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[0mega1]

Originally Posted by v3xi

I go to the bar 2-5 times a year to watch UFC's.



Potential? Woulda coulda shoulda MAYBE? Who knows. I wonder what its like not knowing if the broken arm or shattered orbital bone etc you may face will even cover your expenses. Your saying the fighters that risk their health but are not exciting deserve less than table scraps?

Isnt that what their new health insurance through the UFC covers? Or is that just for injuries that happen during training camp and miss the fight? (Honest question)

Less than table scraps? $10K in one night is less than table scraps?
If you're a boring fighter then you better be winning... because if you're not then you'll be finding yourself without a job relatively quickly. People want to see exciting fights/fighters and the UFC pay scale reflects that. Some no namer joe schmoe shouldnt just come in and get $20 grand just to show. Hell I'll step in the cage and take an ass whooping for that kind of coin.

[GangGreenWarrior]

Originally Posted by v3xi

Potential? Woulda coulda shoulda MAYBE? Who knows. I wonder what its like not knowing if the broken arm or shattered orbital bone etc you may face will even cover your expenses. Your saying the fighters that risk their health but are not exciting deserve less than table scraps?

Sounds like the UFC should be sponsoring health insurance for their fighters...oh wait, they are. And those guys getting the lowest amounts for the undercard are the local guys who are getting their golden opportunity. Do you realize how little hockey players make before they get to the NHL? WHL players get billeted and stay with a random family while earning ~$400/month pocket cash.

Maybe some day we will actually get to see a UFC contract and then people can bitch about actual facts rather than the tiny snapshot of things we see.

[v3xi]

Originally Posted by 0mega1

Some no namer joe schmoe shouldnt just come in and get $20 grand just to show. Hell I'll step in the cage and take an ass whooping for that kind of coin.

UFC won't let in any random idiot and yes I do think that the lowest tier fighters should be making at least $20k a fight. What are the minimum salaries for a 3rd string place kicker in the NFL? Like 500k a year for almost no risk?

MMA is a brutal sport, no fighter that fights under the UFC label should be just scraping by.

[adamatfullers]

I don't think there should be a minimum. Its like a small business, those who work hard, do well, continue to make more money. Those who do not, lose all their money and go work for someone else or do something else. Just because you try hard at something doesn't always get you paid.

[Sakara=Excitement]

How on earth people compares UFCs pay scale to any other sport is beyond me. Its so ridiculous its laughable.

[Rise]

Originally Posted by v3xi

Potential? Woulda coulda shoulda MAYBE? Who knows. I wonder what its like not knowing if the broken arm or shattered orbital bone etc you may face will even cover your expenses. Your saying the fighters that risk their health but are not exciting deserve less than table scraps?

They have health insurance for that stuff now.

Originally Posted by v3xi

UFC won't let in any random idiot and yes I do think that the lowest tier fighters should be making at least $20k a fight. What are the minimum salaries for a 3rd string place kicker in the NFL? Like 500k a year for almost no risk?

MMA is a brutal sport, no fighter that fights under the UFC label should be just scraping by.

The undercard fighters are no different then the guys who have to earn their way into any other pro league. They start out at the bottom of the pay scale and there are hard ships. That third string kicker can blow out his knee an be done with football forever just as easily as a fighter being hurt. They all run the risk of hurting themselves and potentially never making big money. They do it because that is what they want to do and they don't have a problem earning their way up.

Also define scrapping by because we all know they make more then 5k for a UFC fight by the time it's all said and done.

[v3xi]

Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

How on earth people compares UFCs pay scale to any other sport is beyond me. Its so ridiculous its laughable.

So ridiculous that Dana has made several comments comparing the UFC to other pro sports? Who are you again?

When Strikeforce was (sort of) a rival of the UFC you heard those comparisons all the time. I am also not saying that lowest tier fighters should be millionaires but they sure as fuck should be making a lot more then they are. What about the mid tier fighter that spends a lot more money than the lower guys trying to make that jump to the next level?

Explain to me why its ridiculous for me to want people risking their long term physical health to be making something like 100k a year?

[adamatfullers]

I know plenty of police officers, fire fighters, construction workers, county workers. They all make WELL under 100k a year while risking there lives. If you don't like how much your getting paid for what you do....go do something else.

[Rise]

Originally Posted by v3xi

So ridiculous that Dana has made several comments comparing the UFC to other pro sports? Who are you again?

Difference is he's talking about exposure levels not pay scales and you know that.

When Strikeforce was (sort of) a rival of the UFC you heard those comparisons all the time. I am also not saying that lowest tier fighters should be millionaires but they sure as fuck should be making a lot more then they are. What about the mid tier fighter that spends a lot more money than the lower guys trying to make that jump to the next level?

What about them if they think making the jump is worth the expense they are going to do it. Like it or not these guys really are independent contractors they have the freedom to decide how much or how little to put into and if the long term gain is worth it.

Explain to me why its ridiculous for me to want people risking their long term physical health to be making something like 100k a year?

I risk my long term health going to work every day should I get 100k? How about anyone out there doing a blue collar job should they get 100k ? If you want these guys to be paid based upon risk I certainly hope you want everyone else that has some danger in their job to get at least 100k.

This is a competitive sport that provides entertainment to people. That's what the pay scale should be based on.

[Rumble]

Did that guy say unpossible?