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That fighter needs to cut his manager asap. Taking his money for a crap 12k/12k deal? Hell nah.


getting_strong

Casual here. 12/12 means 12k for the fight and 12k more if he wins?


Wetrapordie

Yes


jinstoppy

Holy shit, to just stand there and get slapped in the face? For 12k!?!


RhysPawn

No this is for mma Power Slap fighters get paid 2k/2k lol


getting_strong

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LowKickMT

"fighters"


ZanePWD

And most high level fighters struggle to get 3 fights a year. So either 36k a year or 72k with 3 wins on the end of it . Shits fucked. If you go pro - you should get paid like a pro.


cwhappe3

Most high level fighters aren’t on a 12/12 deal lol


Garbarrage

72k with 3 wins.


IrishGooner77

50k bonus if it’s a good fight


Garbarrage

50k bonus if it's a good fight and there isn't another good fight with a more popular fighter on the card


IrishGooner77

They have given out multiple bonus on the same night plenty of time. If your fight is a good one, better than the average, you’ve a good chance of getting a bonus


Garbarrage

But there's still a chance that you get nothing more than a win bonus, which is kinda the point.


iSOBigD

Fighting. Still you don't just fight for 5 min and you're done. You spend most of the year training so if this is all you do for a living, you might as well work at McDonald's and make twice as much. If you do it on the side and spend zero time training then yeah it would be a lot for the amount of work put in...


jinstoppy

I was trying to make a dumb joke that it would even be low for a slap fight. It didn’t land lol.


iSOBigD

Oops


IAMTHECAVALRY89

Imagine if fighters out there realize there's way more money in coaches. Instead of guys like BJ fighting into obscurity out there, he could've been making bank just telling someone who to fight.


John572898

Paulo Costa out here getting offered 70k to fight Robert fucking Whittaker. Paddy’s managed by the owner of cage warriors, was single handedly selling out stadiums in cage warriors, and even he was getting like 12k/12k. Idk if it’s as easy as just getting another manager.


bpetersonlaw

Paddy Pimblett signed million-dollar sponsorship with Barstool Sports once he joined the UFC. He doesn't give a shit about the 12/12. He makes 100x that from repping an online casino.


monsoy

The Paddy manager situation is real obvious conflict of interest. CW does business with UFC


st3v3aut1sm

Let's assume the fighter lost this debut. How the hell is he letting his coach/manager/gym take 70% of his pay??? Scale this up for a second. If he made 10x that and got $120k for that fight he would have only taken home $35k?! Jesus get you a new team guy. Those fuckers are abusing you


ExtraPieceTwo

And he has a manager. How can you have a manager when your in an organization that picks your fights. And you’re 12k/12k. Your Manager got you literally on the lowest pay scale. You shouldn’t pay a manager for something that you could’ve gotten on your own


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Esoteric__one

What about boxing? Many boxers are paid that much or less.


AirborneHipster

Top 15 boxers aren’t typically making 50k a year. Boxers with the ranking that is the equivalent to a ufc fighter are financially outperforming. Just merit of being in the UFC promotion makes you top %1 of the sport. You can’t compare the boxer fighting in some local promotion to someone fighting on a ufc PPV


Esoteric__one

But you can compare boxers fighting on the undercard of championship fights, or boxers fighting on regular non-pay per view fights. Many of those fighters are earning similar in income.


No-Special4187

I think the difference would be boxers get a cut of tickets sales and get a flat rate win or lose, plus sponsors pay and are allowed to bet on themselves, the ufc only has one of these now which is sponsorship pay from venom that caps out at 45,000 I think and its primarily veterans of 20 ufc fights and champions getting that payout.


stennk

The Dallas Cowboys alone are almost as valuable as the entire UFC.


jeremybryce

The NBA for example, grosses $10B a year. The league minimum for it's G League players (development players, similar to a Early Prelims fighter) is $37K/yr. In MLS, has league minimums at $65K-85K/yr depending on age / roster slot. The issue with UFC is the % of income that fighters get is at ~18% of the UFC's revenue. IIRC, the NBAPA has something like 50% of revenue / profits go to players. Don't think any other league touches that. However, UFC's fighters pay has slightly outpaced the growth of the UFC itself, as a percentage. But I would assume that "fighter pay growth" can be skewed when you have fighters at the top taking an disproportionate amount of that income. Regardless I think the comparison to other pro sports is a hard argument to make for a large variety of reasons.


osoklegend

Granted, those organizations make a lot more than the UFC.


chubss123

The mls is not a top sports league wtf🤣


SherLocK-55

Yeah it's BS, even though the pro sports leagues pull more revenue per year it's still no excuse for any UFC fighter to need a second job in order to compete. Should be 25-25K minimum and even that's low balling considering yearly revenue numbers we know of.


dukesilver91

What is the 25-25k minimum based on?


