When did they stop disclosing fighters purses?

[OldFashion]

For the ppv's they used to disclose the fighters purses but for a couple of years now they stopped doing it. Does it have to do with WME buying the UFC?

 

[pseto223]

As far as I know, it's a per state thing. It used to be mandatory in Nevada and as most big UFC events are done there, the purses were disclosed. It was not a PPV thing, Fight Night cards payout was disclosed as well. I think it was a year and a half or two years ago that it became non-mandatory to disclose purses in Nevada so obviously UFC opted not to do so.

I think purses have to be disclosed in New York, but events are done there like once a year or less maybe.

It's not a WME thing, UFC didn't disclose purses in places where it wasn't mandatory way before the buyout. I mean most businesses don't just disclose key data if it's not absolutely necessary.

 

[dildos]

When Dana white was browsing sherdog a few years back and saw how upset lots of posters were about fighter pay.

 

[Lost_Cause]

Fortunately, they still disclose fanny packs.

 

[Kenny Powerth]

Prada? LV? Michael Kors? They are all the same just high and higher price tags

We don’t need this turning into a red carpet event

 

[ninja boot]

i don't remember offhand the last time i saw the ufc discuss it but more importantly we aren't hearing every fighter complaining about getting paid peanuts. Strickland seemed more than willing to boast about his flat rate pay last fight and seemed completely content.

 

[13Seconds]

When they catched heat for it

 

[z99]

When Dana decided buying 300 pairs of designer sneakers a year was far too little for him.

 

[Evangelion]

For the ppv's they used to disclose the fighters purses but for a couple of years now they stopped doing it. Does it have to do with WME buying the UFC?

ufc has never disclosed fight purses. That has always been up to the athletic commission.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

For the ppv's they used to disclose the fighters purses but for a couple of years now they stopped doing it. Does it have to do with WME buying the UFC?

So commissions we’re supposed to disclose pay because of state laws that had them do so

But over the years the UFC has quietly been lobbying states that they frequent to change their laws. And many of them now have laws that allow for pay to remain secret.

It likely a response to all the controversy about fighter pay

However in more left leaning states like California the laws that disclose pay remain in tact so when the UFC does visit we do get to accurate pay numbers


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[BJJ4Tone]

When Dana white was browsing sherdog a few years back and saw how upset lots of posters were about fighter pay.

Sherdog has Dana shook.
CONFIRMED

 

[KID Yamamoto]

Reminder big Frank only got 600k for defending his world heavyweight title.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mm...ou-earns-600000-purse-for-win-over-ciryl-gane

 

[eiyuu]

It's up to the state where the event is sanctioned on whether the purse is disclosed.

New Jersey doesn't disclose.

Nevada does.

 

[pick999]

Reminder big Frank only got 600k for defending his world heavyweight title.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mm...ou-earns-600000-purse-for-win-over-ciryl-gane

Dj only got 23k for some of his title fight wins

 

[Vil7]

Idesanya has a Louis Vuitton.

 

[BanWMMA]

Because no one can complain about fighter pay if no one’s knows what they’re making

 

[SeattleFightFan]

Nevada stopped doing it in July 2020. Source. Source.

 

[OldFashion]

Reminder big Frank only got 600k for defending his world heavyweight title.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mm...ou-earns-600000-purse-for-win-over-ciryl-gane

That's minus the ppv cut

 

[Dorkman]

Even when disclosed they’re not forced to disclose the entirety of it and often don’t. Much like you or I most fighters don’t want
People knowing exactly what they make

 

[Kb7]

People being curious of what others get paid is a weird obsession, people were crying about it wanting to know so bad what the fighters get paid. The athletics omitted a few years but it's depending on the states as others has mentioned.

If people are still nosey, curious and have no respect for fighters privacy for their financials, you can still ask them via social
media. I'm sure the fighters willfully let people know how much they get since the commissions use to put it out there.