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there are very few jobs you could do instead where you would be "set for life" in your early 30s.
The vast majority of MMA fighters are not set for life in their early 30s. Meanwhile, they're taking damage to the brain and not investing their time in another career.
If they're making more than the national average working far fewer hours, that sounds like a pretty decent career choice.
They're not working far fewer hours; they train everyday and do promo.
It's not like they were going to be a CEO at google, but decided to fight on UFC prelims instead.
They wouldn't have to be a CEO at Google in order to make the same amount they make in the UFC, working a career that doesn't end when you're 35 or 40 and doesn't tear up your brain.
U.S. News and World Report: "General construction workers earned an average of $36,550 in 2015, while painters made $40,540 and carpenters made $46,780. Electricians earned a comparable average salary to plumbers of $55,590 in 2015."