It was under Lorenzo's leadership that Reebok came. That is when fighters lost all their sponsors, who then went to the UFC. If you had the guts to say something about it, you lost your job. Real classy dude.

@willthomas5953

2 жыл бұрын

Yup total pos at his core. Dana's similar to. They put off the vibe like there real cool nice ppl but when u pe back the layers you quickly find out there both p. O. S. They underpay and control there fighters so hard it's unreal. They use them for millions and then kick then to the curb and act like there not important.

You don't get that rich by telling the truth.

@theexplorer7139

6 жыл бұрын

SaR D So true.

@elvirfale5431

5 жыл бұрын

SaR D lol

@miketython6554

5 жыл бұрын

SaR D He got rich from his dad. Dana white got rich from hard work. Not all rich people are liars. Your comment seems jealous.

@J.T.19134

5 жыл бұрын

Mike Tython, Dana Got right because he had friends who took a Chance on Him. 1Mil. To the Fertitta's was/is Nothing, but Dana didn't have it to purchase from Art Davies, and Look what Dana is doing to it now. Fertitta's buy it back by 2020 for less then 1 Billion.

@miketython6554

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Lol, cause Dana is pushing the “money fighths” you’re saying the UFC has gone down in value? You’re saying in 1.5 years will be worth 1 billion from 4 billion? That’s not true. You can calculate a company’s worth and what you’re saying is complete bs.

Mega rich dudes get so nervous when money comes up

@VCthaGOATdunker

7 жыл бұрын

Why should he? It's a ridiculous question in the first place.

@ebsell

7 жыл бұрын

VCthaGOATdunker it's a legit question ya dumb fuck. Some fighters don't make enough in the UFC to make ends meet and have to take a job. The top is the UFC and no fighter should get paid 20 or 30 grand a fight. Their should be a minimum salary for fighters.

@blakeb9964

6 жыл бұрын

Donald COWBOY Cerrone Because they inherited it all. Easy to make money when you start out with a fortune.

@blakeb9964

6 жыл бұрын

And Dana deserves credit, not these silver spoon tools.

@blakeb9964

6 жыл бұрын

The problem with his argument about the lower ranked fighters is that even tho they'll never be stats or champions "worth" big money, they are still a necessary part of the sport. Even the lowliest guy should make enough to live on.... especially since he's putting his life on the line. $100,000/yr minimum seems fair.

"When we bought the UFC, I told Dana, I want to pay fighters $1 million." Bullshit. No businessman says that.

@johndicksonkaraoke2554

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you, the Fertittas faces a Class Action Lawsuit by the fighters and sells the UFC for 4 Billion to escape getting sued, fast forward to 2021 the New Owners and Dana White failed to dismiss the Billion Dollar Lawsuit they’re taking it to the top court to try to get it thrown out and they will fail to get it thrown out and the fighters will win in the end, also Dana White and UFC Owners are fighting tooth and nail to keep the Ali Expansion Act from getting Legislated into MMA and since Donald Trump is no longer President it’s just a matter of time that it will eventually get Legislated into MMA. That’s my Prediction.

@ChristopherAdam42

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndicksonkaraoke2554 I hope so, I want to see these guys get paid, the Fertittas are the reason the UFC became untouchable in Vegas because their family literally owns the state of Nevada, which is where the UFC is based out of.

Personally I think the fighters should strike. See how much money the UFC makes with no fighters.

@MrAdidas1980

6 жыл бұрын

The only issue is most fighters need UFC money to survive, would I love to see them strike and get higher pay, absolutely, but most can't afford it, or it would have happened already. The only ones who can "strike" are the one's who are making millions, so why would they strike?!? It's unfortunate! But I agree with you 100%

@ilCinismoBastardo

6 жыл бұрын

that's the plan, problem is league (NBA, or in this case UFC) has way more money than the fighters and if they do that (strike, of lockout if comes from the league side) fighters' will "die of starving" way before UFC. It's like waiters, why they don't strike instead of relying on tips? Because they can't afford a strike. Lorenzo is wright, no one force them to fight, fighiting is their dream and they negotiate a deal.

