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**chingsta** · Posted On: 5/01/2008 9:06pm

Apologies if there is a thread about this already. I am a noob here so....

anyway,

From the past reports I've seen on fighter payments do you guys think that a lot of fighters are getting underpaid. Don't you think it's unfair how some fighters who lay it all on the line get paid less than 50 g's while Brock Lesnar gets paid like 400 000+ for getting submitted by Frank Mir is a couple of mins. I know there are probably other organisations that pay much less than the UFC but none of them makes as much money as UFC does. In my opinion anyone that steps in the octagon should get paid AT LEAST 20 g's even if you're an unknown. Especially since they drop you the second you start to lose form.

**Wolf** · Posted On: 5/01/2008 9:39pm

look up how much undercard fighters in boxing make and compare.

**ADM** · Posted On: 5/01/2008 11:52pm

Originally Posted by Wolf

look up how much undercard fighters in boxing make and compare.

Quoted for truth.

***JohnnyCache*** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 12:07am

to be fair to lesnar, he is famous and famous people cost more just to get out of bed. He had a way to draw pay and he used it, it's not a nice world so who can fault him?

**Roidie McDouchebag** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 2:48am

This thread is gay.

**ShrekBJJ** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 3:13am

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Read this.

**Goju - Joe** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 6:00am

Originally Posted by chingsta

Apologies if there is a thread about this already. I am a noob here so....

anyway,

From the past reports I've seen on fighter payments do you guys think that a lot of fighters are getting underpaid. Don't you think it's unfair how some fighters who lay it all on the line get paid less than 50 g's while Brock Lesnar gets paid like 400 000+ for getting submitted by Frank Mir is a couple of mins. I know there are probably other organisations that pay much less than the UFC but none of them makes as much money as UFC does. In my opinion anyone that steps in the octagon should get paid AT LEAST 20 g's even if you're an unknown. Especially since they drop you the second you start to lose form.

The Lesnar PPV did 750,000 in PPV buys, I would say about 300,000 was for Brock

300,000 X $45 = $13,500,000

So no Brock isn't over paid.

**chingsta** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 7:03am

not taking away anything from the highly paid fighters

just saying the lesser paid ones should get abit more

**PizDoff** · Posted On: 5/02/2008 5:33pm

So you have no real arguments here?
My finger twitched, I almost sent this to Trollshido since you acknowledged the fact that were was a Search Function but didn't use it.

Originally Posted by ShrekBJJ

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Read this.

Wow, a good article by Kevin Iole. Did he copy that from somewhere? All good except for this line, which a top level fight is clearly not 'one night's work.'
"He’s not going to be able to retire after that bout, but bringing in $225,000 for one night’s work isn’t bad at any time, especially in this economy."

**wingchundo** · Posted On: 5/03/2008 4:23pm

I think there's one other consideration not addressed in the (excellent, btw) Iole article. Many of these guys, like Serra, have their own schools which clearly benefit from any exposure at a UFC event. It's pretty clear these guys are not fighting just to promote their gyms, but it's also clear that they're going to benefit from it.

I don't think the same can be said of most boxers, but I could be wrong. I don't recall hearing tales of Ali or Foreman running their own gyms.