You think boxing promoters dont take on financial risk putting on a bout?

And yes, people these days ESPECIALLY talented prospects for pro sports definitely think of the $$$ b4 devoting themselve to a sport. We are not talking about recreation or for fun. For serious athletic talents, of course it matters to which sport they can make the most out of. Its not a socialist commune.

You clearly lack the historical business perspective of the UFC. Dana and the Fertitta's bought the UFC as a struggling business and built it from that point. The major sports franchises virtually guarantee the owner a profit. And if not a profit then the opportunity to sell the franchise at a significantly higher price than they bought it so as to offset the 'loses'. Boxing promoters know full well the events are money makers and take almost no financial risk.

And no a teenager does not think about the money they will make as they are developing their skills. They devote themselves to a sport long before thinking about the professional prospects. I know this from experience. I have a son that has a talent for a sport (probably more than one). He has chosen the one that is probably the lowest paying from a professional perspective. Sports in the US now virtually require a young athlete to focus on one maybe two sports due to time constraints. How is it possible to say what sport a 10 or 12 year old will excel at when they are 18, 19 or 20? He and I give no consideration to the amount of money a professional can make. Why? 1.) He likes that sport the most. 2.) There is a fraction of a percent of a chance that he will ever be good enough to become a pro so he may as well enjoy the pursuit as much as possible because it's a significant investment in time (and money for me). Because his best chances lie in a good education and maybe (the chances still aren't good) he'll get a scholarship in that sport to help with that pursuit.

 

[straight6]

And JDS just got paid more for 25 minutes of work than 99% of Americans do in a year.

Far from 25 minutes of work. He had to train, prepare and sacrafice for 3 months training camp b4 the fight. So he got paid more than 99% of American in a yr with 3months of work.

 

[submiturass]

Stars get paid.. Draws get paid.. The lesser fighters still do well and if they win and draw.. They get paid a lot more..

Losers need to get paid. Without a loser you can't have a winner.

 

[submiturass]

May want to double check the salaries of those sports. Lots of low paid athletes at the lower levels. Did you know Adrian Peterson doesn't have a shoe contract? What does that tell you about the viability of earning through endorsements even if you are the best at what you do in a major sport?

No wonder he wanted the record. That would have made him millions.

 

[Alexandergreat3]

I realize that most pro athletes make way more than mma fighters, but if they have trouble living on a $20,000 paycheck that they get three times a year then I have zero sympathy for them.

1. Tax
2. Cost of hiring trainers
3. Cost of hiring training partners
4. Gym fees
5. Rent and utilities
6. Food
7. Car insurance
8. Gas
9. Health (non-injury related) insurance
10. Household expenses

Why do you think fighters such as Nam Phan still lives with his parents and trains at his own gym with his own students?

 

[lsa]

Seriously? This again?
Every time there has been a ppv people start to bitch about fighters "salary".
The thing is you know NOTHING about the fighters salaries.
None of us do. So why even discuss it?

 

[darthbotox**]

1. Tax
2. Cost of hiring trainers
3. Cost of hiring training partners
4. Gym fees
5. Rent and utilities
6. Food
7. Car insurance
8. Gas
9. Health (non-injury related) insurance
10. Household expenses

Why do you think fighters such as Nam Phan still lives with his parents and trains at his own gym with his own students?

everyone has to pay for gas food etc...but why wouldnt nam train at his own gym ?