Comments on: UFC 79 Nemesis Fighter Payouts

By: Leet

Leet — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:37:25 +0000

The UFC is getting bad PR so why would they post those low numbers and then give them a ton of money under the table. Doesn’t make any sence. If they are getting paid the UFC is the first ones who want to post that, especially since Couture bashed their disrespect of fighter pay.

By: paul

paul — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:38:39 +0000

what most of you aren’t seeing is that they aren’t actually making that small amount, they don’t show the bonuses, and it’s not just chuck getting them. There are incentives to earn bonuses, if you put on a show, you get a big bonus. fighters like Jasen Dent who you never even see in UFC because their fight is just preliminary are making the 3,000, plus a 15,000 dollar bonus check for keeping it interesting. Best knockout, best submission, split decisions that are non stop action, all bonus pay no matter who the fighter.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:59:54 +0000

It’s an unlevel playing field if you think about it. The guys at the top get paid enough to train full time and become much better. The guys at the bottom get paid squat and have to make an additional income to survive and train at the same time.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:06:30 +0000

yes the money is situation is crazy. I think that fighters like chuck and GSP Silva and Rampage,people who put the fans in the seats should make like 60k a fight atleast. I believe that fighters who have a huge crowd of fans should make 500k. Shit they are the reason people go and see the fights and order PPV. And even fighters on the undercard should make 30k. Hell if ur giving them a shot in the UFC let them train fulltime. Itdoesnt make sense if they are only worth 4k then why am I watching them on the Daddy of MMA organizations? Give them money damn it.

By: Realwun

Realwun — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:29:35 +0000

Yeah, people are sick of the special treatment of Dana’s friends. I’m glad Couture spoke his mind about that and brought some attention to it. The UFC should have had a 10K fight minimum for years now. To fight at a UFC event for 3 grand is just stupid.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:33:13 +0000

they should alll get around 7k or 8k. and chuxk is geting to much.. if y add them all up they just equal chucks pay

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:06:36 +0000

It’s way better to be a boxer than MMA. MMA is paying squat!

By: JOE

JOE — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 08:01:33 +0000

Maybe he gave him a “Dirty Sanches.”

By: Morey

Morey — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:25:01 +0000

Yeah. All Sanchez has ever done worth mentioning is running away from CroCop when they fought and the getting KTFO. Something is not adding up here. Sanchez must have gotten in good with Dana somehow.

By: derek

derek — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:42:16 +0000

wow, chuck is being treated way better than randy. 1/2 million just to fight; he probably got another 1/2 million as a “bonus” when he won. even if silva won, his salary still wouldn’t top chuck’s 1/2 million. and some of those dudes down there are way underpaid. you can’t live on 3K per fight, especially when you only fight ~3 times per year if you’re lucky. even if it’s 6K, i hope the fighter has another job to fall back on. lastly, im surprised eddie sanchez got paid almost as much as lyoto machida. they aren’t even on the same level.