Idc what the fighters did when the UFC banned sponsors. They can renegotiate their contract or ask to be let go from their contract. I literally don't care, like literally, no care.
oh, so is that how contracts work? if you sign a contract and later decide that it's a shit deal, you can just renegotiate? that's awesome, even if it makes the contract almost completely useless. you know, with the UFC being in a position to tell you to fuck off. they don't renegotiate with you, and they don't let you go. you can either fight for peanuts for them, or not fight at all.
it's funny how you whine that they shouldn't have signed then, but when shown the idiocy of that argument, you double down with "i don't care". of course you don't, you're a fucking dolt.
I can already see someone schooled you on the different sports leagues you mentioned. The NBA makes way more than the UFC. Off the top of my head, Lebron, Curry, Harden, Westbrook, all make around 40 million. There are NBA players making less than 1 million. That's a 40 million difference from the top and bottom. Do you have a problem with that as well? Lmfao.
yeah, calling them private was my fuckup, my bad. it doesn't change my point much, though. and i don't have a problem with lebron making 40 million, much like i don't have a problem with conor making 20. i'm glad when fighters get paid, that's my entire point. what i do have a problem with is that people fight 3 times a year for the premiere organisation which brings in 750 million dollars of revenue, and get paid 10k to show and 3k from reebok. they do 3 camps and 3 fights, and walk away with ~50 thousand dollars. it's ridiculous.
The UFC's finances aren't public so you don't know where their expenses go but don't let not knowing the facts, stop you from having such a strong opinion on the topic.
yeah... that's not true. they aren't public, but they do leak out eventually, and we actually do know for a fact that their expenses are nowhere near their revenue. they are in fact making a profit.
have a look
here, friend. google will return many other results.
Nobody is forcing grown adults to sign UFC contracts. Nobody is even forcing them to be MMA fighters.
this is the dumbest position to hold as a fan of the sport. do you want the guys who make it to the UFC to struggle? to barely cover the cost of training, or actually lose money fighting? do you want fewer people in the talent pool, and have shittier fighters?
there is absolutely no reason for a person who enjoys the sport and isn't associated with the company to side with corporate when it comes to fighter pay. it's absurd.