Media Why most ufc fighters are poor

[KOPPE]

 

[TriangleMonkey]

1099’s is a bitch!

 

[Marko Polo]

Must be why Conor stuck with Coach Kav for so long. There’s no way he was demanding 30%.. probably about 2% and a couple pairs of Conor’s jockstraps. Plus he had Artem Lobov as a butler

 

[SouthpawSouthernFist]

Lol... being an MMA fighter is so dumb. You're just betting on yourself to become champ and make a few mill, or be a huge draw, but the chances of doing either are quite slim. Otherwise you're just scraping by. Oh and can't forget, brain damage and long-term health issues.

And then MMA fans have the gall to talk shit about guys like Jon Jones and Conor for their personal failures. They're precisely the kind of people who are drawn to fighting, what else do you expect? Then again, MMA fans themselves aren't too bright.

 

[muhammadgoatli]

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

They all failed personal financial management in high school, or dropped out before taking it

 

[Substance Abuse]

Then again, MMA fans themselves aren't too bright.

At least you're honest with yourself. Good job.

 

[TheNinja]

Lol... being an MMA fighter is so dumb. You're just betting on yourself to become champ and make a few mill, or be a huge draw, but the chances of doing either are quite slim. Otherwise you're just scraping by. Oh and can't forget, brain damage and long-term health issues.

And then MMA fans have the gall to talk shit about guys like Jon Jones and Conor for their personal failures. They're precisely the kind of people who are drawn to fighting, what else do you expect? Then again, MMA fans themselves aren't too bright.

I might be flamed for saying this, but I feel like being a professional MMA fighter is a last resort, or the path of least resistance for many of these fighters. Many of them either do not have the skills to hold a higher paying job, do not have the personalities for office jobs, or they do not want a "normal" job. It's either become a plumber (a very worthy trade btw) or become a fighter. Sit in some office for 8 hours a day getting fat and bored, or go train in a gym and fight. In many poor areas, it's a way for them to earn money to try to better their lives vs being stuck in the slums or ghettos.

This doesn't apply to all of them of course. But for many it's the hope of making money quickly. Plus some just love to fight. But, like you said, it isn't the best profession to get into. Most don't make a lot of money for the effort the put in and the punishment they have to take.

 

[HNIC215]

Why most ufc fighters are poor

 

[SouthpawSouthernFist]

At least you're honest with yourself. Good job.

Well I'm not one of these big moralizers about MMA fighters, I just kinda sit back and take it for what it is. I'm pretty used to controversy with athletes by now - whether it's Allen Iverson or Kobe or Iron Mike or whatever. I just don't get some of these people who judge other guys with problems so hard, maybe it makes them feel good about themselves.

 

[Greta Thunberg]

 

[GoodBadHBK]

I personally don't care about anyone's finances except my own.

 

[Black Paladin]

Well-played, HNIC215.

 

[WingzOfRedemption]

I pirate events because mma fighters do not know how to handle money and I just cannot morally support that

 

[lifelessheap]

Nothing is stopping them from trying to get paid in the NBA or NFL. Nobody forced them to sign with the UFC over Bellator.

They chose this. They signed the contracts.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

I might be flamed for saying this, but I feel like being a professional MMA fighter is a last resort, or the path of least resistance for many of these fighters. Many of them either do not have the skills to hold a higher paying job, do not have the personalities for office jobs, or they do not want a "normal" job. It's either become a plumber (a very worthy trade btw) or become a fighter. Sit in some office for 8 hours a day getting fat and bored, or go train in a gym and fight. In many poor areas, it's a way for them to earn money to try to better their lives vs being stuck in the slums or ghettos.

This doesn't apply to all of them of course. But for many it's the hope of making money quickly. Plus some just love to fight. But, like you said, it isn't the best profession to get into. Most don't make a lot of money for the effort the put in and the punishment they have to take.

Very good post and very true, agreed.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Form a Union!!!!

 

[jx820]

The reason is that the fighters don't want to organize (or don't want it enough) and most agents and managers would rather be in the UFC's good graces than their clients'.

That is beginning, middle, and end of the discussion. Asking for Dana to be negligent in his role as an executive and just give away money he doesn't have to just to be a nice guy isn't a realistic strategy.

 

[accolyte1022]

That guy is a figurehead/lightning rod.

 

[SouthpawSouthernFist]

I might be flamed for saying this, but I feel like being a professional MMA fighter is a last resort, or the path of least resistance for many of these fighters. Many of them either do not have the skills to hold a higher paying job, do not have the personalities for office jobs, or they do not want a "normal" job. It's either become a plumber (a very worthy trade btw) or become a fighter. Sit in some office for 8 hours a day getting fat and bored, or go train in a gym and fight. In many poor areas, it's a way for them to earn money to try to better their lives vs being stuck in the slums or ghettos.

This doesn't apply to all of them of course. But for many it's the hope of making money quickly. Plus some just love to fight. But, like you said, it isn't the best profession to get into. Most don't make a lot of money for the effort the put in and the punishment they have to take.

Yea at some point every fighter had to make the decision to pursue sports further after a wrestling or amateur fighting stint, and most wouldn't / couldn't go back to a regular job.

And yea for those guys from third-world countries this is a great opportunity despite the poor prospects, since they faced poverty or death in their home countries.