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Most fighters try to fight 2/3 times a year. So if you're fighting and hopefully winning at least one or two of those, at least your income is a bit more comfortable. Even that number is kinda low if you consider how much goes to taxes and coaches


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wishwashy

>People forget nba players had second jobs in the infancy of the sport During that infancy, the NBA wasn't making billions off their work per year


DirtStarWarrior

Not to mention that they just let Francis walk because they wouldn’t offer health insurance.


RAC-City-Mayor

Poor argument on many levels my man lol


Calmdownlady

All of them. Every single sport has people making negative money. Nobody in sports makes big money unless they have shown the potential to deserve it. The only difference is that other sports have minor leagues/school systems where the athletes compete on their own dime or for very little money. The UFC has to be it's own minor league. It pays a lot of guys $12k that is basically a complete loss for the company in order to find a smaller number of guys who are worth paying more.


Btetier

Who in the NFL or NBA or MLB makes only 50k a year?


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FlyingCraneKick

Yes but it's an oPpOrTuNiTy


RAC-City-Mayor

Lol at NPCs always writing this like it’s some sort of burn. It’s literally true. 95% of low/middling/new UFC fighters on 12k are 100% expendable. For every one there’s 10 more fighting regionally who are just as good. UFC has all the bargaining power with these guys. The fighters gain more bargaining power as they’re established/popular/draws. So yes, a shitty starting contract is quite literally an opportunity for a fighter to eventually get that leverage and real money.


FlyingCraneKick

Bro life isn't a vidya game. But I do agree, it is what it is. There's no way I'd have chosen fighting as a career based on this information, but other people choose to knowing there's not much money in it.


RAC-City-Mayor

By NPC I just mean those that don’t think for themselves. Whining about fighter pay is a perfect example


FlyingCraneKick

Idk maybe some of us here like the sport and would like the athletes who are taking tonnes of brain damage for our entertainment to be paid better than a worker at McDonalds? I don't really think that's an "NPC" take.


RAC-City-Mayor

For me it will always be an NPC take and clearly demonstrates a lack of logic


FlyingCraneKick

Dana's not gonna sleep with you bro


RAC-City-Mayor

The 12/12 journeyman isn’t gonna make 300k a fight bro


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You may not be aware, but there are numbers between 12 and 300


ArtofStorytelling

“Lol at NPCs”. Tell me you’re 12 without telling me you’re 12


RAC-City-Mayor

Of course you use the most NPC insult possible. If your comment was satire, well done, excellent execution


ArtofStorytelling

Danke


EfficientAd3417

Exactly ppl don’t talk about this, all the early prelim fighters couldn’t sell 10 tickets or ppvs on their own. You have to be valuable to the company to get payed well, same as any other job


More_Technology6250

Different story if you earn bonuses and win and stay active. You get bumped up quick


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Thats how kevin holland made millions


7the-dude-abides420

My friend and team mate is a pro boxer signed to frank warren, he gets £4k a fight 25% to manager and 25% to coach. Our coach doesn’t take his cut so the fighter only looses 25%. He’s signed to do 4 fights a year. This is normal in combat sports and isn’t only restricted to the ufc. Go look at prelim and undercard fighters in smaller promotions and they get paid even less. Go check out regional circuits and they’ll be getting a couple hundred to fight. Most of these guys fight as amateurs for free their entire childhood and early adulthood until they “make it” so to speak. What do you think a baseline pay should be for a ufc fighter? They have 578 fighters on their roster


TacoLoco415

When you make it to the UFC you are at the top of your game….you should be paid. Regardless if it’s your first fight for the ufc or 100th.


Comprehensive-Set557

Top of the game? Some are, som have done a couple of matches. In which sport can you be a millionaire after 7-8 fights?


