10 G's for brain damage is a great deal. OP I could give you brain damage for free if I saw you in the streets.
You damn right.
Yea, in all seriousness, fighting in the UFC is an opportunity. To see if you're the best. No one fights for 12k and sticks with that (unless things dont go as planned and they dont have a back up). You fight for exposure and the potential for bigger pay.Well 12k is the UFC's new bottom pay... but we all know it's about more than that one pay day. On the real, it's about more than pay at all for most people.
yes because I dont want to lose my good looks.Or would you take the brain damage and the inevitable early death that ensued?
For sure testing themselves & getting the limitless opportunity that UFC offers... is WAY more motivation than their intro salary..Yea, in all seriousness, fighting in the UFC is an opportunity. To see if you're the best. No one fights for 12k and sticks with that (unless things dont go as planned and they dont have a back up). You fight for exposure and the potential for bigger pay.
Yea and thats what interesting about the UFC. It's a typical business where the larger business can afford to pay more. So compared to regional circuits its the big ticket. But, it also has a lot of market share where it has a lot of competition for fighters. So it doesnt need to pay as much to attract fighters, given their marketing size/name brand value. So, they will pay more if need be. You need to fight for your bigger paychecks and demonstrate value. You probably need to deal with negativity from the other negotiating side as well. So the dream is there, but you have to be smart about your career. One devastating loss and you're done.For sure testing themselves & getting the limitless opportunity that UFC offers... is WAY more motivation than their intro salary..
keep in mind though... each UFC contract comes with a guaranteed 3 fights per year (offered) & each fight progresses in pay by 2k. So even if someone loses 3 times... it's still 42k for the year if they accept all 3 fights that are offered to them.
The main consideration about pay though is that it doubles if you win. So if someone wins all 3 fights... their pay is $84k for the year. Pretty fooking sweet pay yeah? plus health insurance & travel expenses. Win or Lose, that's a hell of a lot better than the chump change they were making in the regional circuit.
maybe CM punk for his third fight.No way Im fighting a professional UFC fighter for 10k.
(unless they are a woman. I would destroy them)
How dare you talk about Yoel like that.Y’all sound poor.
$10k is nothing after you pay your manager, gym, food, whores, roids and alpha brain.
Easy to turn down something you'd never be offered in a million yearsI wouldn't accept the $10K in the first place.