Something has to give
Ivan Trembow has posted the fighters' purses from UFC 63 and 64. Check this . . .
For the fighters' sake, I hope another promotion becomes successful enough that the UFC has to raise its pay scale so that fighters can afford to make a decent living by appearing in multi-million dollar PPV events.
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The total purses for UFC 64: $209,000You can say all you want about the undisclosed bonuses the UFC gives a few top fighters or the amount of Xyience sponsorship deals it helps fighters secure, but these numbers seem totally out of whack. Kenny Florian's official purse in his fight for the 155 pound championship was $8,000 for crying out loud.
The total live gate for UFC 64: $2,314,000
(And that does not count the PPV revenue)
For the fighters' sake, I hope another promotion becomes successful enough that the UFC has to raise its pay scale so that fighters can afford to make a decent living by appearing in multi-million dollar PPV events.
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With all the talk of the UFC and salary...has anyone looked at the other promotions and what they pay? I mean, would a comparison chart be a good idea?
Posted by Brian | 10/18/2006 12:40 PM