Should entry level UFC fighters get the same as entry level NBA players

[Yep]

How stupid can u get.

As stupid as your post. It’s the same dumb argument you’re making.

 

[EYEKICKFACES]

God damn MMA fans are insecure

You're insecurities are showing, you shouldn't be getting upset so easily kiddo.

 

[EYEKICKFACES]

No one said they have to be geniuses. But they do have to train their entire life to make it. Start at a young age probably like 6 or 7. Be blessed with physical attributes, athletic abilities, coordination, etc.. Be the best player in their high school, college team, and they still might never get a shot at the nba. Whereas MMA you have some guys that trains for a few years and they’re in.

Training time and physical attributes does not equal intelligence. You absolutely do not need to be intelligent to play basketball.

 

[Genisys]

Speaking of idiots. This dork apparently thinks you need some sort of intelligence to throw a ball in a hoop.

If you think throwing a ball in the hoop is all it takes to play basketball at a high level then you’re ignorant. There’s a reason why there are so many coaches on a professional basketball team. The act of shooting the ball in the hoop is easy. It just takes a lot of hard work to do it consistently and efficiently.

 

[snotflakes]

Then every fighter will just fight once and jump ship with nearly a mil

 

[DivineMind]

First, the entry level UFC contract is 10k/10k not 25k/25k. A lot less then what you are quoting

Yes they should get paid more but sadly the UFC or any other MMA promotion in the world doesn’t generate the kind of money the NBA does.

The NBA generates 8 BILLION Dollars annually and has 450 players

Whereas as the UFC generates 900 million annually and has over 600 fighters

It is impossible for fighters to make as much as NBA players because MMA doesn’t generate no where near enough money to match major sports

Lol even adjusting for your stats an NBA player makes far more than a ufc fighter.

 

[chance mccoy]

83 games a season plus playoffs

 

[CouchBlackBelt]

There are a million threads like this. Also there are a million posts shitting on fighters for looking for money fights instead of fights the "UFC doesnt pay enough" thread makers want to see.

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Lol even adjusting for your stats an NBA player makes far more than a ufc fighter.

Exactly

 

[ZxxRnn]

the average WNBA player make more then the average UFC fighter

https://www.one37pm.com/strength/sports/average-wnba-salary/amp

 

[DivineMind]

Exactly

I think you're confusing what I said. Let's say NBA salaries were directly proportional to their sales. So if their sales dropped, the minimum player salary falls by the same %.

If their sales fell from 8 billion to 900 million (89% decrease), their salaries would still be about 10 times higher than the rookie UFC contract.

So it's NOT just about sales. They also give a higher % of their sales out to the players. We already know this, 12% to the players is what the UFC gives out and it's much lower than other sports.

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

I think you're confusing what I said. Let's say NBA salaries were directly proportional to their sales. So if their sales dropped, the minimum player salary falls by the same %.

If their sales fell from 8 billion to 900 million (89% decrease), their salaries would still be about 10 times higher than the rookie UFC contract.

So it's NOT just about sales. They also give a higher % of their sales out to the players. We already know this, 12% to the players is what the UFC gives out and it's much lower than other sports.

Yea... Fighters really do need to form a player association and get a CBA

 

[kflo]

Yea... Fighters really do need to form a player association and get a CBA

The nba is a collection of 30 franchises. The ufc is 1. A cba with a single entity is harder to negotiate because it doesn’t take into consideration competitive landscape. The yankees and cowboys pay less than 30% of revenue. Because their revenue is much higher. They don’t just pay out 50% because they have higher revenue. That’s what people except from the ufc.....

 

[Aurelian]

Even if UFC paid it's fighters 100% instead of 18% it still wouldn't be enough for a NBA rookie level contract.

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

The nba is a collection of 30 franchises. The ufc is 1. A cba with a single entity is harder to negotiate because it doesn’t take into consideration competitive landscape. The yankees and cowboys pay less than 30% of revenue. Because their revenue is much higher. They don’t just pay out 50% because they have higher revenue. That’s what people except from the ufc.....

I agree. The 50% is just some arbitrary number people toss it cause “it sounds right”.

Having a single educated negotiator sit down look at the UFC’s book on behalf of the fighters while taking in consideration operating costs and the interests of all parties involved would be the ideal scenario.

 

[BForrester]

Why does everyone care about fighter pay? Fighter's know what they are getting into and are signing the contracts..If they don't like what UFC is paying there is Bellator/PFL or One.. They have a choice

What else are most of these guys going to do, professionally? Do you see Nate Diaz or Cody Garbrandt getting a bachelors, a JD, passing the bar, and becoming an attorney? Mike Perry, PhD?

Face it, the a large segment of MMA fighters are from lower socio-economic backgrounds and are undereducated. A lot of these guys would be wage slaves or career criminals if it weren't for MMA. Face and neck tattoos don't generally lead one to success in a white collar career

 

[AnotherOldGuy]

Then every fighter will just fight once and jump ship with nearly a mil

You'd think so, but actually it rarely works that way. That's why there are so many billionaires, why so many athletes who've made hundreds of millions want to play long after they're able to keep up, why so many CEO's making millions a year keep working long after they've made more money than they could ever spend. The more money people make, the more they want.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

MMA is very dangerous compared to basketball.

I think the average UFC fighter makes $25 000 / $25 000 for a rookie contract.

NBA is $898 000 per season for 2000 / 2021 for a rookie contract.

that’s nuts !!!

you could get killed in the Octogon for the price of a base level Toyota Camry ?!

These posts are trite. You conveniently overlook so many conditions. An NBA contract encompasses how many game appearances? 90? Not to mention, required practices per season (probably 2-4 per week), press conferences, media appearances, etc etc etc.

A UFC 25/25 contract is merely per-fight (with media obligations only for that fight week), and that is it.

That's not even to mention the obvious difference in ratings between the sports.

 

[GaryEric]

 

[Azure]

What else are most of these guys going to do, professionally? Do you see Nate Diaz or Cody Garbrandt getting a bachelors, a JD, passing the bar, and becoming an attorney? Mike Perry, PhD?

Face it, the a large segment of MMA fighters are from lower socio-economic backgrounds and are undereducated. A lot of these guys would be wage slaves or career criminals if it weren't for MMA. Face and neck tattoos don't generally lead one to success in a white collar career

They should be treated no different than anyone else.. I didn't get any handouts growing up..Put myself through school worked shit jobs..

I will say it again all these guys know what they are getting into and have the choice to sign a contract or not. If they don't like the terms of the contract they sign they had the option to walk away from it or sell their services to another promotion.

They are grown ass people and I don't care what they are getting paid.