Comments on: All About the Benjamins: UFC President Dana White talks fighter pay http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/ UFC news, event schedules, fight analysis, Octagon predictions, UFC fighters and MMA thoughts Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: ORTIZ!!!!!!08....BABY! http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-248493 ORTIZ!!!!!!08....BABY! Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:49:15 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-248493 i think that all fighters that say there not getting paid enough when there contract runs out sighn up for the ultimate fighter ,win it and get that six figure deal.and if that isnt enough money then your too freaking greety to be in this sport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think that all fighters that say there not getting paid enough when there contract runs out sighn up for the ultimate fighter ,win it and get that six figure deal.and if that isnt enough money then your too freaking greety to be in this sport!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: UFCmn89 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247933 UFCmn89 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:05:37 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247933 they guys that compare their salary to others are the people who bitch and moan. care about what you expect to make per fight, not the guy next to you and especially not the fucking president of the organization. im sure dana puts in tons of hours and he also took a risk with the fertita brothers in investing in the ufc, and it paid off, just like brokers in NY. they guys that compare their salary to others are the people who bitch and moan. care about what you expect to make per fight, not the guy next to you and especially not the fucking president of the organization. im sure dana puts in tons of hours and he also took a risk with the fertita brothers in investing in the ufc, and it paid off, just like brokers in NY.

]]> By: Jesse Canadian MMA http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247922 Jesse Canadian MMA Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:53:34 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247922 Hey I say the fighters must be at least content after all they're still fighting. and making 10 grand for 15 minutes of hard work is hardly a rip off. Everyone knows what the fighters get paid by the ufc and what they make from a fight from endorsements and other is also good pay. These men arn't underpaid if they thought they we're they would quit. Alot of them had careers elsewhere before they joined the ufc and instead chose to quit those, Why? money and it's what they want to do. I say leave it up to the fighters to complain about what they're making. Hey I say the fighters must be at least content after all they’re still fighting.
and making 10 grand for 15 minutes of hard work is hardly a rip off. Everyone knows what the fighters get paid by the ufc and what they make from a fight from endorsements and other is also good pay. These men arn’t underpaid if they thought they we’re they would quit. Alot of them had careers elsewhere before they joined the ufc and instead chose to quit those, Why? money and it’s what they want to do.
I say leave it up to the fighters to complain about what they’re making.

]]> By: Squishy Dolphin http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247279 Squishy Dolphin Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:46:56 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247279 [quote comment="247006"]Dana gets so much heat by self proclaimed hardcore mma fans.(Like the 90% above me) Any little thing he does and he is bashed into a living death. Casual fans tend to like him, but "hardcore mma fans" will never shut their pieholes. DANA RULES!![/quote] Screwing his fighters over is a little thing? Sokoudjou even stated before that he was going to take a pay cut going over to UFC. Dana pays his fighters way too little. This is probably the most aggressive sport there is, so with that in mind you can imagine the price of therapy, doctor visits, etc are higher than other sports. Not to mention what kind of condition these guys will be in when they are older. Hell look at Hulk Hogan, he's all messed up, and that wasn't even UFC fighting. Is Dana in this kind of situation? Nope. He might get a blister moving the seat forward in his private jet. Aww boo. [quote comment=”247006″]Dana gets so much heat by self proclaimed hardcore mma fans.(Like the 90% above me) Any little thing he does and he is bashed into a living death. Casual fans tend to like him, but “hardcore mma fans” will never shut their pieholes. DANA RULES!![/quote]

Screwing his fighters over is a little thing? Sokoudjou even stated before that he was going to take a pay cut going over to UFC. Dana pays his fighters way too little.

This is probably the most aggressive sport there is, so with that in mind you can imagine the price of therapy, doctor visits, etc are higher than other sports. Not to mention what kind of condition these guys will be in when they are older. Hell look at Hulk Hogan, he’s all messed up, and that wasn’t even UFC fighting.

Is Dana in this kind of situation? Nope. He might get a blister moving the seat forward in his private jet. Aww boo.

]]> By: mexican dude http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247006 mexican dude Fri, 28 Dec 2007 04:29:06 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-247006 Dana gets so much heat by self proclaimed hardcore mma fans.(Like the 90% above me) Any little thing he does and he is bashed into a living death. Casual fans tend to like him, but  "hardcore mma fans" will never shut their pieholes. DANA RULES!! Dana gets so much heat by self proclaimed hardcore mma fans.(Like the 90% above me) Any little thing he does and he is bashed into a living death. Casual fans tend to like him, but  “hardcore mma fans” will never shut their pieholes. DANA RULES!!

