Fight for higher UFC salaries heats up
Obviously, anybody whose 9 to 5 job involves getting punched in the face deserves to make serious coin. But I’m not sure a bunch of anonymous sources, some shaky math and Ken Shamrock are the best way to make that point.
The best argument for the increase of fighter salaries: if the UFC sees itself as one of the big boys alongside the NFL and NBA, then it needs to pay its fighters accordingly. That doesn’t mean fighters should be banking Alex Rodriguez or Kobe Bryant or Cristiano Ronaldo type numbers, or that UFC newcomers should be cashing cheques for half-a-mil like the latest league rookies, but some adjustments have to be made considering the UFC is a billion-dollar company.
And while Lorenzo Fertitta comparing UFC purses to boxing purses appears apt on the surface because they’re both combat sports, at least boxing has the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. And since when does the UFC willingly compare itself to boxing anyway?
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I love Fertitta’s style and composure, highly entertaining. The ESPN argument was funny and that reporter had no clue what to say. Although ESPN Fights certainly doesn’t make even a 100 million a year and the figure that Lorenzo stated was directed to the company’s overall annual revenue. But still, entertaining stuff.
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