Conor Conor conorThis is what they get for giving Conor anything he wants.
Lmfao
He should try and milk them as much as he can. What's wrong with that?
When he lost one fight, they backed out on their deal with him. Was that reasonable?
People forget. Werdum was in line for a title shot in 2008. He was skipped over by Lesnar who was 1-1 in the UFC. He fought an unknown JDS, showed up out of shape and got KO'd.
THEN, the UFC told them they were going to CUT HIS MONEY. That because he lost he wasn't worth as much as they were paying him. The UFC backed out of their deal. Werdum said NO to the cut in pay and they released him from the promotion because he wasn't willing to take less money than the deal he signed.
Now 8 years later, when they want him to fight JDS on a week's notice, he asks for more money. The UFC says NO and Dana makes him out to be the bad guy and they paint a picture that he's scared. Fans turn on him.
These fighters should get as much money as they can from the UFC. Like in Werdum's case, once the UFC thinks you're not worth much to them, they'll kick you to the curb. But if you ask for your worth, they'll run this propaganda shit, that you're unreasonable, scared, you turn down fights, you're trying to milk them for money, etc. And sadly most fans will eat it up.
This is prizefighting. People fight for money. This is not a ego contest. I'll beat you up, I'm the best.
Fighters should look after their own interests.
500k dont lie...yea, 800k and PPV point was really reasonable.
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Just a quick question are you sure they wanted to "renegotiate" his existing contract ?
Or his contract ended and then when he was about to sign a new one they presented the pay cut ?
Didn't that bald goof say: "I honor all my contract all the time" just last day in his "media scrum AKA let me tell you who's a naughty boy".
"I had four more fights left with them on my contract, which ran to 2010," Werdum told Tatame.com. "But they demanded to renegotiate my existing contract by cutting my pay in half."
The UFC terminated Werdum's promotional contract for losing on Oct. 25 at UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote to Junior Dos Santos.
"Nothing bad with Werdum," White said on the Nov. 13 edition of "MMA Live" on ESPN.com. "He got knocked out by a guy that wasn't ranked and that nobodies ever heard of. It was his first time in the UFC and Werdum got knocked out in the first round."
They shit all over Josh koscheck for being on a skid towards the end of his time there. Nevermind he would fill in at the last minute to save the cards. I get it that he isn't very likable but he was a company man and it didn't do him much good. It hasn't helped cerrone too much either aside from the paydays for frequently fighting.Even prior to the sell those words were worth nothing..
There have been numerous times were a fighter who fought on short notice , lost and it hurts his stocks, rankingwise and moneywise, and eventually lead to a lose streak/cut ...
So... no wonder almost no one wants to make them this favor, especially against a very dangerous opponent like JDS, without financial incentive
Cerrone is a coward when it comes to these kinds of things.It hasn't helped cerrone too much either aside from the paydays for frequently fighting.
People forget. Werdum was in line for a title shot in 2008. He was skipped over by Lesnar who was 1-1 in the UFC. He fought an unknown JDS, showed up out of shape and got KO'd.
THEN, the UFC told them they were going to CUT HIS MONEY. That because he lost he wasn't worth as much as they were paying him. The UFC backed out of their deal. Werdum said NO to the cut in pay and they released him from the promotion because he wasn't willing to take less money than the deal he signed.
Now 8 years later, when they want him to fight JDS on a week's notice, he asks for more money. The UFC says NO and Dana makes him out to be the bad guy and they paint a picture that he's scared. Fans turn on him.
These fighters should get as much money as they can from the UFC. Like in Werdum's case, once the UFC thinks you're not worth much to them, they'll kick you to the curb. But if you ask for your worth, they'll run this propaganda shit, that you're unreasonable, scared, you turn down fights, you're trying to milk them for money, etc. And sadly most fans will eat it up.
This is prizefighting. People fight for money. This is not a ego contest. I'll beat you up, I'm the best.
Fighters should look after their own interests.
He was offered JDS and Overeem for UFC 208 not 207. He declined both fights because he feels entitled to a title shot even though hes on a 1 fight win streak, and is not a draw.
These are special cirucmstances. The normal contract doesn't apply. Why shouldn't he try to get more money out of them, when they have screwed him in the past.Beyond that his request was incredibly unreasonable, 500k + ppv points to fight/stay on 207. Yeah right... Nobody is buying 207 for werdum.
He is ranked number 1 according to the UFC rankings. So, the UFC are saying he's the number one contender.However, now hes just declining to fight everyone because he thinks he deserves the title shot.
Raise your hand if you've ever said it's the fighters fault for settling for low pay and are now criticizing Werdum.
Now use that hand to smack yourself.
If his contract was non negotiable regardless of the situation then you'd be correct. It's obvious not the case.What does one have to do with the other? He has a signed contract. Fight at what you and your team negotiated at.
When people critizice fighters, it's usually about them signing shit deals and then whining later.
To be fair, the contracts (except the 'champion clause') should all have a stipulation that after a certain amount of time without fighting the contract terminates... and if they don't then people are idiots for signing themJust a quick question are you sure they wanted to "renegotiate" his existing contract ?
Or his contract ended and then when he was about to sign a new one they presented the pay cut ?
Didn't that bald goof say: "I honor all my contract all the time" just last day in his "media scrum AKA let me tell you who's a naughty boy".