Crashsti

for the UFC to pay its fighter more they'll need more than just a larger fan base. large sponsors like car manufacturers or media giants are going to have to come in and buy advertising rights. right now the big companies don't see the UFC as a prime area to invest advertising dollars. the TUF show is definately going to help everyone in the long run and not just the guys who were on the show.

Tuffguy

Very well put.

SeikanJudanski

I read that Ken Shamrock got like 245,000 Dollars for his fight in Ultimate Fighter. What´s up with that?????

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SmashingMachine

They should get paid that much or more. They're sticking their necks out there and it's not exactly a light contact sport. Boxer's make big bucks, and they just punch with heavily padded gloves. PRIDE pays it out, and that's why all the really good fighters, at least the heavies, are over there.

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drumblast

10,000 dollars a fight is a joke for talented fighters.

How much do you think is made by selling time for pay per view shows. How about all those DVD's? You are talking about millions of dollars. Advertising sold on Spike TV---Millions of dollars

Giving a fighter 10,000 dollars to get the crap beat out of himself and the other guy should be what the cheapest fighter gets.

BTW, I think the decision to dump Salaverry was idiotic. I did not see his loss, but I have seen him 3 times, and it was his display of technique that really got me back into MMA. To think he was getting 8 grand to lose. That is pathetic. This sport reqires so much for so little.

Hughes24

i think alot of people forget about the sponsor $$$ just cause a guy only gets 10k (or less) dont mean thats ALL they get.

now dont get me wrong, i think fighters should get ALOT more. just like someone above said, boxers get paid millions. until major corporations come in, you wont see fighters get paid like that. and to be honest i dont know if major corps. are a good thing. they can ruin sports. im also a huge NASCAR fan, and corporate america with the sponsorship has pretty much ruined the sport.

i do like the way they pay more money to the winner. it makes fighters more hungry.

UFCRULEZ13

i disagree, i dont think they make spit lol.. like that one guy that got paid 2gs for getting killed in that fight. youd think professional athletes would be ALOT more then that. 50gs a year to be a professional fighter just doesnt seem like thats anything to me. they are on national TV, somewhat famous, in a major growing company and thats all they can do??? id be curious to see how much the UFC makes now and how much they have to pay.... if they continue to grow they HAVE to shell out more.

DrumzCT

I'm sure as MMA gets more mainstream there's going to be a HUGE jump in the payscale. As of right now though, they can't even sell out the UFC events. They give away almost half thier tickets so it looks good for tv. As of right now for a good fighter to be able to live off of MMA is an awesome thing. I would be ecstatic with that.

Soon enough these guys will get the money that goes along with the fame.

*CL's Xyience deal was $1million, that's pretty sweet

Weasel

Really Drumz? I'm surprised at that. The ones I've seen on TV and DVD seemed mostly like full houses to me, although it's not always easy to tell. Did UFC 54 not sell out either? Man, I'd give my right arm to go to a UFC event

Lorenzo

Well, 10k a fight seems good to me... plus all the money from the sponsers... win or loose your still walking out with a good junk of change in your pocket.

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Steelheader

And how much do you think Dana White made? Things that make you go, hhmmmmmmm. I agree that these fellas should be getting paid more for getting their heads knocked in. These guys lay their lives on the line for our entertainment. In football they call themselves "Gridiron Gladiators." These guys are true gladiators-without any pads. I think Dana needs to start kicking down to these fellas. Sharing the wealth a bit. Out of the money they won, how much do you think they need to deduct for overhead? Travel, training, food, etc... Until they get a sponsor to take really good care of them, all their expenses come out of their pockets. In other words their crazy .

drumblast

A full house really doesn't mean much. What about the Pay per view. That's a lot of households. There is a LOT of money being made. Do the fighters get a share of the royalties on the DVD"S? Do they get a share for the multiple pay per view times? I think not. One event will pay a limited amount per fighter, yet will pay multiple times to the UFC man.

SeikanJudanski

For real, them boys are getting paid peanuts for risking their lives. Bad boxers get paid more than that.

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DrumzCT

That's why they give half the tickets away, so the place is still full.

Watch the interview with Lorenza Ferttita. In Zuffa I believe he is actually Dana's boss. He talks about how they sank in alot of money over the years trying to promote and further the sport. UFC still probably owes these guys money for the crazy amount of work and money they've personally invested. Do you know how hard it was and how long it took them to get TUF on TV? If you can check out MMA weekly, it's a real good interview.

CyrusD

This is only from the SpikeTV UFC shows then right? So you have to expect the PPV's they fight on have to be a lot more $$..... Because they are making more money doing that.... More than SpikeTV's deal....

Also most of those UFC fighters are up-and-commers, none are really real real popular or big yet.....

If you love fighting, the money is just a lil added bonus on top of fighting!!!!

DrumzCT

...good point

Billdolfski

LMAO... a fighter's union.

DrumzCT

If MMA keeps growing and gets mainstream I bet we'll see a fighters union. Does boxing have one?

[Danny]

I don't believe Boxing has a union. Too much politics with managers and promoters. I could be wrong. Anyway, if MMA has a union, they need a chairman that is a ex. fighter. Bas maybe?

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