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07-26-2008, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JoeSons BruisedNuts  Really????? Are you sure??????? These guys train???? Wow, didnt know that......... | I wasn't trying to jack with you dude  Just sayin...the one minute Fedor was in the ring wasn't all he was paid the $300k for...
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07-26-2008, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Frag x 3 I think it's dumb that a signing bonus gets taken out of your future check. Where's the "bonus" in that? It's just money up front. | I think it is extremely smart; same goes for the majority of the posters in this thread.
Plus, it doesn't get reported to anyone, so only Fedor's team and Affliction know what he is really making per fight. Plus, I'm sure it is a much better tax situation for Fedor this way.
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07-26-2008, 08:11 PM
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This was common sense. We didn't need investigative reporting to tell us that Fedor was paid in some other way. 99.9 % of athletes receive the bulk of their pay through signing and/or roster bonuses.
In all honesty, the fight purses are the real bonuses and the so called "bonuses" are the actual salary.
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07-26-2008, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Frag x 3 I think it's dumb that a signing bonus gets taken out of your future check. Where's the "bonus" in that? It's just money up front. | You dont seem to understand. "Signing bonus" is just the term that they used, so he can get his money upfront. How else would anyone explain why he was paid so much money upfront? Based on your past postings, you seem be quite challenged when it comes to real world money matters.
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07-27-2008, 05:55 AM
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It's just like any actor who gets a lower salary for a movie, but a bigger piece of the future take.
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07-27-2008, 06:52 AM
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Good for him. WAR Fedor!!!!
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07-27-2008, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Diegonightmare Agreed, this makes a lot more sense. We all knew there was no way he was making a flat $300k, with no bonus or anything, compared to $800k for Timmy, when he (Fedor) allegedly turned down a cool $2mil per fight to fight with the UFC. | There's more to a contract than money. The UFC wasn't likely to allow him to fight his Sambo matches.
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07-27-2008, 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by pantomime horse There's more to a contract than money. The UFC wasn't likely to allow him to fight his Sambo matches. | You're correct; but the money is a big part of it and we knew Timmy wasn't making $800k per fight and the UFC offered Fedor $2mil per fight and he just settled for $300k with Affliction. Sambo or no Sambo.
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07-27-2008, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Diegonightmare You're correct; but the money is a big part of it and we knew Timmy wasn't making $800k per fight and the UFC offered Fedor $2mil per fight and he just settled for $300k with Affliction. Sambo or no Sambo. | Didn't they say he lived in an apartment? I don't think money is the driving factor. Representing Russia in Sambo championships and getting non-exclusive contracts so he can compete in MMA seems to be more important to him.
The UFC could have paid him more than anyone else and that ended up meaning nothing.
Fedor will always make enough money to live comfortably no matter who he fights for.
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07-27-2008, 07:39 AM
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How Diva-ish
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