First off, here is where we disagree. I don't think Huerta is one of the best at what he does. I don't even think he is top 15 in his division. Making almost 40k a fight is a reasonable pay for Huerta.
I think its very ignorant of you to think that he ONLY gets 19k for a fight if he loses. Fighters get a bulk of there money from sponsorships. Guess what, UFC has the most eyeballs watching so I'm sure sponsors are willing to shell out more money to sponsor a UFC fighter. Just being in the UFC indirectly makes a fighter money for the exposure. Would we even know who Huerta is if he didn't come to the UFC?
The bottom line is, Huerta signed a Contract. He knew what he was getting himself into. The fact that he wants more money because he is on a win streak is his problem. Should the UFC be able dock his pay if he loses his next fight? No. So he shouldn't be asking for more money until contract expires. If he is still unhappy with his pay in the UFC, then he is free to leave. I'm sick of fighters complaining about contracts that they agreed to. If fighters are that concerned about their pay, they should sign shorter contracts so they can renegotiate more often.
You hit the nail on the head. Sponsors pay these guys a lot of money. We don't get to see those contracts. Tap Out talks about that point a lot on their show. They travel all over the country, watch fighters in small shows, and they PAY the fighters MORE than the promotion pays them. A lot of fighters are banging on Tap Out's door to get them to throw sponsorship contracts and money around.
Harley Davidson, Burger King, and other BIG, BIG, BIG companies are getting into the MMA sponsorship business. They pay a lot of money. Burger King matched the UFC dollar for dollar on TUF for the winners of each and every fight on the show.
Roger Huerta is just getting impatient. He should wait and see, and I think that he will get more and more as time passes.
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