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The full UFC 137 fighter salaries are as follows:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 (includes $16,500 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Carmozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* Because Tyson Griffin missed weight, 25% ($8,500) of his original purse ($34,000) went to his opponent Bart Palaszewski.
Disclaimer: The UFC 137 fighter salaries listed above do not include the money fighters may have to pay out in taxes, airfare or other expenses. They also do not represent extra money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise.
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200k is more than enough
athletes are WAY overpaid
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athlete arent overpaid, dana and the ufc are fucking overpaid, give it some time salaries will go up
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200k is more than enough
athletes are WAY overpaid
Still making way more than bodybuilders.
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I think they are underpaid considering the risk they take every time they get in the ring. These guys should be making as much if not more than boxers.
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i could see him failing the drug test after that speech.
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The full UFC 137 fighter salaries are as follows:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 (includes $16,500 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Carmozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* Because Tyson Griffin missed weight, 25% ($8,500) of his original purse ($34,000) went to his opponent Bart Palaszewski.
Disclaimer: The UFC 137 fighter salaries listed above do not include the money fighters may have to pay out in taxes, airfare or other expenses. They also do not represent extra money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise.
Ok, what is the price you put on neurons you will never get back? Diaz probably lost a few millions with the huge punches he took from BJ Penn. It is amazing that this son of a bithc, Dana White, who never risks his neck himself, keep over 90% of the revenue for himself and the Fertitas and pays crumbles to the fighters. The fighters are the ones who should keep over 90% of the revenues since they are the ones who bleed and get brain damage and then are left with nothing to pay for their disabilities when they are old.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
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What's 10% of $210k again:)))??
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I think they are underpaid considering the risk they take every time they get in the ring. These guys should be making as much if not more than boxers.
Agreed, I think the dangers are greater for a wider variety of injuries, it will only be a matter of time before the UFC fighters get what they are worth. But I think Nick Diaz has shown remarkable strength in standing up to Dana and the UFC to get the public know what these guys go through. The documentary The Smashing Machine with Mark Kerr is a good watch to get a handle on what these guys go through.
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Agreed, I think the dangers are greater for a wider variety of injuries, it will only be a matter of time before the UFC fighters get what they are worth. But I think Nick Diaz has shown remarkable strength in standing up to Dana and the UFC to get the public know what these guys go through. The documentary The Smashing Machine with Mark Kerr is a good watch to get a handle on what these guys go through.
Gonna check out that vid, thanks.
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Gonna check out that vid, thanks.
You can watch it right here on getbig - here is the youtube vid
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an athlete can not be over paid btw, his bosses make money from the sport and then they pay the athletes their salary, how can they be over paid. If all I do is stack matches but a billion people watch me do it once a week, and advertisers and merchandise sells accordingly, why shouldn't I make a billion dollars.
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Who the hell is a scrub like Brandon Vera blowing to pull down that kind of coin on the undercard?
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Who the hell is a scrub like Brandon Vera blowing to pull down that kind of coin on the undercard?
I know, especially since his opponent Eliot Marshall only got $15000 - Crazy go figure
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an athlete can not be over paid btw, his bosses make money from the sport and then they pay the athletes their salary, how can they be over paid. If all I do is stack matches but a billion people watch me do it once a week, and advertisers and merchandise sells accordingly, why shouldn't I make a billion dollars.
because, you would just be a humble matchstacker. ;D
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Who the hell is a scrub like Brandon Vera blowing to pull down that kind of coin on the undercard?
he probably secured a multi fight contract with money set right after his fight with Randy Couture.
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After everything is paid, partners and Cesar Gracie hoggs his share, Nick is left with 10k :D
Of course he complains.
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Most fighters dont bank $200g a fight, hell on average even UFC main event fighters dont clear 100g.
To get to UFC it takes fighters a couple of years, dozen of local mma fights and lots of injuries / trauma. Probably on par with bodybuilding in terms of being a low money return sport atm.