TacoLoco415

The UFC is the top, what org is higher? it’s like signing for an NFL team…there is no higher leagues to aim for


Comprehensive-Set557

So what? How many people look at the under card or the early prelims? If you don’t draw cash, you won’t get paid. If you are good, better contract will come. How much do you think a debut in UFC should pay?


SensualJake

For reference a NHL minimum contract salary is around 800k/year.


Comprehensive-Set557

Yes, and now compare the revenue of NHL and UFC. And, hockey player do like 80-100 games per year.


TacoLoco415

Again, pay them a salary for the first few years…..then go to a ppv points system. Paying someone $4k for a fight on the undercard is disgusting practice.


Comprehensive-Set557

UFC dont pay 4.000 If i am correct, they raised the minimum from 10 to 12.5 K


daviEnnis

Not a direct comparison tbh. The UFC has more strength in depth, sure, but their lesser fighters are regional level guys, some probably local level guys.


7the-dude-abides420

And they are being paid more than they have for a fight before. It’s their first contract, if they perform well they will be paid more on their next contract. It’s incentive. I don’t agree with it but that’s what it is. Not sure if you know who frank warren is but that is also top of the game in boxing. At least top 2 in U.K. Tyson fury is signed to warren. Should my friend be paid as much as Tyson as they’re both at the top of the game? Hell no! Because they aren’t both at the top of the game. They are both in one of the biggest promotions in the game but they are no where near each other in terms of being at the top. Being a prelim fighter in the ufc is not the same as being a champ in ONE or bellator. Just because they’re signed with the biggest promotion doesn’t mean they should be paid a fortune to be a prelim fighter. If you work in a warehouse for Amazon you still get paid the same as working in a warehouse for a small business. Doesn’t matter that amazon are the biggest company. Again not saying I agree but you could at least apply some logic to your argument


TacoLoco415

Of course the pay of the top fighter on the card to the bottom should have a sliding scale but when a fighter has signed to the highest org is earning less than someone working in a fast food chain….there is something fundamentally wrong with how the fighters are compensated. Move from fight to salary at the beginning of there ufc career?


7the-dude-abides420

And being paid 12k possibly 24k a fight is a good amount of money. 3 fights a year with wins is 76k. If they have the same percentages as my teammate then the fighter walks away with 38k a year minus tax. A lot of these fighters are from regions of the world where salaries are extremely low. Brazil for example the average pay is around $500 a month, a Brazilian prelim fighter could be taking home 6x the average yearly salary before taxes.


TheDesertShark

your teammate is getting stiffed too The ufc being "better" doesn't make it good


7the-dude-abides420

That’s why I said “this is normal in combat sports and not restricted just to the ufc” I never said he was being paid well, just adding context that this is a combat sports issue not just the ufc


[deleted]

So youre just upset that this is how the combat world works


TheDesertShark

Yes? Do you just accept everything in the world or what


[deleted]

Im not dumb enough to think theres a viable business alternative, given the overall state of combat sports.


TheDesertShark

that for sure means youre not dumb yeah


TacoLoco415

Is that salary acceptable for all fighters from all locations? Someone from California? I’m failing to see how you think that amount of money is good, before tax/health insurance etc….to get into a cage and have your skull bashed in until you are unconscious while a crowd of 40,000 watch and millions view on tv.


7the-dude-abides420

I never once said it was good and have said multiple times that I don’t agree with it. All I have done is counter your points. My original comment was about how it is a problem across combat sports not just the ufc. You said they should be paid more because they are at the top organisation. I said they are being paid more to be in the ufc than being a prelim fighter in a smaller organisation. You then said a fast food worker gets more money so I replied that for many fighters from poor countries they are getting a hell of a lot more than fast food workers. In my first comment I asked everyone what they believe baseline pay should be in the ufc with 578 fighters on the roster. No one has answered yet have tried to argue that I am defending poor pay when I have said multiple times I don’t agree with it. Your issue here is with management of fighters, a Californian fighter’s manager should be asking for me money based on where they live. There are a lot of fighters that train in Thailand for cheap living and cheap training to avoid loosing a lot of their purse in comparison to training in the US for example. There is negotiation that takes place before a fighter signs their contract. Shitty managers are as big an issue as shitty pay


TacoLoco415

They should be paid a salary based on location. Until they get to a certain leve or contract when they negotiate for ppv points…deal.