]]> By: PhilQNY http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246936 PhilQNY Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:11:46 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246936 [quote comment="246935"]Yo guys chk out this clip on Wandy and Chuck (2 Legends) This shit is dope. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z7RgEyitWos [quote comment=”246935″]Yo guys chk out this clip on Wandy and Chuck (2 Legends)

This shit is dope.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z7RgEyitWos

]]> By: PhilQNY http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246935 PhilQNY Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:10:28 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246935 Yo guys chk out this clip on Wandy and Chuck (2 Legends) This shit is dope. Yo guys chk out this clip on Wandy and Chuck (2 Legends)

This shit is dope.

]]> By: PhilQNY http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246932 PhilQNY Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:07:02 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246932 [quote comment="246926"]Wow... Isn't that how people end up in the desert. Phil any chance you'd share where you read/heared that? That is a slimey business move... but i'm interested in the details if you've got them.[/quote] Watch CNBC special on the ufc..from bloodsport to mainstream. Pay attention and youll see-hear what i am talking about. [quote comment=”246926″]Wow…

Isn’t that how people end up in the desert.

Phil any chance you’d share where you read/heared that?
That is a slimey business move… but i’m interested in the details if you’ve got them.[/quote]

Watch CNBC special on the ufc..from bloodsport to mainstream. Pay attention and youll see-hear what i am talking about.

]]> By: Big Zino http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246926 Big Zino Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:04:08 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246926 Wow... Isn't that how people end up in the desert. Phil any chance you'd share where you read/heared that? That is a slimey business move... but i'm interested in the details if you've got them. Wow… Isn’t that how people end up in the desert.

Phil any chance you’d share where you read/heared that?
That is a slimey business move… but i’m interested in the details if you’ve got them.

]]> By: PhilQNY http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246883 PhilQNY Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:58:02 +0000 http://mmamania.com/2007/12/27/all-about-the-benjamins-ufc-president-dana-white-talks-fighter-pay/#comment-246883 [quote comment="246822"]He sounds like every record exec I've ever worked with. Ive been in the music business for years, and I'm sure it works very similar to this. One of the things that is consistent is bigger labels, screwing over the musicians (or fighters if you will) and then trying to justify it all by using a few examples of the artists they don't screw over. "See, these guys are doing well!!". Smaller labels treat their artists better, they just don't have the reach and promotion the bigger ones do. This is most likely why Fedor didn't sign with the UFC. I don't blame him, Dana is just another shark. Hunting for money, paying "most" of his fighters crap and then trying to explain it all away. Yeh, keep raising those PPV event prices Dana, what are we at 44$ a shot now?? Yeh, you deserve some money too. I wonder if when the ppv price goes up, do fighters get more money? Nope.[/quote] Well said..and a very good example. If you guys go back and chk out that cnbc special ^bloodsport to mainstream...There was one part that stood out to me the most..the owner of Seg(former ufc owner) said they were trying to get the ufc back on cable-ppv..and they went to the nsac..to get the approval..and he said that things were going well they had felt..till he gets a call around midnight saying one of the commisioners had changed his mind and voted against the ufc...wanna know which who was it???????????? ¨LORENZO FERRTITA¨...not too long afterward he gets a call from ¨Dana White¨..saying..¨hey guess what I have someone intrested in buying the ufc from you¨...and replied let me get one guess... ¨LORENZO FERRTITA¨..and Dana said..¨how did you know??? IMO..that was a grimmey move. [quote comment=”246822″]He sounds like every record exec I’ve ever worked with.

Ive been in the music business for years, and I’m sure it works very similar to this.

One of the things that is consistent is bigger labels, screwing over the musicians (or fighters if you will) and then trying to justify it all by using a few examples of the artists they don’t screw over. “See, these guys are doing well!!”.

Smaller labels treat their artists better, they just don’t have the reach and promotion the bigger ones do. This is most likely why Fedor didn’t sign with the UFC. I don’t blame him, Dana is just another shark. Hunting for money, paying “most” of his fighters crap and then trying to explain it all away.

Yeh, keep raising those PPV event prices Dana, what are we at 44$ a shot now?? Yeh, you deserve some money too. I wonder if when the ppv price goes up, do fighters get more money? Nope.[/quote]

Well said..and a very good example.

If you guys go back and chk out that cnbc special ^bloodsport to mainstream…There was one part that stood out to me the most..the owner of Seg(former ufc owner) said they were trying to get the ufc back on cable-ppv..and they went to the nsac..to get the approval..and he said that things were going well they had felt..till he gets a call around midnight saying one of the commisioners had changed his mind and voted against the ufc…wanna know which who was it????????????

¨LORENZO FERRTITA¨…not too long afterward he gets a call from ¨Dana White¨..saying..¨hey guess what I have someone intrested in buying the ufc from you¨…and replied let me get one guess…

¨LORENZO FERRTITA¨..and Dana said..¨how did you know???

IMO..that was a grimmey move.

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