UFC 227 Fighter Pay compared to Gross Income

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PPV 300,000 buys at $65 = $19,500,000
Gate = $2,850,000
Total = $22,350,000

Total fighter pay including bonuses $2,150,000

So not even 10% was paid to fighters. What a joke!!!
 
Doesn't UFC only get half the PPV money (split w. distributor)?

Plus you need to include all the expenses like renting out the building, promotion, staff etc.
 
PPV 300,000 buys at $65 = $19,500,000
Gate = $2,850,000
Total = $22,350,000

Total fighter pay including bonuses $2,150,000

So not even 10% was paid to fighters. What a joke!!!

They split the costs of ppv with distributors, so its really like 12mm vs 2mm.

Then you have to factor in expenses such as marketing, the venue etc.

They're still making the lions share but its not as big as you make it sound.
 
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PPV 300,000 buys at $65 = $19,500,000
Gate = $2,850,000
Total = $22,350,000

Total fighter pay including bonuses $2,150,000

So not even 10% was paid to fighters. What a joke!!!
Bro that's just the disclosed purses released by the commission, their getting ppv points and there's under the table bonuses sometimes. Also the ufc needs to pay for the arena and the ppv providers also take a cut. You're being very simple minded if you think the ufc pockets 90% of the money
 
Bro that's just the disclosed purses released by the commission, their getting ppv points and there's under the table bonuses sometimes. Also the ufc needs to pay for the arena and the ppv providers also take a cut. You're being very simple minded if you think the ufc pockets 90% of the money

YES, but I also didn't include all the other revenue that they get like TV deal, reebok, etc so it all balances it out.
 
Holy shit thats like 930% profit for WME
 
Not every PPV buy is priced at $65 as in some countries it is much lower.
 
YES, but I also didn't include all the other revenue that they get like TV deal, reebok, etc so it all balances it out.
Does it? the simple fact is we don't know the numbers, be it how much the ufc is really making or how much they're really paying the fighters. Also remember the ufc don't only employ fighters, they have refs, security , accountants ,lawyers, advertising teams, camera people , planners, and a ton of others that also need to be paid
 
You seem to ignore other factors such as the PPV distributors, event teams such as production staff and also splitting with the arena Staples Centre.
 
What is this, the money channel?!
 
why the fuck would you compare fighter pay to gross income?

Do you have any idea how much they have to pay for employees, venues, arenas, how much they split with their media providers, etc?
 
PPV 300,000 buys at $65 = $19,500,000
Gate = $2,850,000
Total = $22,350,000

Total fighter pay including bonuses $2,150,000

So not even 10% was paid to fighters. What a joke!!!
There's so much wrong with this post...

1) $65 is the price for HD, and an extremely small percentage of people purchase HD; average price is probably around $56 (based on precedent).
2) The cable company receives 50% of the PPV revenue.
3) The live gate is split between the venue and the promoter, the UFC doesn't receive all of it; based on how ticket revenue is split for musicians, it wouldn't be illogical to assume the breakdown to be similar (74% for the UFC):
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4) The disclosed purses via athletic commissions doesn't include PPV points.

PPV: (300,000 * $56) - Cable Company (50%) = $8,400,000 (UFC)
Live Gate: $2,850,000 - Venue (26%) = $2,109,000 (UFC)
UFC Profit: $10,509,000 (PPV & Gate) + TV Deals + Sponsors - Promotion - Staff - Fighter Pay

If we make the assumption that the TV Deals and Sponsors, cancel out the Promotion and Staff expenses, then Fighter Pay would be over 20% (and I say "over" due to undisclosed PPV points) for this particular event. I doubt the overall average hits the 20% mark.
 
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