News Terrence Crawford: “They don’t pay MMA [fighters] enough, I’m sorry.”

[Rebel_LioN]

Crawford (34-0, 25 KOs), himself a former wrestler, was also asked if he ever wanted to explore a career switch to MMA. Unsurprisingly, he’s not interested, and fighter pay in the sport is a major reason for it.

“They don’t pay MMA [fighters] enough, I’m sorry.”

“A lot of people ask me that because they know I used to wrestle and stuff like that,” Crawford said. “They always ask me ‘they don’t pay enough.’ For me to be putting my life on the line and getting my hands and feet [and] everything broken. Kicking and all that stuff... I gotta get paid.”

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/4/...partnership-ufc-mirsad-bektic-boxing-mma-news

He’s been friends/training with UFC FW Mirsad Bektic for 10 years and has a fight coming up against Amir Khan.

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

It never ceases to amaze me that boxers I have never heard of somehow make much more money than MMA fighters .

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Not you, TS.

 

[Guard]

 

[KingBeef]

It never ceases to amaze me that boxers I have never heard of somehow make much more money than MMA fighters .

You've never heard of Crawford in the boxing world????

 

[dontlaugh]

Crawford is a beast

 

[GiSP]

It never ceases to amaze me that boxers I have never heard of somehow make much more money than MMA fighters .

But do you follow that sport?

I don’t so I’m unconcerned that I don’t know them. My folks don’t know McGregor from poo on their shoes.

 

[SpedDaddyV]

It never ceases to amaze me that boxers I have never heard of somehow make much more money than MMA fighters .

why? MMA is not as popular as you think. the only time casuals watch is when Conor or MAYBE Jon Jones fights

here on Sherdog, the UG, reddit, we are a in a bubble and act like MMA is a bigger deal than it is

 

[pick999]

Why is this in UFC forum?

 

[ThatGuy7698]

If you're looking to fight strictly for financial reasons, you'll go into boxing.

Easier to train, and you'll get paid more.

Also from my experience in my area, all the boxing gyms are cheaper than the Jiu-Jitsu and MMA gyms.

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

You've never heard of Crawford in the boxing world????

Literally never and I've followed UFC since #54

Although perhaps Australia is too far away to hear of these dudes.

I heard about it when Horn beat Pacquio and that's about it

 

[louis345]

I love how people complain that fighters don't get paid enough and pirate the events simultaneously. Hypocrisy at it's finest. God Bless America.

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

But do you follow that sport?

I don’t so I’m unconcerned that I don’t know them. My folks don’t know McGregor from poo on their shoes.

I don't follow boxing but it surprises me I haven't heard of these mega rich dudes who punch for a living. Where do they hide? How do they keep away from mainstream anything ?

 

[Threetrees]

I don't follow boxing but it surprises me I haven't heard of these mega rich dudes who punch for a living. Where do they hide? How do they keep away from mainstream anything ?

Hes the p4p best fighter on the planet.

 

[DeathStroke]

Theres simply not much money in MMA. It's not like theres piles and piles of cash that the UFC, Bellator, and OneFC just light on fire after each event. If you want to be rich, dont fight. Go to school. Box. Whatever. Just dont expect to have an easy path to wealth in the sport of MMA.

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

Hes the p4p best fighter on the planet.

And apparently a fucking magician because his profile is near invisible

 

[MEAN357]

It never ceases to amaze me that boxers I have never heard of somehow make much more money than MMA fighters .

if you never heard of crawford thats more of a you thing tbh

 

[Threetrees]

And apparently a fucking magician because his profile is near invisible

Yet he gets paid better than 90% of MMA fighters. Hes well known, at this point, by anyone who even casually follows the sport. He has no main stream appeal because he hasnt had his mega fight yet.

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

if you never heard of crawford thats more of a you thing tbh

Seems others are in the same boat

Nobody even has a GIF of this guy ready

 

[EdmundsEmptyBankAccount]

Yet he gets paid better than 90% of MMA fighters. Hes well known, at this point, by anyone who even casually follows the sport. He has no main stream appeal because he hasnt had his mega fight yet.

Thanks for repeating my initial point about how I am amazed at the fact he gets paid much more but hasn't got a high profile