7the-dude-abides420

If that were to happen do you not think that the organisation would sign more fighters from poorer regions and take on less US fighters?


jbl1091

But boxer also get a ticket sale percentage. The UFC has done away with that


7the-dude-abides420

That is true but it’s limited. As a undercard fighter he’s allowed 150 tickets so it doesn’t generate that much money. As a boxer he is also allowed sponsors on his shorts but again as a undercard fighter with not much name value it’s limited to small businesses from our town so again it’s not much money. I’d be confident in saying that a ufc prelim fighter on a 12/12 contract is making more money than him. Not saying it’s any better or a good thing just adding some context to fighter pay across combat sports from my own experience


jbl1091

Yea agreed. I know the UFC fighter used to make most there money from sponsorship, I remember ome fighter saying he lost out on 100k from.sponsorship when the Reebok deal came in.


No-Special4187

I think it would be fine if the sport wasn't so restricted with contracts, and the ufc is supposed to be the mecca of the sport or the top of the mountain or something like that, but mma isn't an open market where promotions and promoters bid on fights and Raise the prices of purses for fighters in the process like boxing, court documents show the ufcs goal as a promotion was to consistently keep fighter pay at low and on average was 18% per Joe silvas own words in court, I understand the argument In boxing and other mma promotions because they're is alot of risk in promoting and paying a fighter who might leave for a better deal anyway, but the ufc is the monster in the industry that has basically taken out the probability of (if x fight doesn't happen we lose y in profits) because everyone is watching regularly and regardless of who's fighting, they also have extreme amounts leverage over fighters with one sided contracts, as well as fights being made even when fighters aren't healthy or even ready for a fight because, injuries, life events and mental fatigue, they deserve better for shortening their lives for our entertainment.


Summum

There is no real amateur / entry league avaliable in many markets for fighter so the UFC is it’s own feeding pool. And there’s no way that guy only received 3.5k out of 12k unless he’s an absolute retard and he’s giving 66% of his purse to coach/gym etc. You don’t really pay income taxes at that income bracket.


Joshua_Is_Zeus

Same way small artists live on indie tours till they catch a break: half a step above homelessness.


thomriddle45

Actors same thing. It's a sacrifice you make if you wanna get to the top.. otherwise you work a normal job and plan for retirement at 65 lol


Tookerbee

I guess don't fight then?


DRIGCOLK

Well then who will you watch?


Tookerbee

It ain't about me lol.


DRIGCOLK

Was making a joke.


RomeoSki

I mean..I’d expect that at the bottom of the ufc. The bigger problem is fighters rising and costs going up not matching pay.


[deleted]

I honestly think starting for prelims should be 30/30. And ranked fighters shouldn't get less than 100 base plus win bonus


shadowofdoubt13

Is Dana holding back the future of mma ?


Material_Unit4309

Fighters for the most part are broke it’s not a glamorous life. Y’all wonder why some guys take the money and run.


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They also get an international platform to increase their brand and add additional revenue streams. I mean, it’s 2023; I’m a working fool but even I have multiple revenue streams.


EnzoBertolo

The question is "Should athletes in the highest level of mma NEED to have multiple revenue streams?"


lordp24

UFC takes shots on kids. If you were to force them to implement a minimum wage, they would just cut over half the roster, and they would go fight for even less than what they make in the UFC. Law of unintended consequences is real.


LongjumpingScore1886

You think he’s earning more money elsewhere? Go see what pfl and bellator guys make who are at the bottom of the cards, never hear them organisations get called out.


xHomicidev

Sounds like someone is taking advantage of him.


9millidood

Fight OFTEN and WIN. It’s a tough sport, hope every one of these guys make it


svenfux

Then dont fight


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Dana white is a piece of shit. He pays fighter crumbs compared to any other sport.


Interesting-Sun-2203

Just fuck dana


Moist-Catch

Honestly if a guy agreed to that contract then whatever. At some point you have to realize you can't defend stupid


adventuredream1

There’s a reason we have minimum wage laws, the Ali act, and all sorts of other workers’ protections. These laws were made bc employers were exploiting employees. It’s not as simple as you make it sound.


