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Originally Posted by Ztous
You know Tito isn't doing the greatest when the only way he can get attention is by involving other fighters in his "righteous" quest.
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Tito is really the only top tier fighter bitching about money. I mean Coutures gripe isnt even about M oney with The UFC, so much as it is the fighters under not making much. Couture has a legit, although poorly presented argument. So it's a stalemate between Couture and The UFC.
Now Tito?
He's just bad with money. Sure, he has a company that he claims is a multi million dollar company (Which I can't imagine people buy that many Punishment shirts, I was a huge Tito fan until he lost his brain and I have only 6 shirts).
He brings in at least 250k (Sometimes more), as a contender in his fights, but the last 4 years he's only averaging a fight a year.
Again, in other words he's not really smart.
Chuck fought more than once a year because obviously Chuck knew that fighting wouldnt last forever and as Champion, it behooves you to just fight and make the $$$ win or lose.
Think about it. Chuck fought on 12-26-06 (BTW Fight Forums all time record for most members online in one day) when he fought Tito a second time. He won, even with a torn ACL later after the fight.
He rehabbed, then fought Rampage on 5-26-07, which he of course lost.
Chuck wanted to stay active. Both fights he made 500k. That's ONE MILLION plus endorsements in under 8 months.
CHuck knew he had to stay active to make the $$$$ he needed to do. Chuck Knew at 34, he needed to make the $$$ now as much as he can, and BTW made 300k I think for his fight with Wanderlei earlier this year and another 200k vs Jardine late last year AFTER his loss to Rampage.
Chuck is one smart MOFO and HE shouldve been on "The Apprentice" !
Chuck may never get his title back. As long as he contends as a dominant former UFC champ and can still fight 2 or 3 times a year?
Do the math!
Chuck is set...... FREAKIN SET!
Keep fighting.
For some reason, Tito picks and chooses his fights and The UFC moves on.
The problem I see here is this.
If Tito blows Machida away? It gives him HUGE marketability to renegotiate a new contract.
I dont want to know what kind of terms Tito would agree to.
I feel it would really be unreasonable **** You Money.