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I agree that they should pay a little more to some of these guys. These guys (especially the top tier) make good money through bonuses and sponsers on top of the per fight contract. Nick Diaz could be pulling in a Million a year (2+ fights@ 200k each + sponsers and bonuses)The top guys like GSP, Silva, Lesnar, and Rampage make a few million each a year. The incentive is to try to get to main event status. I think that they should make the lowest fighters get a 30K minimum purse though.
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Most fighters dont bank $200g a fight, hell on average even UFC main event fighters dont clear 100g.
To get to UFC it takes fighters a couple of years, dozen of local mma fights and lots of injuries / trauma. Probably on par with bodybuilding in terms of being a low money return sport atm.
Precisely!
I know a couple of up and coming fighters who've got a few professional wins and it's brutal, especially here in Canada where there's no money whatsoever. People don't realize that these dudes are only fighting a few times a year at best. They've got their training camp, gym equipment and tons of other overhead costs. I'm sure The Coach probably knows a lot more about this.
I think that these guys deserve a lot more. With so many PPV events and deals with networks like Spike, Versus and Fox they've got to start allocating more funds to the fighters. Sponsorships are fine and dandy, but when you see a dude struggling to get his sponsor's t-shirt on after a fight and slamming an empty can of Xyience it's pretty depressing.
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Lets be honest about this, nobody will be truly satisfied until the elite are making 5 - 10 million per fight in purses a'la boxing. This debate has raged for years, i remember when then mw champ Rich Franklin was tied to a contract which saw him only earn 32K per fight yet he didnt complain - i believe Dana was quoted as saying he owned alot of land & was financially stable.
Zuffa have continually increased salaries & FOTN bonus awards, however they are still establishing the brand globally and it is STILL too early to commit to seven figure purses. That day is coming, all we need to do is wait a little longer. Hell i remember when Ken Shamrock & Tank Abbott (a supposed UFc legend no less) ere among the first 2 to be paid 100K for a fight and everyone went nuts over it.
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these numbers dont include ppv % which most headliners get.
I would assume that Diaz got piece of that. at least after his and Bjs fight got made the main event after gsp got injured.
I can promise you that BJ made alot more than what is listed there tho. Over 1 million $ for sure.
and Nick probably got a cut of the ppv % aswell.
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Nobody forces them to fight.
If they want more job opportunities Mc Donalds invites them with open arms.
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why the fuck are the lightweights payed more than the heavyweights?
light and middleweights is just sideshow. fuck that! Matt Mitrione getting 10k? he could make more flippin burgers and not get his face caved in.
how it should be is that; if the lighter weightclasses wants to make as much as the heavyweights they should step up their weightclass want to make as much. this is stupid...
heavyweights are the best of them all thats why there are weightclasses...
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Nobody forces them to fight.
If they want more job opportunities Mc Donalds invites them with open arms.
..and if they did get a job at McD's....can you imagine the video of someone jumping the counter then? ;D
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..and if they did get a job at McD's....can you imagine the video of someone jumping the counter then? ;D
Well, if Suckmymuscle was about to order his MC Ape things could get ugly...
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The full UFC 137 fighter salaries are as follows:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 (includes $16,500 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Carmozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* Because Tyson Griffin missed weight, 25% ($8,500) of his original purse ($34,000) went to his opponent Bart Palaszewski.
Disclaimer: The UFC 137 fighter salaries listed above do not include the money fighters may have to pay out in taxes, airfare or other expenses. They also do not represent extra money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise.
Considering that Dana White is pocketing about 20 mil for every event...no. Don't forget that fighters have to pay for coaches, airfare, and of course their own bills....its not much in the scheme of themes...
But infinitely better than a pro bodybuilder.... ;D
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the ultimate irony is that Nick Diaz will become the biggest babyface in MMA while the UFC has been shoving a behemoth like Brock Lesner down our throats
MMA really does emulate Pro Wrestling....Honestly, Nick Diaz has become MMA's version of CM Punk
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they should start their own MMA federation, rent auditoriums and set up the tv thing.