@kebabmcnugget3514

5 жыл бұрын

Yea Lol and then when they come back everybody striking will be replaced slowly( Maybe not the Big stars) because dana would remember that shit

@DavidDavid-jb1cy

5 жыл бұрын

@@Recogneyez You literally are dumber than dirt if you think he's lazy. They built the league you moron

@christophercarrigg3775

3 жыл бұрын

Top guys would never strike, they're getting paid just fine. Can't have a strike without the top guys

He got uncomfortable when being asked about fighters pay. He knows he's ripping off fighters.

@JC-nt6pq

6 жыл бұрын

Ruben Canales The fighter's cry because they got signed and then cry 2 fights later about pay.

@huntergoertz6134

6 жыл бұрын

You get paid what you’re worth to the company. If you’re a draw you make more money.

@RyleyTech

6 жыл бұрын

Hunter Goertz - How do you base what their worth on UFC's financial records? Oh wait they don't really release full financial records, wonder why? Maybe its because fighters are earning the crumbs from the cake while Dana is taking home 400million. Why do you think the Fertitta's sold? They knew the day was coming where the UFC wouldn't be able to force fighters into contracts, and hold them there for years. Theres a reason other professional athletes are paid far better because they get a fair slice of the cake.

@kevinkmny

6 жыл бұрын

Darchenko Then they should go fight elsewhere...

@keisi1574

5 жыл бұрын

Hunter Goertz I want to see the *best fights with the best fighters* - not fights with the most entertaining personalities.

He makes it sound like the issue is that every fighter doesn't get a million dollars. The real issue is that a lot of fighters get like $10,000 dollars.

@screamstation

3 жыл бұрын

Not true. The minimum is 25,000

@Culturedtuna1

3 жыл бұрын

@@screamstation close enough though ya number narc lol

@screamstation

3 жыл бұрын

@@Culturedtuna1 haha

@screamstation

3 жыл бұрын

@@Culturedtuna1 haha, I think Dom Cruz or Wonderboy said the other day that the base pay even for prelim fighters is $25,000. It got better over the years. GSP said on the podcast with Steve-O that he got $9,000 for his title fight with Matt Hughes.

@willthomas5953

2 жыл бұрын

Francis ngannu the heavyweight champion of the world fight for his title against ciryl. Made 500k before taxes and paying % to trainers etc. He took home prob 2-300k and that's is dogshit. He shoudve made minimum 5-10milliin if u compare that to boxing there heavyweights are making tens of millions. The gap in fighter pay and how vastly underpaid most fighters are is b. S

he is so full of it

"I'm proud of what we pay fighters" *Immediately scratches face* Lying.......

@SavingPrivateBob

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe he just had an itchy face lol If I scratch my nose after saying I'm a man, am I actually a woman?

@zeekot4064

3 жыл бұрын

@@SavingPrivateBob lmao. According to this guy yes..

@anonymous-it4uh

3 жыл бұрын

In poker terms - that's a tell

@UTUBE3JC

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonymous-it4uh it’s a tell, sometimes. Sometimes he just scratched his face. Faces, as other parts of the body , can from time to time become itchy. But it could be a tell I don’t know this guy ehehehehe

The fighters shouldn't have sponsor logos all over them. BUT SLAM THAT SHIT ALL OVER THE ARENA AND OCTOGON.... yeah that makes more sense. Just don't let that sponsorship money go to the actual fighters... WTF??!!

@Eugenepanels

6 жыл бұрын

there is a reason he sold the ufc he knows future lawsuits for this is coming the idiots who bought the ufc have no idea the kind of train wreck they bought

@ChibiDeadPool

5 жыл бұрын

HOLLYWOOD STAR explain more in depth

@Insertnamehere287

5 жыл бұрын

HOLLYWOOD STAR I honestly could see him and his brother buying it back when WME realise what a shitshow this is becoming.

