UFC 116 discussion/matchups

[Luke]

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$50K is pretty weak, even by MMA standards. So I will say that for sure. If Carwin wins the belt though, he will no doubt be getting a better deal on his contract next time around.

Pretty weak? Its a complete joke imo. Had Dana came to me with a contract for 50k to fight for the HW title I would have told him shove it .


Last night Cotto got 2 million dollars for his fight on HBO ,2 MILLION and it wasnt even a PPV.

Carwin gets 50k to fight on PPV lol. I find it funny that Dana has any fighters that want to fight in the UFC.

Last event(UFC 114) had 700k in buys and a $3.9 million dollar gate .Thats 39 million dollars and they had a payroll of 1.4 million

[Mr. IWS]

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To be honest though, these guy can bitch and complain all they want, but they need to band together and form some kind of union. I dont think it will ever happen, being that fighting is such an indivdualized sport, but I its the only way to force the UFC's hand.

[SPX]

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Pretty weak? Its a complete joke imo. Had Dana came to me with a contract for 50k to fight for the HW title I would have told him shove it . ::

I'm sure Carwin's still under the stipulations of an old contract. I don't know of any provisions that say the UFC renegotiates contracts in the event of a title fight. He will no doubt get a better deal next time around, though.

Also, I don't really see the deal with it being an HW fight. Other divisions are just as popular as the HW right now. This isn't boxing in 1992. I mean, I don't think Dan Hardy got a boatload of money to fight GSP, but there wasn't a lot of uproar about it.

Last night Cotto got 2 million dollars for his fight on HBO ,2 MILLION and it wasnt even a PPV.

Carwin gets 50k to fight on PPV lol. I find it funny that Dana has any fighters that want to fight in the UFC.

Last event(UFC 114) had 700k in buys and a $3.9 million dollar gate .Thats 39 million dollars and they had a payroll of 1.4 million

It's important to keep in mind that there's a fundamental difference in the way that boxing matches and MMA events are promoted. While I do agree that the UFC needs to pay their fighters more, I don't think it's fair to expect any MMA org to payout like boxing does. They just can't.

[Luke]

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To be honest though, these guy can bitch and complain all they want, but they need to band together and form some kind of union. I dont think it will ever happen, being that fighting is such an indivdualized sport, but I its the only way to force the UFC's hand.

100% agree .


I want to see the day where GSP fights Silva and they are both making 10 million for the fight

[Luke]

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George Sotiropoulos -180

Kurt Pellegrino +150

[poopoo333]

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That should change soon.

[Luke]

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That should change soon.

How so?

[Thewiseman]

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George Sotiropoulos -180

Kurt Pellegrino +150

Where at??

[Luke]

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George Sotiropoulos -180

Kurt Pellegrino +150

Where at??

The secret mma sportsbooks in Las Vegas ,that is all I can say

[poopoo333]

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That should change soon.

How so?

I think money will come in on Pellegrino.

[Luke]

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That should change soon.

How so?

I think money will come in on Pellegrino.

oh got ya

[triathlete]

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I've been absent lately, but I'm headed to Vietnam for two weeks starting tomorrow. Going to miss the fights Saturday :(

I had this bright idea to buy some UFC 116 tickets and sell them for investment purposes. It worked for UFC 100... but now no one has bitten... so if you're interested in going and want tickets... let me know ASAP. $200 bucks... it's what I paid for them.

[Luke]

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I've been absent lately, but I'm headed to Vietnam for two weeks starting tomorrow. Going to miss the fights Saturday :(

I had this bright idea to buy some UFC 116 tickets and sell them for investment purposes. It worked for UFC 100... but now no one has bitten... so if you're interested in going and want tickets... let me know ASAP. $200 bucks... it's what I paid for them.

Vietnam? why gods name you going there?

[triathlete]

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Wife's family is from central Vietnam. Going to visit her grandparents, who have a few years left in them. It'll be, odd. I am from North Dakota originally, so this is going to be a bit of culture shock for me :)

[Mr. IWS]

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so this is going to be a bit of culture shock for me :)

LOL, I think thats a bit of an understatment. Have a safe one bro.