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Look at a big fight like Mayweather or Pac Man. They make 20 million a fight. The UFC is making I would guess 40 million plus a pay per view and arena seating. The shelf life of a top notch UFC fighter is about two years. They are paying these guys chump change because they are the only real game in town.
If a big boxing match can pay two fighters 10 to 20 million and they have lower pay per view than the UFC the only conclusion I can take from that is that the owners of UFC are making a boat load of money. Imagine Dana and other bosses in the UFC making 10 to 20 million and giving GSP 200k?
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The full UFC 137 fighter salaries are as follows:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 (includes $16,500 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Carmozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* Because Tyson Griffin missed weight, 25% ($8,500) of his original purse ($34,000) went to his opponent Bart Palaszewski.
Disclaimer: The UFC 137 fighter salaries listed above do not include the money fighters may have to pay out in taxes, airfare or other expenses. They also do not represent extra money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise.
Nick has a right to complain, hell he could have been a captain of industry, wall street tycoon, or brain surgeon.
Where the fuck else is a thug gonna make that type of cash.
THE BEEF
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I don't care if these guys are given cash for a fight, but they should be treated like any other employee. If your gonna risk someones life, give them free healthcare, stock options, free coaching and air fair, take care of a dude, but don't buy them ferrari's.
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These guys don't make shit considering how much money is in the sport right now.
I mean come on, mid tier guys who don't win their fights are making $8,000? That is a fucking joke, then a win bonus of 10K? Come on. I like Dana and respect what he had done, they deserve the money they are making but PAY THE ATHLETES. They built the sport.
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Who the hell is a scrub like Brandon Vera blowing to pull down that kind of coin on the undercard?
No kidding ??
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UFC has always liked Vera. He's smart guy and good at talking trash. He's been in main/co-main events many times. His base pay used to be 100K when he was fighting Tim Sylvia.
UFC really wanted him to be a star. Talk about a let down.
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UFC has always liked Vera. He's smart guy and good at talking trash. He's been in main/co-main events many times. His base pay used to be 100K when he was fighting Tim Sylvia.
UFC really wanted him to be a star. Talk about a let down.
Yeah, Vera doesnt have that wow factor that makes him standout from the crowd, there are lesser fighters than him I would much rather see fight because of their flair and personality. I never thought much of Vera
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Vera got a nice payday. especially considering he actually got cut after his loss to thiago silva. but when silva failed his post fight drugtest bradon got resigned.
otherwise he would have been fighting for 10k tops in a smaller show. 8)
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They get paid about the right level as far as i'm concernd. Guys in other sports get waaaay overpaid.
It could do with being more balanced that's a definite. How can you pay one guy 70k then pay his opponent only 10k. That's BS.
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lol MMA has been on the decline for a while, it was cool at the beginning then it started dying a slow death.
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I agree that they should pay a little more to some of these guys. These guys (especially the top tier) make good money through bonuses and sponsers on top of the per fight contract. Nick Diaz could be pulling in a Million a year (2+ fights@ 200k each + sponsers and bonuses)The top guys like GSP, Silva, Lesnar, and Rampage make a few million each a year. The incentive is to try to get to main event status. I think that they should make the lowest fighters get a 30K minimum purse though.
Nick diaz made over a million on this fight all in all. These salaries are stupid and always makes the same dummies get all upset because they cant to save their life Think a bit. OMG OMG OMG Someone only got apid 30k ::)
Never would have guessed brandopn veras base salary would be that high though. he hasn't been good since 2006.
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the problem is that there is no job security with these guys- even if they started a union, they can quickly be replaced by fighters who are stupid enough to get their brains scrambled to line whites pockets.
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What's 10% of $210k again:)))??
So which one is it. The 140 or 210??? The above says 140K includes the 70K bonus.
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the problem is that there is no job security with these guys- even if they started a union, they can quickly be replaced by fighters who are stupid enough to get their brains scrambled to line whites pockets.
if they had a bigger fan base things would be much easier, as of now, teenagers and wannabe fighters are all they have.
