UFC 235 salaries

[DN Walker]

UFC and the bald goof better be covering the cost of Walker's medical treatment so they can get him back in there, he only made $90,000 for fighting one of the best grapplers in the division on short notice.

 

[Loiosh]

Weird because Lorenzo said he bought the UFC because his dream was to pay fighters $1 million per fight.

Fighters have been paid far in excess of a million dollars a fight in the UFC for more than a decade.

 

[Loiosh]

It amazes me that so many people in this community have so little idea of how declared pay works.

 

[KeepItRealist]

Fighters have been paid far in excess of a million dollars a fight in the UFC for more than a decade.

Of course. The champions. But it's amazing how poorly fighters are generally when Lorenzo said himself he bought the UFC because he dreamed of paying fighters a million per fight.

 

[dildos]

Woodley got a easy payday for doing nothing.

 

[Loiosh]

Of course. The champions. But it's amazing how poorly fighters are generally when Lorenzo said himself he bought the UFC because he dreamed of paying fighters a million per fight.

He was paying fighters a million dollars a fight.

Did you think he meant all 500 fighters on the roster?

Sounds like a great way to kill an organization.

It's worth noting that fighter pay on the prelims has increased by an order of magnitude in less than a decade.

Ten years ago I asked how much would be satisfactory and most people said 10/10 would be great.

The lowest paid fighter on a card, losing a fight, gets 12k now, and people are still complaining.

Let me ask you, what should the bottom tier on a PPV get paid?

Surely not a million dollars.

So how much would satisfy you?

 

[cheesus]

One of the greatest the sport has ever seen makes a base pay of 500k ? Disgusting.

 

[KeepItRealist]

He was paying fighters a million dollars a fight.

Did you think he meant all 500 fighters on the roster?

Sounds like a great way to kill an organization.

It's worth nothing that fighter pay on the prelims has increased by an order of magnitude in less than a decade.

Ten years ago I asked how much would be satisfactory and most people said 10/10 would be great.

The lowest paid fighter on a card, losing a fight, gets 12k now, and people are still complaining.

Let me ask you, what should the bottom tier on a PPV get paid?

Surely not a million dollars.

So how much would satisfy you?

You are taking it too seriously. I'm being facetious that Lorenzo said that. Because it's so absurd when you consider how little they pay most of the fighters that he has the nerve to say he bought the organization because he dreamed of paying fighters millions of dollars.

 

[Loiosh]

You are taking it too seriously. I'm being facetious that Lorenzo said that. Because it's so absurd when you consider how little they pay most of the fighters that he has the nerve to say he bought the organization because he dreamed of paying fighters millions of dollars.

Fighters are making more now than they ever have, by a wide margin. Lorenzo made that happen. A couple of companies briefly paid more, and then collapsed. I don't think it took "nerve" for Lorenzo to say what he said.

This is a terrible career, chosen by people who don't have a lot of options at making big money. The UFC has created more than thirty millionaires. That may not seem like many, but this is a fringe sport. If you think low level mixed martial artists have it bad, look into the stats of minor league baseball players. Or golfers on the tour. Or tennis players, stringing rackets in the parking lot to be able to afford the tournament.

Pay could be better, and it will be, but what it won't be is enough to satisfy people who seem to think professional athletes should all be millionaires.

A UFC card is an opportunity, not the jackpot. If you're good enough, you'll make millions. If you aren't, you'll make a living.

 

[KeepItRealist]

Fighters are making more now than they ever have, by a wide margin. Lorenzo made that happen. A couple of companies briefly paid more, and then collapsed. I don't think it took "nerve" for Lorenzo to say what he said.

This is a terrible career, chosen by people who don't have a lot of options at making big money. The UFC has created more than thirty millionaires. That may not seem like many, but this is a fringe sport. If you think low level mixed martial artists have it bad, look into the stats of minor league baseball players. Or golfers on the tour. Or tennis players, stringing rackets in the parking lot to be able to afford the tournament.

Pay could be better, and it will be, but what it won't be is enough to satisfy people who seem to think professional athletes should all be millionaires.

A UFC card is an opportunity, not the jackpot. If you're good enough, you'll make millions. If you aren't, you'll make a living.

Well, to be specific, him and his bother inheriting a fortune that his father made from skimming casinos' with the Mafia made that happen. And threatening to make MMA illegal in Nevada if the previous owner didn't sell the UFC to Zuffa when he was part of the NSAC.

 

[Loiosh]

Well, to be specific, him and his bother inheriting a fortune that his father made from skimming casinos' with the Mafia made that happen. And threatening to make MMA illegal in Nevada if the previous owner didn't sell it to them when he was part of the NSAC.

Does it matter where the money came from?

He chose to invest it in the UFC, had lost forty million trying to make it work, and was about to pull the plug when TUF turned it around.

He could have spent that money on literally anything else.

 

[KeepItRealist]

Does it matter where the money came from?

He chose to invest it in the UFC, had lost forty million trying to make it work, and was about to pull the plug when TUF turned it around.

He could have spent that money on literally anything else.

True enough if you ignore the ethical implications and simply look at the result for fans at least. But whatever you think of fighter pay, anyone has to chortle at Lorenzo claiming Zuffa bought the UFC because they wanted to pay lots of money to the fighters.

 

[Mbowes]

Seems like Macy Chiasson has a decent contract considering where she's at right now

 

[Loiosh]

True enough if you ignore the ethical implications and simply look at the result for fans at least. But whatever you think of fighter pay, anyone has to chortle at Lorenzo claiming Zuffa bought the UFC because they wanted to pay lots of money to the fighters.

Billionaires who never have to worry about money have all kinds of odd motives.

And it's hard to ignore the fact fighters are making MUCH more money now than before Lorenzo turned MMA into an acceptable sport. This is something the UFC did pretty much all alone. Let's say you were a mixed martial artist... Would you prefer to fight now, or would you rather have had your prime in 1993?

And what exactly are the ethical implications?

 

[emema]

Doesn’t Askren get a funkiness bonus?

 

[Mason Magboo]

Both Woodley and Jones looked bad in their fights