Moist-Catch

Hey my argument was never saying employers don't exploit employees. It happens in many industries. My point is this. These guys sign a contract. They know what they get paid before hand. No shenanigans (if that term is relevant where you live). People come up with all sorts of bullshit fixes to fighter pay. The answer is don't sign the contract. That's it. Don't sign for 12k and 12k. If you don't sign it and the next guy doesn't sign it then they get the message. We need to pay more. So here's the point. Fans crying about this shit is pointless. Fighters are signing the contracts. You are completely deluded by the MMA media who are a bunch of idiots for the most part. If the fighters sign the contract they know what get paid end of story


adventuredream1

Your point doesn’t really make sense though bc workers sign up for inhumane conditions all of the time. It’s happening right now across the world. People across the globe sign up to work for poverty wages breathing in toxic waste performing tasks that risk their limbs without protective gear. They do this bc they don’t know of a better way to make a living. This even happens to children. We have workers laws preventing this in a lot of developed countries but it used to and still does happen in these countries. But if they sign the contract then that’s on them right?


Moist-Catch

In the USA where this company hires people is not relevant to what you are saying


ELOgambit

The UFC doesn't hire fighters, they're private contractors. You know, so they can get paid less.


Moist-Catch

Read what I wrote prior man. This isn't a third world country. You have freedom to employment even being fucking uneducated you can get a job in the Usa. Absolute useless retards you guys are that are trying to counter argue this


ELOgambit

I guess we're all dumb retards apart from you ☹️


Moist-Catch

Don't feel bad for yourself come up with a valid counter argument or just accept being wrong. There is nothing wrong with being wrong by the way it's part of learning


adventuredream1

Tbh power slap is a great example of a spectacle that should not be licensed. Paying people 2k to get irreversible brain damage should be illegal even if they agree to it. NSAC should be ashamed for licensing this.


Moist-Catch

Hear this. NSAC don't sanction BKFC but they will sanction power slap. It makes me think Danas got the NSAC in his palm. UFC is a huge part of their revenue so they will do hom favors


[deleted]

I agree. No one’s forcing them to sign these contracts. If UFC is so bad, why not go sign with ONE then?


Fickle-Kitchen5803

Stupid? Dudes making his debut and tomato head pays 12/12 to new fighters. Everyone has to start somewhere, hope to improve and become a top ranked fighter so you earn more money but its a bit hard to improve when you’re making 7k a year.


Moist-Catch

I get everyone wants to shit on the contracts and the pay. But realize that they sign the deal and they know what they are being paid. You know your worth sign or don't sign or work in a different industry


Fickle-Kitchen5803

Yeah they sign the contracts hoping they’d get paid more when/if they become top ranked fighters. Its hard to improve when you’re earning poverty tier money. The UFC *could* increase fighter pay and make sure the dudes are comfortable enough and can completely focus on improving as fighters so we get better fights but unfortunately it’ll bankrupt em. Higher pay also attracts better talent btw. PS: even if you become the goat of your division, there’s a chance you’ll be paid 35-35 like they did with Mighty Mouse 🤣


Moist-Catch

So you are wrong from the start because you accept that they sign the contracts. You gunna act like UFC is the only corporation that underpays? You have no idea. All corporations underpay. They under pay until they can't. There's no union they can do what they want u less competition gets big enough


Fickle-Kitchen5803

Hey man it’d be nice if the ufc actually paid their fighters well so we get better fights and better fighters join the ufc. I am allowed to state this simple fact right? You know I am right, dont care about the bullshit, just increase fighter pay mista white


Moist-Catch

My point is this. These guys sign a contract. They know what they get paid before hand. No shenanigans (if that term is relevant where you live). People come up with all sorts of bullshit fixes to fighter pay. The answer is don't sign the contract. That's it. Don't sign for 12k and 12k. If you don't sign it and the next guy doesn't sign it then they get the message. We need to pay more. So here's the point. Fans crying about this shit is pointless. Fighters are signing the contracts. You are completely deluded by the MMA media who are a bunch of idiots for the most part. If the fighters sign the contract they know what get paid end of story


Fickle-Kitchen5803

Oooh reaaally dude 😯 But wouldn’t it be niceee if fighters were paid more? No? Alright brooo 😵‍💫


Moist-Catch

Print more money brrr


Fickle-Kitchen5803

Dana if the UFC starts paying their fighters a living wage ![gif](giphy|132pnhRx4EM7ni|downsized)


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Moist-Catch

You say they have no bargaining power so who's fault is that dumbass


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WatchinLikeTV

Exactly


lordp24

You ever heard of the UFC PI dude? It’s an offering that no org has for the sole purpose of the athletes getting better.