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if they had a bigger fan base things would be much easier, as of now, teenagers and wannabe fighters are all they have.
I predict in the next 15 years UFC and MMA will be the biggest sport in the world, surpassing even wogball. Remember, you heard it here first Getbiggers.
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Hey guys, if they want to complain, then someone else start a rival MMA company, pay these guys 2-5 times the amount, and they will fight for you.
It's not that easy.
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Nick diaz made over a million on this fight all in all. These salaries are stupid and always makes the same dummies get all upset because they cant to save their life Think a bit. OMG OMG OMG Someone only got apid 30k ::)
Never would have guessed brandopn veras base salary would be that high though. he hasn't been good since 2006.
What I was saying is that the minimum salary per fight should be 25-30K. No fighter in the UFC (major leagues of mma) should be getting 5-8K a fight ::)
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I predict in the next 15 years UFC and MMA will be the biggest sport in the world, surpassing even wogball. Remember, you heard it here first Getbiggers.
lol most idiotic post I have ever read
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man united 1.4 million total attendence this year just on the premier league averaging 75k people a game, a week, one team
compare that to ufc 10000 people
crowds once a month
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Diaz lives in Stockton, California. Stockton is shit hole. For $250K, you can buy a kick ass house in Stockton. Unfortunately you would still be in Stockton.
This house is $245,000 located in Stockton. They are asking $245K, they would most likely take 210-220 cash. He has the cash.
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Look at a big fight like Mayweather or Pac Man. They make 20 million a fight. The UFC is making I would guess 40 million plus a pay per view and arena seating. The shelf life of a top notch UFC fighter is about two years. They are paying these guys chump change because they are the only real game in town.
If a big boxing match can pay two fighters 10 to 20 million and they have lower pay per view than the UFC the only conclusion I can take from that is that the owners of UFC are making a boat load of money. Imagine Dana and other bosses in the UFC making 10 to 20 million and giving GSP 200k?
they have to prop up their failing casino business.
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fighters are easy to replace. and it doesn't take a lot to become a fighter. You train for a few years, have a knack for it, etc.
Oh, and they only fight a few times a year.
IMO, a guy getting 100k a year ot workout and watch tv all day, fight a few times a year - it's a pretty good deal.
No college, no people skills... just get in there and fight.
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fighters are easy to replace. and it doesn't take a lot to become a fighter. You train for a few years, have a knack for it, etc.
Oh, and they only fight a few times a year.
IMO, a guy getting 100k a year ot workout and watch tv all day, fight a few times a year - it's a pretty good deal.
No college, no people skills... just get in there and fight.
That's right, if they can do better elsewhere then they would.
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fighters are easy to replace. and it doesn't take a lot to become a fighter. You train for a few years, have a knack for it, etc.
Oh, and they only fight a few times a year.
IMO, a guy getting 100k a year ot workout and watch tv all day, fight a few times a year - it's a pretty good deal.
No college, no people skills... just get in there and fight.
Most fighters have an academic background + Nasa openly refuses to take back employees who have been in a room with Dana white.
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Mayweather last fight $25,000,000
Diaz $200,000
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Undercard boxers make what diaz made and he headlined the ppv. But mma pay is better than it used to be
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You can watch it right here on getbig - here is the youtube vid
Hey, that was a cool documentary to watch. Know of any other cool mma/fight vids?
bbing vids are sooooo boring.
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Underpaid? Give me a break. This is supply and demand. The fact of the matter is that there isn't a large enough market demand to pay all UFC fighters (let alone all MMA fighters) what they'd "like" to get paid. If UFC fighters were "underpaid" then a competing organization could easily "steal" all of them from the UFC by means of offering higher pay. But that hasn't happened. Why? Because UFC fighters get paid exactly what they deserve to get paid!
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Dana White is a modern-era lanista. He couldn't care less if his fighters end up brain-damaged or in wheelchairs. The bottom line is that his company, Zuffa, continues to increase in market value. Pure laissez-faire capitalism at it's best.
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