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machine29 · 06-25-2008, 07:31 AM

Think about it though. How many fighters have clothing Companies that sell their likeness?

GSP with Afflicition, Rampage with Affliction, Chuck was butu know Dana probably excluded him

Im just saying, most fighters cant make money off themselves. Really Tito and Randy are the only two I can think of that have really made a shit ton of cash off their personal clothing lines.

So this is no risk option to make a ton of money. The fighters who are business savvy and plan on building their own clothing CO> won't sign it. The ones who have no clue how to market or start a CO will gladly sign it and make way more money than they could ever dream of.

I love how people claim the UFC are ripping them when they arent forcing them to sign anything. U dont have to sign it but they dont want to hear u crying when this dude is a millionaire and u are only making sponsorships and fight purses.

Some of u are getting confused I can tell.
They can still wear Tapout,American Fighter, Warrior etc to the octagon. They can still have all their sponsors. They just cant make a T shirt with their likeness *meaning their name or picture on it and sell it*

How many fucking fighters do that anyway? Hell even Tito only has maybe 4 or 5 shirts with his pic on it.

ALSO:

if the fighters get 10 percent off the video game to split.

think of that. That game will EASILY sell 2 million units. Thats a gross of 120 million dollars. fighters will split 12 mil off the game.

12 million divided by lets say 100 fighters would be 120,000 each for doing nothing. say only 20 fighters are offered this deal, that would be 600G's a piece for doing nothing.

06-25-2008, 07:31 AM	#48 (permalink)
machine29 Banned Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chattanooga TN Posts: 1,403	Think about it though. How many fighters have clothing Companies that sell their likeness? GSP with Afflicition, Rampage with Affliction, Chuck was butu know Dana probably excluded him Im just saying, most fighters cant make money off themselves. Really Tito and Randy are the only two I can think of that have really made a shit ton of cash off their personal clothing lines. So this is no risk option to make a ton of money. The fighters who are business savvy and plan on building their own clothing CO> won't sign it. The ones who have no clue how to market or start a CO will gladly sign it and make way more money than they could ever dream of. I love how people claim the UFC are ripping them when they arent forcing them to sign anything. U dont have to sign it but they dont want to hear u crying when this dude is a millionaire and u are only making sponsorships and fight purses. Some of u are getting confused I can tell. They can still wear Tapout,American Fighter, Warrior etc to the octagon. They can still have all their sponsors. They just cant make a T shirt with their likeness meaning their name or picture on it and sell it How many fucking fighters do that anyway? Hell even Tito only has maybe 4 or 5 shirts with his pic on it. ALSO: if the fighters get 10 percent off the video game to split. think of that. That game will EASILY sell 2 million units. Thats a gross of 120 million dollars. fighters will split 12 mil off the game. 12 million divided by lets say 100 fighters would be 120,000 each for doing nothing. say only 20 fighters are offered this deal, that would be 600G's a piece for doing nothing.