@Cheek1969

5 жыл бұрын

at a bargain price too....

@J.T.19134

5 жыл бұрын

Hate the new KZread. I said that from the gate. Buy it back by 2020 for less then 1 Billion

It's a free market and you just happen to buy all the competitive organizations. Yeah, sure.....

@mactruck1156

7 жыл бұрын

well that would in turn make the market free? If you founded a start-up would you like to be bought out by a larger company? Scott Coker is a wealthy man...

@RaymunJai

7 жыл бұрын

this comment is so dumb lmao

@antoniomontesino4676

6 жыл бұрын

J

@blakeb9964

6 жыл бұрын

ViTRTor BelfoTRT Yep. Glad Bellator is there and will give them legit competition soon. It's coming.

@navigatingel6104

3 жыл бұрын

@@blakeb9964 apparently they sold out cause they aren't competitive

There’s only one question you need to ask... What do you think the split should be between the Promotion & Fighters? 50/50? 60/40? It’s damn sure not 90/10 which is where it is now. The Fighters have no CBA, no negotiating platform, which makes the economics irrelevant.

@eugenstukert9850

Жыл бұрын

It‘s free market baby. You can leave and choose some other promotion. In a long term, if it‘s a wrong politic, ufc will disappear. But like Lorenzo mentioned, they have now first mover advatage. Is it right, to pay for a watch 5k+? No! But a lot are buying rolex, because of the first mover advantage.

UFC pays 10-15%, normal sports 50-75%.

@JohnDoe-kj6wp

6 жыл бұрын

eminemishh the ratings right now are proving the ufc can't just throw out any fighter and get results. I see the best most entertaining fighters will have a lot more bargaining power as this goes on.

@arizonatea3734

6 жыл бұрын

DC The Eyepoke Champ just like your stupid Fuck account name

@andrewhutchins1108

5 жыл бұрын

DC Pokeboy cant grasp percentages huh bud

@MyName_Jeff

5 жыл бұрын

DC The Eyepoke Champ Though I don't know if the numbers are accurate, he's talking about percentages of the total revenue. Meaning the popularity of the sport is completely irrelevant.

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

MyName Jeff the popularity of the sport is completely not irrelevant. Where do you think the revenue come's from?

The golf analogy was poor. Even on-the-fringe pro golfers have amassed over a million+ in their careers. Only a handful of fighters can say that. Pro golfers alone carry massive sponsorships, which fighters are banned from having since the Reebok deal.

@MikeRthe1

6 жыл бұрын

Left Right you are absolutely wrong. there are guys who have turned pro who havent made a fucking dime. Youre talking about the top hundred guys there are hundreds more you never hear about or get dropped after a season. Shits flimsy and its not easy to make money out there

@yc3805

5 жыл бұрын

Pierce H what u mean . If u get into pga last place gets half a mil lol

@MikeRthe1

5 жыл бұрын

x ve not even close to true dude if you miss a cut you dont make a dime last place on sunday might win 5k

@buckodonnghaile4309

5 жыл бұрын

x ve If you're talking about the PGA championship last place gets 19,000 (before taxes) and if you dont make the cut you make zero. You pay your own expenses (travel,accommodations, food etc, trainer, caddy).

@lowkey7914

5 жыл бұрын

hmm is golf a poor mans sport? Do you se guys in the projects playing it? Theese guys arent poor most of em have a good life whitout it. But combat sport on another hand is a diffrent story.

"I wanted too pay them a million dollars, but as owner of the company I have no say in it"

I want to pay fighters a million dollars to fight... but I just cant get past needing that second private jet. If only I didnt need a second private jet they could get paid that" " Damn that second private jet"

"Im proud of what we pay fighters" LOL they pay shit and then they sell for 4 billion. Cmon. To have great fighters they need to train full time and have the best. You cant do that on 70k a year. Then you add trainers, managers ect.

