the issue is adequate compensation, if an event generates 10m should the fighters only get 1m-2m (total fight card pay) and the ufc keeps 8m-9m?
who do you want to see your money go to? the ferttitas, dana or the fighters?
a boxing show that generates 10m will see the fighters getting 6-8m easily
Eh...where are you getting these numbers of boxing show generating 10m with fighter getting paid 6-8m? I have never seen this kind of numbers.
Plus, if UFC keeps most of the money, do you really think they just pocket it? Are you taking into account there are a lot of operating cost and also UFC has to pay to promote the fights?
no ufc fighter in history has made more then 5m for a fight (brock lesner made 5m).....floyd mayweather gets 32m guaranteed every fight and will do a lower ppv buyrate.
when I watch a floyd mayweather fight I know floyd is getting the money....when I watch a ufc show I know dana is the one getting the money.
Floyd is getting money, whoever he is fighting is getting money yes, but nobody else on that card is getting paid shit. Not to mention, Floyd still generate A LOT more revenue than anyone in the UFC.
lets break down a ufc 200k payday
100k tax
20k manager fees
10k-20k trainers
10k camp, travel extras gym costs (paid sparring)
fighter takes home 50k
getting your face smashed in and maybe some brain damage for 50k
I already covered that I think trainer camp travel and preparation should all be paid for UFC to ensure their employees can do the work properly. This part of the reform I agree with.
when you watch milan do you want galliani to earn 4m a season or do you want the star player
sponsorship is also a big issue, ufc banning certain sponsors and then taking a cut of fighter sponsor money and now forcing all fighters to wear reebok shorts which means the fighters get no short sponsorship money
dana gets richer fighters get poorer
This is wrong. I forgot to mention this, UFC shouldnt be doing this.
the way fighters have to give ufc image rights for ever to fight in the ufc is disgusting. sign one deal with ufc and they can use you in their games forever
Haven't heard too much of this, but if so i agree, this needs to be reformed.
there is also reports of ufc blocking other mma organisations from using certain venues, limiting their chances of getting a tv deal, warning fighters that they either do what the ufc says or they never work for them again.
also what is the purpose of a manager for a UFC fighter?
the contract points are non negotiable, you either accept the deal or you fight somewhere else for peanuts because ufc has a virtual monopoly.
ufc tells you who to fight and when to fight them and how much you are gonna get paid
ufc is the manager, promoter and de facto sanctioning body.
Again, UFC is a company, they are in their own best interest to make money. Fighters who understands this and make themselves valuable (not necessarily the best fighters) have done well financially. Sonnen and Bisping comes to mind immediately.
bellator is the thing that will save ufc in this case....ufc will argue it is an alternative.
whats bad for mma is bellator wants to follow the ufc payscale because it is the payscale in sports that gives the least back to the actual sportsman.