The UFC (MMA) fan thread

[persiangodfather]

what the hell is goin on with lesnar

[The Joker]

^What's going on with him?

[tashakor]

UFC's Downfall? to what? another MMA company?

Yea...it won't happen right away, but with this trend...I wouldn't be surprised if it happens.

Do you know how many UFC fighters have gotten in fights with Dana White and the UFC leadership over pay...it's so sad that even referee's are going to other MMA companies...

There are about 10 fights per pay-per-view event...including preliminaries. Only the fighters in the main event will get decent pay from the UFC...and it's still not enough, considering they only average one fight a year....while boxers like De La Hoya and Mayweather who top $35-$50 million per fight!!!

Check out these ridiculous figures from UFC 104:

* Lyoto Machida: ($200,000 no win bonus) def. Mauricio Rua: ($155,000)
* Cain Velasquez: ($70,000 includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell: ($50,000)
* Gleison Tibau: ($38,000 includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: ($14,000)
* Joe Stevenson: ($94,000 includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher: ($26,000)
* Anthony Johnson: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida: ($12,000) ^
* Ryan Bader: ($30,000 includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schaefer: ($13,000)
* Pat Barry: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk: ($16,000)
* Chael Sonnen: ($54,000 includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami: ($18,000)
* Jorge Rivera: ($36,000 includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons: ($9,000)
* Kyle Kingsbury: ($16,000 includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan: ($3000)
* Stefan Struve: ($14,000 includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley: ($10,000)

Remember, they have one fight a year...

....here's how much UFC made just at the gate...this is not considering the sponsors or pay-per-view sales

Total Gate $1,913,093

PS: Dana White makes $17 million a year!!

[djmo]

Exactly Tashy jan,

The pay is absolutely ridiculous considering how popular UFC is becoming ... I think Vince McMahon, whose a billionaire, or someone like him (entertainment, sports and fighting experience) who is rich should get in this line of field, it's blowing up and they'll surely pay better.

[tashakor]

^ True...but the UFC is good at getting rid of it's competitors...just the same way Vince McMahon is good at dominating the Wrestling world

[tashakor]

Fedor had a fight today....the rest is history!!!!!!!!!

[djmo]

wow, very nice strike by the heavyweight's best ... I was impressed by Rogers!! I'm sure he can take out a lot of the UFC's heavyweights ...

[PouriaAkaBarut]

I was Watching that , I was really impressed by fedor This is why I wanted him to join UFC

[Farhad-7]

i cant believe you didnt mention MOUSASI (iranian) in the same event as fedor.

he's the light heavyweight champ!!

[Babak agha]

Rogers got powned though..

[djmo]

i cant believe you didnt mention MOUSASI (iranian) in the same event as fedor.

he's the light heavyweight champ!!

Does he see himself as Iranian?

[PouriaAkaBarut]

i cant believe you didnt mention MOUSASI (iranian) in the same event as fedor.

he's the light heavyweight champ!!

Wow I didn't even know he was fighting on that day

[RahmanRezai]

Does he see himself as Iranian?

No, he lived in iran until the age of 4 and then moved to the Netherlands. He sees himself as armenian. Actually, he has two nicknames "the dreamcatcher" and "the armenian assasin".

[Amin_]

Mousasi lives in Holland and fights for Holland I think, which is a shame cause he's been born in Iran and has been raised there if I'm not mistaking.

[DRCha]

I wish I watched Fedor vs. Rogers:




I knew Fedor would beat Rogers. I've seen how Fedor beat a lot of fighters including the part when he fought in Korea: