holy ****, those are atrocious numbers

Good for Bisping, he should do what he can to fight GSP.

I actually feel like he beats Romero however it's clear he as more chance of winning against GSP and that would be his more lucrative option.

People like to give Bisping stick but there is not 1 single person on this planet who would agree to fight Romero for less money than you could get for fighting someone else who is way less likely to cause you long term damage.

For some reason the MMAWeekly article won't link properly so here's the reddit link to the thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comment...t&utm_name=MMA

pissy,

The problem isn't Bisping, it's the UFC allowing fighters to conduct themselves like this. Fighters should always seek the best financial outcomes for themselves, but it's the promotion's job to retain the integrity of the division and the belt. If a champion is not going to fight number 1 contenders, there's no point in having a belt in the first place, and fans get an added bonus of a diminished product. The UFC monopoly has a serious benefit in that it, used to, match up the best with the best. That is something boxing doesn't have and is worse off for it. UFC is now heading that direction, with fans and fighters justifiably complaining.

Stim,


Who is giving/receiving those bonuses?

I haven't really researched it but I saw some articles claiming stuff like this

http://mmapayout.com/category/promot...fa/zuffa-sale/

Stim,

Thanks, interesting structure. In the short term these guys are definitely highly incentivized to cut costs.

Really this deal seems to come down to the next round of tv licensing fees. They get a good deal for that, UFC will be positioned for success. If that's lower than they're aiming for, then who knows what fallout we'll see from that.

I think their recent bad ratings will definitely affect any new tv licensing deals in a big way.

New weight cutting regulations in CSAC, wonder if other states will implement this as well.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/CSA...lations-121497

Cormier gonna have to lay off the popeyes

New weight regulations Tl;dr-Cormier vs jones off.

I bet the rules definitely got DC worried AF. Though technically as long as he makes weight worst that will happen is recommendation he moves up weight classes. Unless for the first time in his career he decides not to be a fatty.

Dana said if Bisping is injured

Romero vs Whittaker for Interim, and that GSP will be fighting for the WW belt when he returns.

Woodley finna have some knee problems too lol.

Romero vs Whittaker is dope, but it really irritates me when champs sit out and make the contenders eliminate each other.

I just read somtehing that feels pretty bad in a vacuum.

Butterbean has a better record than BJ Penn...

Interesting thread from Shane Carwin showing how much he made back in the day for the Bock Lesnar fight - both from UFC and sponsors

https://www.reddit.com/r/MMA/comment...e_are_popular/

I think it might be old news to talk about the economics of my era because the times have changed.
Here is what I recall for Lesnar Fight.
Bout Agreement - 40/40
Contractual Bonus - I forget the amount under $65 over $30 for every fight.
Bonus from Lorenzo and Dana 1.25 million dollars
Bud Light 90,000 (+so much beer they got concerned)
Dethrone 4,000 a mo
NightRider 1,000 + sales a mo
Max Muscle (not featured) 6,500 a mo
Malibu Boats 3000 a month plus 3 $100,000 boats
Good4U Drinks 3000 a month plus 20,000 for the title
Warrior Wear 4000 a month (short sponsor) 20,000 title
Blow Out Cards - 15,000
The Gun Store 10,000?
MTX Audio 15,000?
One of my managers post on here he can add in the details.
a few of the sponsorships were just smaller people jumping on that night.
I went 8-0 all KO's in the first round and made about $30,000 in sponsorships ALL IN.
I went 2-2 and made a boat load (pun intended)
I made well over $2 million dollars and most of it losing fights and belts. Thank God for great management.

Schaub talked about that night before on JRE

I still like the theory that sparring with Carwin is why Schaub had a glass chin. Carwin is an amazing human being and Schaub is the worst.

I mean, getting blasted in the head on a daily basis by a gorilla can't be good for anybody's health....

Stim,

Woodley definitely wants a GSP fight. Hell, he offered to step in against Bisping. He crushes Georges, IMO. Also, a Middleweight Interim belt is a nice move. Forces Bisping to finally face a contender.

https://streamable.com/oa4v0

sick feature i discovered on fight pass...if you watch the full replay fights you can pick your camera angle and audio stream. you can watch from cageside or overhead cam, it's sick. and you can listen to the corner audio. i'm watching rousey v nunes with ronda's corner audio over and over, so glorious

Kell Brook v. Errol Spence Saturday at 5:15 ET, 5 star fight.

Damn lol



Apparently mangina might have lost a tooth lol.

Head moo-ment, head moo-ment...
CLLEEEEEEENCH...CHLEEEENCH

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yeah, going to be a banger. Bud Crawford just beat someone up last week as well. He and Spence are on a collision course as they new guard at 147 in the next year or so

There's a video that kinda sorta shows the incident and it doesn't seem like there was much to it.

Gardbrandt - Dillashaw off UFC 213

Hot damn that card is sweet.

Yea great card. Usually hate WMMA headlining but that's a good fight so it's all good.

Yoel vs Whittaker is dope. If Whittaker is able to win... that'd be a sick rise, most people didn't give him much of a chance against Jacare but he looked amazing. That boxing is sweet, especially for a bigger guy. Really like both of them a lot. Hard fight to predict as well.