Did Conor start this "Money fight" trend?

[Jackonfire]

Pretty sure Conor invented MMA and everything associated with it.

 

[MiroHa]

Pretty sure Conor invented MMA and everything associated with it.

Haha came here to post this, too bad Lyoto didn't end up getting that Anderson Silva money.

 

[cmw43]

He showed what an mma fighter could actually consistently make. But you have to be marketable. This isn't a sport anymore. It's a show.

It's just the same in boxing, everyone's always ducking the competitive fights to protect their records.

 

[Roljo]

Conor is the beginning of all things

Am i doing this right ?

 

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Conor has invented literally nothing in combat sports.

He's simply done some (non-sport) parts of it better than anyone *in MMA*

 

[Why So Serious]

Conor or Capitalism?

 

[Seven30]

Floyd obviously was before him, but even Floyd never really chased "Money fights", in fact Bob Arum ducked/avoided the biggest money fight for years. But now after Floyd fought him and Manny, Oscar etc calling him out, its clear that Conor is the biggest "Money fight" in combat sports.

N.B: I'm talking about fighting straight up for the money, not legit competitive fights.

Fixed.

 

[MMAK]

He showed what an mma fighter could actually consistently make. But you have to be marketable. This isn't a sport anymore. It's a show.

He made that much as a boxer not MMA fighter. MMA fighters still make peanuts because Dana and owners are pocketing most of it.

 

[HereticBD]

Yes. Before Conor came around, combat sports were all about competition, and never about big money fights.

PS: The Earth is flat, the Lizard People are real, and I shot JFK.