@1hasib

7 жыл бұрын

hand to hand combat

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

Paying your team is usually 20 % or so. 14 k out 70. Even after taxes and fees if you can take home 35k-40k a year and not have to work a second job, and make median salary plus do what you love for a living, where's the complaint? Train, improve and move up the ranks. Like any other job. 100k-100k plus sponsors and bonuses for guys that don't sell??? Umm... where's the sense in that? Unless you have a reason to be making 500k/y + as a nobody in an organisation that relies heavily on promoting sales why should You? This isn't the nhl, mlb or nfl. The nature of the business is way different

@dafyddcoleman4413

3 жыл бұрын

@@richrobb2977 no way does youre team do it for 14k between them 😂😂 get more money on welfare

UFC rob their fighters, it’s crazy how even their superstars like mcgregor will get maybe $10M for a 3rd Nate Diaz fight and look how Conor came into boxing for one night and they blessed him with $100M...smh

@olitost

5 жыл бұрын

b00st3d BMW he gon get 30 mill for a 3rd Diaz fight....

@mikemike6671

5 жыл бұрын

MMA hasn’t been around as long, it’s still in growing stage as a sport

@SuperMan-rl5ee

5 жыл бұрын

€140 million

@billychips5264

5 жыл бұрын

b00st3d BMW blessed him with 100M 😂😂 you think any other person would make that draw ?

@tunaburn2330

5 жыл бұрын

Conor did not get 100 million

Dana has made more money for himself than all ufc fighters in history

@dailydissent6076

3 жыл бұрын

Artair Keep boot licking

Every top 10 fighter in all weight divisions should be paid at least 250k per year

@shade4520

7 жыл бұрын

top 5

@jt364

7 жыл бұрын

AH can you name a top 10 fighter who has stayed in the top 10 who isn't making making that if they fight?

@marcianusvalerius1992

6 жыл бұрын

AH No

@seany32

6 жыл бұрын

Per fight u mean nit per year

Graham's usual smile and giggling didn't work.. he was uncomfortable lol

Hats off to this guy who is responsible for reaching ufc on mainstream stage. He is right you have to be successful to get well paid .

It's funny he wouldn't even give an estimate on percentages of revenue paid to fighters...he just said "we didnt force these guys to choose fighting as there career"...sounds shady to me

@MG-ol8hs

3 жыл бұрын

i knew as soon as the interviewer asked that question we wouldn't get a straight answer from this prick

One of the biggest issues is that the UFC took a huge portion of pay away from the fighters indirectly through their sponsorship deal with reebok. Even some mid-tier fighters were making 100k+ through sponsorships and then after reebok they got nothing coming to them.

How can he say it is the amount of success that links to the amount of pay when the most successful fighter today is DJ?

@johnnieblaze1312

7 жыл бұрын

WHO? and thats his point!

@mookamoka3

7 жыл бұрын

That's the difference in the mentality of fighters/consumers and the UFC - when this man says success he means marketability AND fight record. But mainly marketability...

@RaymunJai

7 жыл бұрын

because his PPV are shit! THAT'S WHY HE CHOOSES BONUS>PPV use some common sense fuckbag.

@Michael-zi2qg

7 жыл бұрын

DJ is not promoting himself very well, he has a small fanbase, and his weightclass are not in interest of the general public.. Thats why they have talking about closing the weightclass for several years.

@oggymills133

6 жыл бұрын

Huw John how he fights nobody's

Dana White: I wanted to pay fighters $1

this guy is a true genius bought it for a few million sold it for 4.+ billion. Genius

@jayv8068

5 жыл бұрын

dana white convinced him?

Hate him or Love him, you gotta respect him. He and his brother kept Dana in check, he helped keep MMA in North America alive and he looked after his product closely much like there casinos

The major issue for the fighters is that they are unable to organize any kind of fighters' union or association. Therefore, they are at the mercy of the UFC. They get treated like employees when it suits the boss and then treated like independent contractors when it suits the boss. To be fair, it's no one's fault but the fighters. The fighters at the top don't care enough about the mid-/low-tier fighters to ever form any kind of union to benefit everyone involved and without the support of the top fighters, the mid-/low-tier fighters have zero leverage.

