Sean Strickland: If there was NFL Money in the UFC, there would not be one foreign champion

[TGArthur]

Facebook page post, so not sure the validity, but maybe someone can find a more reliable source if this is accurate





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[Domitian]

MMA is more like the NBA than it is the NFL in the sense that there's already a structure for basketball in other countries. The NBA has plenty of foreign stars.

 

[nonoob]

Sean may have said that
and it may be true or not.
Dana keeps all poor.​

 

[payton]

Sean may have said that
and it may be true or not.
Dana keeps all poor.​

what a lovely poem.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Well there's NFL money in the NBA and the last six MVPs aren't American so...

 

[David R]

MMA is not NBA nor NFL . Think if Glory fighters got paid like UFC fighter they would stay with kickboxing. We have two of their stars coming to DWCS to try to get a chance at the UFC money.

 

[omawho402]

That would ring more true at the higher weight classes, obviously.

 

[ryun253]

MMA fighters fight for peanuts because they can't excel anywhere else

 

[Doctor Grudge]

This idea is a really poor understanding of how athletics work, and it's something very prominent in America in part because they have a difficult time understanding that American Football is an anomaly in how its recruitment/prospects etc work.

Also, most football players are over 200 pounds, and most weight classes are under 200 pounds, so it already shows how little thought was put into this premise.


Third, most guys in the NFL really do not make THAT much money....and the guys who make the most play one of the least athletic positions available. They make more than they would in MMA, but their contracts suck ass too. NFL players are more "athletic" than NBA, MLB, and Soccer players yet make less than them...hm...maybe they should go there and "dominant" those sports.





Wrestling is an actual martial art or a component of fighting, and produces elite athletes, and America is a super power in that sport. Yet they are not dominating every weight class. So the idea that some left tackles are covering a blank space makes little sense. It's almost as if being great at one sport doesn't mean you can dominant another.



Wrestlers from America do not make a lot of money either, and many of them chose not to go into MMA because....fighting is different. Most of the best wrestlers in the world for example, have no interest in MMA or have no MMA careers.

 

[Croton]

What a retarded ass take

 

[Doctor Grudge]

NFL players need to take their gifts to F1 and start making some real bank. I mean how athletic can guys who drive cars be!! Lamar Jackson is way faster (on foot) than Charles Leclerc

 

[Craig Hogg]

Just because someone's an amazing athlete it doesn't mean they can take a punch and have a fighters mentality.

 

[The Bloody Nine]

Foreigners hate money.

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Boxing has huge money at the top and has tons of non US champs

 

[StrikerKing]

NFL isn't really that lucrative for 90% of the players and has one of the worst outcomes for players statistically when it comes to being wealthy, with many, maybe even the majority become bankrupt after playing for a few years.

EDIT: as others have mentioned, if that was the case then Americans would rule heavyweight boxing.

 

[HNIC215]

There’s tough people all around the world.

Sean Strickland with a low IQ statement.

What a surprise!

 

[Dr Fong]

That would ring more true at the higher weight classes, obviously.

Which explains the dominance of American HWs in the last two decades of boxing.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Facebook page post, so not sure the validity, but maybe someone can find a more reliable source if this is accurate


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Str

More like soccer, Usa would be mid

 

[Deleted member 585708]

American sports aren't a great example. They are all too America-centric.

Soccer is a better example.

Huge pay, and the stars are global as a result.

 

[moreorless87]

I'd say the opposite, American sucess in the UFC down the years is I think largely due to former collage wrestlers not having a way to earn much money with their MA skills otherwise.

Its been a pool of talent which can be accessed relatively cheaply compared to say kickboxers, Judoka or even BJJ fighters these days who can earn decent money in their own sports.