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They should have put in the effort.
Like I posted before, the PPVs and tickets those two sold more than paid for their fluff jobs. I don't see the harm, but I'm not a corporate shill so
They should have put in the effort.
TS came back with "no way man, there must be a reason they didn't send him out with a parade. and now that we've established that as a fact, i'm just wondering what that reason is" (insert eye roll here)it's almost always this. unless he hit on some bigwig's wife or something. yeah sure he liked his substances on the side, but... so does rogan lol.
If Liddell and Hughes felt like they were being underpaid whilst champions, then the onus was on them to have used their leverage as champions to negotiate a better deal.I think the tens of millions of dollars UFC made off guys like Liddell and Hughes more than covers their salaries for what was basically a pension fund. We wouldn’t have had Liddell/Ortiz 3 or Hughes’ suicide attempt if they still had their promised jobs-for-life
And it's funny how you're conveniently not addressing the fact that Forrest Griffin wasn't fired.
He was terrible, and a massive cokehead. He was starting to become a liability.
um-hm.Anik is infinitely superior and it isn't close.
Professional like Rogan?Ufc wanted a more professional feel to it’s broadcasts as Dana was trying to compete/overtake boxing
Griffin justified his salary by contributing to the company; he talked about forcing himself into meetings so that he could learn.Because he could play the corporate lapdog that WME wanted.
It's hysterical when people act like someone said something they didn't; me suggesting that Liddell and Hughes should've used their leverage to negotiate better deals is not the same as suggesting that they simply "ask nicely". I understand that your argument is falling apart, but that doesn't mean you should blatantly misconstrue my words in an attempt to move the goalpost and try to win that new and imaginary discussion.And it's hysterical when people act like all fighters have to do is ask nicely and they'll get big raises.
When Liddell and Hughes were champions, which is precisely when I said that they should've used that leverage to negotiate better deals, they were both making six figures (not including the money they got from PPV).ESPECIALLY back in Chuck's and Matt's prime when champions weren't even making six-figures to defend the belt.
After Anderson v Maia, Dana promised he'd pay us fans back with something extra special.You can post all the numbers and news articles you want, but they were promised jobs for life and WME broke that because they're cheap corporate bastards who don't care about MMA legends.
Do you also blame WME for not coming through on that promise?
this.Ufc wanted a more professional feel to it’s broadcasts as Dana was trying to compete/overtake boxing
Like I posted before, the PPVs and tickets those two sold more than paid for their fluff jobs. I don't see the harm, but I'm not a corporate shill so
Yes. On one hand I don't blame them for penny-pinching, but this company had to take out a loan to cover their interest payments so they're obviously not good with money anyway (not to mention the leveraged buyout in the first place <Lmaoo>).