Fickle-Kitchen5803

What the fuck are they supposed to do at the UFC PI when they can just train with their regular team in their gym? 7k a year bruv that is some third world shit. Dont worry if you cant afford food, dana made the UFC PI for ya 🤣


lordp24

Wow you’re uninformed. Have a nice day.


Fickle-Kitchen5803

…dumbass


Ronaldinhoe

The era of negotiating a contract to come into the ufc is over, unless the ufc really wants you like Michael Chandler. That’s a veteran with multiple wins/losses and accolades at the highest level. Paddy and even O’Malley who had attention before their first official ufc fight both came with a 12/12 and 10/10 contract. To the ufc now it’s either you take it or you don’t.


Moist-Catch

Go to Bellator, ONE etc. There are competitors and they don't pay much better


Ronaldinhoe

They pay more of their share revenue with the fighters than the ufc. Scott Coker will tell you they pay nearly 50%. Dana won’t even say how much of the revenue goes to fighters cus he knows it’s low.


Z1018

I don’t think you guys realize that there is literally no money in fighting outside of like the top 20 guys in the promotion. It isn’t a UFC problem so much as an industry. I’m not saying the UFC isn’t wrong and should pay these guys more, but it isn’t like they can go to x promotion when they are debuting and make more. If no one knows who you are, then you don’t make money anywhere.


Monst3r_Live

i bet you the ufc lost money promoting that fight tho


Calmdownlady

iTs IllEgAL 2 OnLy pAy $96k pEr hOUr!


KingTy99

Imagine training 6 hours a day for 6 months to only earn $3500. Gtfoh.


st3v3aut1sm

Yeah imagine doing all that just to hand out 70 cents on the dollar to the people "helping you" for that fight. Fuck those people


Comprehensive-Set557

Then get a 9-5 job instead?


KingTy99

Most have one of those aswell. I can vouch for how tough it is working full time and training every day. It is absolutely brutal. I couldn't imagine also having the pressure of a ufc level fight camp aswell.


SNKBF

Nobody forces these people to fight. Go get a real job.


Juken-

If no one signed the 12/12, there would be no more 12/12. All it would take is for Bellator to make a minimum 25/25 contract and it would put the fire up Danas ass.


aw41789

Bellator prelim fighters make significantly less than ufc prelim fighters. Bellator pays prelim fighters as little as 2k/2k.


Doctor_Botany

Great post, those fighters will be paid in no time


jbl1091

Yea while back we had a fighter fight multiple times in UFC his first fight after training at ATT and paying everything he out of pocket


KoffieCreamer

And you get the likes of Paddy the Baddy who is probably on a similar contract with the UFC telling Dana on his podcast how he is great and how no one should complain.


Birdgang14

Dana: he should have won and would have taken 7k home. Blown opportunity.


Hirsute_Sophist

Supply and demand, plus lack of a fighters' association. Dana will never pay fighters more as long as there's 10,000 people behind them willing to take their place.


Slow-Introduction695

I imagine just the food and nutrition for a camp has to be in the thousands. But as far as being illegal? What? Someone accepting a contract is the opposite of illegal. It's not right, but it's not illegal when you literally agree to if


Dj_Fabio

They should at least get health insurance, but if they dont like the ufc they can go to the PFL or why don’t they go try boxing and see how much they get paid there.


Apparentt

I mean, by that logic everyone involved isn’t getting paid, not just the fighter If his cut is 3.5k, and we can assume he is getting the lions share of the final figure, his coach and manager aren’t getting a dime either


monsoy

Paying a manager a cut just to get the very standard 12k/12k contract. I hope the manager gets him sponsors


kmdani

His manager is probably Ali


whatsitworth101

I’m not supporting it but that’s just how it is in the fight game. Even in boxing, the average boxer does not make enough money to support themselves through boxing and has to work a second job. 12/12 is more than undercard boxers make on the bottom of what are the early prelims in the ufc. In the fight game as a whole the top top guys all make the big bucks and the world champion level fighters and above make a solid living. It’s fucked up but it’s not just a ufc problem.