Right. We are talking IG.
Your example of that model: “Nobody knows who the fuck she is” .... but she has 7.5 MILLION followers on IG. Do you realize how stupid you sound?
Get out of the MMA bubble. See where the real money is being made. See the “paid partnership” tag on that model’s post about a protein brand? She got more money from that one IG post than most of the fighters on the card this Saturday. 7.5 million people saw it. That is more than the highest UFC PPV buys.
Yes let’s be real. UFC fighters make peanuts in relation to the audience they draw, the attention they get and the sacrifices they make. It is a sucker’s deal for all except a rare few.
I do not begrudge any fighter for wanting to be paid more.
There are many legends of the sport who are broke. Financially and physically. It should be obvious by now that results as a fighter have little bearing on success in life.
The fighters are finally cluing in. Unlike you, they are looking outside the MMA bubble. They are realizing they are not getting what they are worth.