What benefits do UFC fighters get?

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Outwith Reebok bottle openers, coupons, UFC face masks etc do they get anything substantial?

I was thinking about perhaps maybe a go to therapist or something? Am I maybe overestimating their empathy? You always see guys depressed when they rack up losses and that can stay with a person, really they should be like Chael/Askren, fume about it for a day or two then realise you just had a bad day at the office and move on.

What about physical health, do UFC cover every single medical bill if it came from the fight?
 
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Martialbeef said:
Outwith Reebok bottle openers, coupons, UFC face masks etc do they get anything substantial?

I was thinking about perhaps maybe a go to therapist or something? Am I maybe overestimating their empathy? You always see guys depressed when they rack up losses and that can stay with a person, really they should be like Chael/Askren, fume about it for a day or two then realise you just had a bad day at the office and move on.

What about physical health, do UFC cover every single medical bill if it came from the fight?
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supplements,food,diet plans,training plans and can go for top regeneration into UFC performance institut and they also test ur supplements for free if u ask them to
 
Martialbeef said:
Outwith Reebok bottle openers, coupons, UFC face masks etc do they get anything substantial?

I was thinking about perhaps maybe a go to therapist or something? Am I maybe overestimating their empathy? You always see guys depressed when they rack up losses and that can stay with a person, really they should be like Chael/Askren, fume about it for a day or two then realise you just had a bad day at the office and move on.

What about physical health, do UFC cover every single medical bill if it came from the fight?
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Yes, the UFC covers 100% of fight related medical and I also believe injuries that happen during training, but double check me.

The level of medical care fighters receive is leagues above other organizations another reasons many fighters are reluctant to leave the UFC for other organizations

Many fighters consider USADA a benefit

The UFC also built the PI which acts as a hi-tech Rehan center that helps fighter recover from injuries.

The UFC has team of chefs and nutritionists that helps fighters with their meals.

Thru also have a team of experts that help the fighters cut weight safely.
 
Dreyga2000 said:
Yes, the UFC covers 100% of fight related medical and I also believe injuries that happen during training, but double check me.

The UFC also built the PI which acts as a hi-tech Rehan center that helps fighter recover from injuries.

The UFC has team of chefs and nutritionists that helps fighters with their meals.

Thru also have a team of experts that help the fighters cut weight safely.
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Yup - think you are on point with that breakdown.
 
They get their internal organs ruptured so the healthcare system can make money from them.
 
Just injuries caused in the octo.

There are zero benefits for fighters. They are self-contracted and need to provide their own health insurances and retirement savings.


Most average fighters would be far better off with a regular paying job with a 401k in the long run.

Thats why I always felt the young should only toss so much time into this sport, you’ll know really quick if you are gonna excel and make top pay.
 
TriangleMonkey said:
Just injuries caused in the octo.

There are zero benefits for fighters. They are self-contracted and need to provide their own health insurances and retirement savings.


Most average fighters would be far better off with a regular paying job with a 401k in the long run.

Thats why I always felt the young should only toss so much time into this sport, you’ll know really quick if you are gonna excel and make top pay.
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1. They're covered for injuries that occur during training, also.
2. The overwhelming majority of jobs in the US require people to fund their own retirement savings. A generous 401K match is only going to pay like 5%, which is not nearly enough to retire on alone for most people. Pensions are largely a thing of the past (as well they probably should be). While not the same for every country, I would say just about any worker in the US should assume that their retirement will be funded through the money they themselves make.
3. Self-contracted people have both Pros and Cons. The Pros involve paying generally lower income taxes than a W2 employee would, as well as getting to write-off a significant amount of work-related expenses.
4. I think its debatable whether they'd be better off.
For starters, most UFC fighters are essentially part-time workers. Don't have to look any further than a guy like Stipe, who works a full-time job while being probably the best HW in the world. UFC fighters are training a lot when they're actually in a fight camp, but most are not spending 40-50 hours a week training while they're not in camp. They can have other jobs.
Moreover, I wouldn't say the average UFC fighter comes from a well-educated background where they're going to find successful employment elsewhere. A lot of these guys would have difficulty finding a "full time job" that would provide significantly better benefits.
 
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