4:30 The main reason you were this successful is because of your influence down in Nevada first, and second & mainly due to the almost infinite money resource (compared/in relation to back then when the business was young).

Google net worth: Lorenzo Fertitta = $2billion dana white - $500million let that one sink in.

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

Fertita was rich before, he owned stationary casinos. Where do you think the funds came from to save the dying UFC brand which was 44 million in the hole. Dana white: who the hell put this together and got on spike tv and can promote the way he can? Let that one sink in.

He basically said “Fuck them Fighters! I ain’t payin y’all shit!!🙅🏽‍♂️

@thedarkking32

Жыл бұрын

You can't go to the UFC and ask them for money without achieving anything lol what's wrong with you people ??

well said lorenzo,never thought bout it like that..

Top 10 fighters should make at the least 100k, the champ and top 3 should make 350k and up

Lorenzo as an mma fan for many many years i thank you from the bottom of my heart for msking MMA the now no.1 sport in the world .

@kasim5037

3 жыл бұрын

Its top 10 maybe Not no.1

Man, I betcha Graham, the interviewer, would make a great fighter. You can just tell that he has that hardcore, fighter's mentality. Yes sir, he does.......

"if people want to compete with us they need to go get a license, and promote fights". Now that sounds great if UFC did not buy every promotion there is the moment they sprung up.

Lorenzo will be missed, UFC hasn't been the same under new ownership!

@michaelspoto8720

6 ай бұрын

Do you remember making this comment?

Got the big shots on your channel Now! Good job keep bringing these interviews I enjoy them

Because some fighters on the main card are still only getting $15,000. Nobody can live on that. The UFC makes enough just off the gate tickets to pay the fighters a lot more. The PPV income (which is huge) is on top of that. There's a reason the UFC sold for 4 billion. They are making HUGE profits off the fighters. The UFC has even bought out a lot of the competition companies to make them more powerful giving the fighters less options to fight.

All i got from this interview is that the dude wants to let us know that he thought about paying his fighters 1 million but he said fuck it

1 million?? %40 tax is now 600k after managers fees coaches fees, training camp whats the fighter left with?? meanwhile boxers are making 5- 10- 20 million per fight!!

It's scary to think how easy making money for some people is besides true love or friend's but just imagine some people really don't have literally nothing no parents no money no love and that's is where all the hate is coming from

STOP doing the split videos. Upload a full interview, For fucks sake this is not 2006 KZread.

One way to solve this problem is for the fighters to unionize. It’s how the workforce combat the ruthlessness of the Free Market.

It's so funny watching him squirm as Graham brings up money. You want to pay the fighters a million? Is that so? So why have you personally denied top fighters(Nick Diaz) pay days & bonuses? So why does McGregor have to hold you guys hostage for more money each time when he is the most "famous"? What a joke.

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

DougDeMuro'sColumnOnAutoTrader McGregor gets paid more than anyone in the sport. 7 figures. He doesn't hold anyone hostage. He just wants it all. Tony Montana syndrome if you will. Suit and all. 😂 Since when has nick Diaz been a top fighter???

The UFC is the big league of MMA. Awesome.

I think what it comes down to is there should be a fighters union. I know if I do didn't have a union at my job I wouldn't be happy.

I'm torn, because I'm informed. I love that it's a monopoly because there are fewer hurdles to make mega fights happen. Boxing shoes what happen a when fighters aren't under the same umbrella. Good for the fans and owners, horribly unfair to the fighters.

I LOVE WHAT THE FERTITTA Bro's & DANA Done For Us FANs in UFC💯% HAS TO BE RESPECTED💯%👍🌍👑

The mixed martial arts is diff, because its a federation. In boxing there is no league or federation. Youre on your own basically. I know theres promoters but to even get signed you need to be noticed which is a struggle in itself. UFC has positives and negatives.

