You think Silva was the problem?Good job Silva is gone then.
You do realize that we already know significant portions of the UFC contract are non-negotiable right? The fighters have no leverage.
They are trying to find the minimum reserve price of a fighter and only pay them that. That is what will they take before they exit the organization. They might be threatened by a cut but the UFC may not wish to cut them. The fighter doesn't know that.
Source : UFC lawsuit docs reveal Joe Silva’s negotiation tactics with Nick Diaz, Roy Nelson, and Hector Lombard
Extracts:
- Everytime a fighter is injured the UFC can disproportionately extend his contract
-About trying to not renew your contract and fight it all
- UFC can extend any contract 6 months if a fighter refuses a fight
- Négociation tactics
With Nick Diaz :
With Roy Nelson :
Hector Lombard :
I suggest to read the full article, very interesting : https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/8/...-nick-diaz-roy-nelson-hector-lombard-mma-news
You think Silva was the problem?
24 24 for Roy Nelson? Fucking robbery, guy should have gotten 150k fat
More so the UFC than the fighters. This is why we have laws to limit this shit and why there will be a union eventually. This is like saying the foreign laborers abused in the middle east in places like dubai, its not dubais fault its the workers for getting abused because they agreed to the rules and laws of dubai.
Why does a fighter sign a shitty contract? Cause it's either take it or leave.
Their choices are essentially
1) Get screwed.
2) Don't work.
3) Try your luck in a weak open market
That's the business they're in.
A drug dealer's choices are essentially
1) Sell drugs until you get killed
2) Sell drugs until you go to jail
3) Don't be a drug dealer
Dana is the mma version of the little league coach who picks his own kid to be on all star teams even when they suckThat's not getting "played," it's getting screwed.
All of this shit is illegal in boxing, yet there are people on this forum who constantly side with the UFC and shit on fighters for "not negotiating better contracts." As if the contracts actually work in the fighters' favor.
Also, this confirms what I've been saying for years about Silva. He was one of the biggest scumbags in combat sports, but, unlike Dana, was smart enough to keep his dirt behind the scenes.
Lmfao you're so goofy I love it.
The UFC isn't the only way for a person to make a living.
Seriously though, why is there never any conversation on the lack of accountability on the part of the fighters?