Author Topic: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?  (Read 7800 times)

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Re: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?
« Reply #50 on: April 15, 2009, 04:29:52 PM »
I think 99% of guys who take up bodybuilding do it out of some level of insecurities including me.
 
I am proud that I was able to develop the physique I did.  It was very hard and required tremendous discipline.  But from day one I knew it was a hobby and that sooner rather than later I would move on to other more productive, legal & healthier activities. 


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I am sorry that bodybuilding did not work for you, but do not generalize your inability to achieve success into others. It is sad to see a Moderator of a Bodybuilding board be so negative about Bodybuilding. If that is the way you feel great and I respect, but you probably should not be expending so much time moderating something you feel is so bad and destructive about it, let someone else "waste" their time into something they are positive and believe in.

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Re: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?
« Reply #51 on: April 15, 2009, 05:03:08 PM »
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I am sorry that bodybuilding did not work for you, but do not generalize your inability to achieve success into others. It is sad to see a Moderator of a Bodybuilding board be so negative about Bodybuilding. If that is the way you feel great and I respect, but you probably should not be expending so much time moderating something you feel is so bad and destructive about it, let someone else "waste" their time into something they are positive and believe in.

actually it fits perfectly with getbig

most getbiggers claim to hate bodybuilding, but they could tell you who won a contest from 1993 and they always watch their live bodybuilding show webcasts on saturday nights :)

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Re: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?
« Reply #52 on: April 15, 2009, 05:32:43 PM »
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I am sorry that bodybuilding did not work for you, but do not generalize your inability to achieve success into others. It is sad to see a Moderator of a Bodybuilding board be so negative about Bodybuilding. If that is the way you feel great and I respect, but you probably should not be expending so much time moderating something you feel is so bad and destructive about it, let someone else "waste" their time into something they are positive and believe in.

Does bodybuilding workout for anyone ???  If you look at success, the way most on this website define it (fame, money, chicks), bodybuilders are colossal failures.  Ronnie Coleman is not a household name.  Most bodybuilders, including the top pros are broke.  And the hottest chicks on the planet think bodybuilders are disgusting. 

Now, my definition of success differs from that of most.  There are a handful of bodybuilders out there who do it not for the supposed perks that come with it, but because sculpting their bodies for the simple sake of sculpting their bodies brings them true pleasure and fulfillment.  These are the guys you see covered up most of the time.  They're not prancing around with string tank tops looking for attention.  They know they are muscle bound and can hardly walk a mile.  They know they wouldn't last 30 seconds in a cage  with a 150 MMA fighter.  They know they can't get the hot chicks.  They know they're always going to be broke.  And they know that when their life is done, they'll have nothing to show for it other than a well sculpted physique.  But yet, they still live the lifestyle day in and day out.  That's a true bodybuilder.  And I respect that.
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Re: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?
« Reply #53 on: April 17, 2009, 10:52:54 AM »
I guess its like bodybuilding in that those guys dont do it for the money,they just love doing it,they are none conformists to capatalist society,ie dont was normal jobs that make you work all you life to pay for shit you dont need

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Re: Do UFC fighters get paid the same or worse than pro bodybuilding?
« Reply #54 on: April 17, 2009, 01:35:52 PM »
I guess its like bodybuilding in that those guys dont do it for the money,they just love doing it,they are none conformists to capatalist society,ie dont was normal jobs that make you work all you life to pay for shit you dont need

I would say the overwhelming majority of dedicated bodybuilders are in it under the delusion that if somehow they can sculpt the perfect physique, it will lead to money, chicks, fame, respect, etc.  Some snap out of it and get on with real life.  Most get hooked on steroids and end up as 40yr old losers with no money, no assets, poor health, etc.  It's a sad existence.

As I previously mentioned, there are a few who are in it for the pure love of the art.  They completely realize that it will amount to absolutely nothing except a well built physique...nothing wrong with that.  Most of these guys live a happy/fulfilled life.
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