I am sick of this "Dana White and the Fertitas have built the sport of MMA". What kind of a moron one has to be to say shit like that. The ones that have built this sport are coaches like Firas Zahabi and Greg Jackson for example. Guys like them, who have put a giant variety of techniques together from different martial arts. If it had not been for those guys, we would still be looking boxing vs Bjj, muay thai vs wrestling,... And of course fighters who went out and performed. The only thing the Fertitas did, together with Dana White, is getting rich from the blood of the fighters. End of story!

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

Marko Milosevic 😂😂😂😂😂

I agree with him. The fighters who complain about this lost fights and simply are not good enough fighters to get rich from it. The top talent gets paid big money but even the best fighters can lose 3 fights in a row and lose their earnings.

The Reebok deal really fucked the fighters over, biggest mistake the ufc ever made for the growth of the sport.

Nobody is being ripped off. Fighters can always move to another promotion. If the ufc is not paying them, what are the other ones doing?

Not usually a fan of Graham but his line of questioning here was impressive.

There is a time variable, 15 mins. or 25 mins. to perform. Other sports, you're talking about seasons. Even considering training, what sport do you not train for?

People need to understand that you are only getting paid what you are worth. Listen to Lorenzo. If you are champion and are selling tickets and PPVs. You will get the money you want. Should some fighters get paid more than they should, yes but you need to be able to justify your demand with actual numbers. Have a great manager and have great business sense. I will say it again, if you bring in Millions upon millions of dollars in revenues, you can justify getting millions of dollars like you want.

@bs1820

Жыл бұрын

Could you say it again ?

Lorenzo seems like a solid dude.

MMA is an amazing sport, at the same time some top level fighters are leaving the UFC which is by far the most dominant organization, to get paid better elsewhere. That shows how far the UFC has to go. Please compensate your best athletes before they are all gone!

The UFC is a monopoly until this day and the pay is extremely bad and low. Changes must be changed as soon as possible.

honestly if the Reebok deal was not in place fighter pay would be almost a nonissue due to their ability to supplement income with sponsorship dollars. easiest thing in the world.

3:09 Lorenzo's true face!

Graham's so sharply dressed. Love that shirt!

@iliaborisov1415

3 жыл бұрын

In comparison to Fertitta's suit, Graham's suit is thrift store quality.

Reebok Deal was the best thing to happen to Fighter's income.

tito and chuck liddell complained about their pay. They were definitely not 3-4 fighters who never made it. They carried the promotion through the early years.

So far in 2018 over 100 players on the PGA tour have earned over $1 million, nearly 150 have earned over $500K. Not including sponsorship money. No of players with legitimate activity on tour is sub-300, no of players with tour cards only 125. Not a great comparison. And yes there are guys on tour that hack away off and on posting no to little annual tour earnings, but this conversation is not about the bottom percenters.

I get that you have to be a successful fighter in order to get paid, but why strip the fighters the ability to make more money by wearing their own gear? That Reebok deal is so f'd up for the average fighters.

@richrobb2977

5 жыл бұрын

Ralph Miller III that's the deal thst did it. I agree they fucked up there big time.

He who cared the least controls ALWAYS! In his case, he cares less than everyone around him, so it is good to be King!

Around 2:15 when it is revealed that fighters make 15% of the UFC's profits is about all you need to know. There is no professional sports organization, in the United States at least, that only pays out 15% of its generated revenue to the professionals.

Get the question out

It’s like this....these guys want to fight. They make the choice to fight as a career instead of working a normal job. THEY MAKE THE CHOICE. If it’s a issue then why don’t they just find a normal job that pays 30,000-50,000 and work 5-6 days a week for 50-52 weeks per year? If your a decent fighter with heart and willing to put on a show you can make much more than a normal job for just fighting twice per year. If your pretty good your gonna make a lot more than a normal job for just ONE fight. If your awesome you are gonna make some major money for several years. These guys came from making very small amounts of money just 15 years ago. Fast forward to now and look at payouts. It’s progressing and it’s making many of the fighters much more money than a normal job. End of story. Their choice.

He is a very handsome man.

You have to be in the Top Ten to make the big bucks unless your popular and coming fast in the rankings with spectacular fights that earn fight of the night and earns a performance bonus you just have to be really good

How's that Reebok sponsorship?

And here we are 3 years later with Jones still asking for more money

Bloody elbow has done an editorial on UFC's pay to fighters throughout the years versus their revenue and profits, and it has been an abysmally low percentage. I believe the UFC is going through some lawsuits and their lawyers have had to open up the books and these documents had to be submitted to the courts, hence why they are now public. There is even a possibility that the Fertitta's will have to retroactively compensate the fighters(past and present) if it turns out that what they paid them was too little, or if it's deemed they deserve a percentage of the sales price.

It is what it is ✊🏽

The crazy part is fighters pay is still a problem if not a bigger problem in the UFC 🤦🏽‍♂️

Michael Spinks made $13.5 million to fight Mike Tyson back in 1989, not including PPV incentives. Spinks wasn't even the biggest star in boxing. In 2021 the UFC has surpassed boxing in revenue and popularity. UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman made $3 million to fight his most recent championship fight. 30 years later, less than 1/4 the pay. It's an absolute disgrace.

@mikko3

8 ай бұрын

So lets turn UFC into boxing. Remove all the benefits and marketing UFC does and give 50% of the ppv to the champ. If you arent the champ you get food coupons just like boxing

Paying a fighter a million is done and easy. Making the pay fair to all fighters is the sign of success

he's talking about millions in reference to fighters not being happy with pay. the problem is he was paying them 7k.

Competition is always good, even for UFC itself.

“big believer in open markets” now put these Reebok shorts on :)

The intereviewrs face... MAN

UFC has over 600 fighters, 11 fights a week. Your company would be bankrupt in a month.

@ryanjohnson948es8

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly they are paid good people always want more and more

Only the top 5% of boxers get paid well. The other 95% don’t. The whole UFC roster gets paid better than the other 95% of those boxers. An entry level UFC athlete starts around $6500 to show $6500 to win. Otherwise, entry level boxers sometimes don’t even get paid.

it’s a damn shame a lot of these ufc veterans are still fighting. they need the money

Never seen Graham so nervous and uncomfortable. He looked scared actually.. he must know about Fertittas connections.

Graham looks like Zach Efron with a cheesy smile lol

The MMA landscape is full of promotions that made the mistake of overpaying their fighters and subsequently went broke. If you've ever been around regional promotions it's not uncommon for the league to not have enough money to pay their fighters immediately after the event. I do think the Reebok deal that eliminated most of the individual sponsorships was unfair though.

If he'd wanted to pay fighters $1million he could have, he was the owner /boss and dana answered to him.

"AFTER HE SOLD THE COMPANY"

It's not a monopoly, but it basically controls the market.

This dude avoided every question with BS ! LOL

I hate when people say they don’t pay these fighters enough which is absolutely true so then if a fighters knows before hand how much he gets paid and the average career expectancy for a fighter is 7 years maybe then why do it? For the love of the sport right then why is money a factor then it’s a very odd argument at least bellator keeps their fighters sponsorships.

Bottom line is thats a Boss and conducted his self in a manner in wich has proven it time and time again Lorenzo and Dana saw an opportunity and rose to the occasion then took the risk of a failing organization that Zuffa was loosing .....Free enterprise..If willing to take the financial risk the top paid fighters could broker there own organization and pay everyone who fights a 1mil minimum and see how it works..They took the risk and stand to reap the reward..Business 101

there is no company whrere everyone is happy, in ufc everyone is happy besides fighters

if not for the reebok deal theyd all be making much more money in sponsorships

A fighter has to pay his coach. The he pays 40% to the tax man. These fighters have to understand that it's not worth ruining your brain - and health to take home $20 to $30k in cash per fight. Yes, if your are Conor McGregor it's worth it - but you have to understand that his whole thing is an act. He's a fighter and an actor. Not everyone has his charisma. At least top boxers are getting paid.