TUF info from wikipedia

johnmxg12 · 11-10-2006, 12:10 PM

If this has been posted already, i apologize, i couldn't find it. TUF pay scale:

The six-figure contract

The winners of the first three seasons of The Ultimate Fighter competition, and certain runner-ups depending on their performance in their competition finals, receive the touted "six-figure" contract to fight in the UFC. These contracts are specifically three-year contracts with a guaranteed first year. Each year consists of three fights, the first year's purse per fight consist of $12,000 guaranteed with a $12,000 win bonuses (a maximum of $24,000 per fight), the second year's purse per fight is $16,000 with a $16,000 win bonus (a maximum of $32,000 per fight) and the third year's purse per fight is at $22,000 with a $22,000 win bonus (a maximum of $44,000 per fight). A TUF winner who goes 9-0 can earn $300,000 total on the contract, but only $36,000 is guaranteed.

Those that have not won the competition can still fight in the UFC. Their contracts however are not the same as the six-figure deal above.

Future plans

On March 23, 2006, UFC and Spike TV announced they have agreed to an extension of their working agreement and there will be four more seasons of The Ultimate Fighter after TUF3. TUF 4 is currently airing, TUF 5 & 6 will air in 2007, and TUF 7 will air in 2008.

Jens Pulver, former UFC Lightweight Champion, will be a coach for TUF 5.

A Spanish language version of the series, tentatively known as Ultimate Fighter Mexico, is in the works.

johnmxg12 · 11-10-2006, 01:11 PM

so what's gaurunteed to TUF guys is only 36,000. they wont get anything near six figures if they continue to lose.

a TUF guy who wins 9 straight wont even get to the amount Royce got for one fight with matt hughes

griffithberserk · 11-10-2006, 01:14 PM

TUF 7??? How many are they gonna make?

**DimmuSakuraba** · 11-10-2006, 01:18 PM

They're gonna make as many as possible until Spike TV gets another series that draws ratings

Damaclease · 11-10-2006, 01:23 PM

Keep the TuFs comming i love the free fights and watching the fighters have fun/ train.

Titan40 · 11-10-2006, 01:25 PM

eventually there guna run out of prospects....

I think a good idea would be to have a TUF Japan, or a TUF Brazil... just get it out of the states. This way you can get all new athletes from other countries that would have a hard time being recognized otherwise.

Foot Lock · 11-10-2006, 01:25 PM

And I'll watch each and every episode of every season. Fucking dedication.

Estemachine · 11-10-2006, 01:25 PM

I love the wikipedia threads, mostly because wikipedia is one of the most unreliable sources out there. But in this case I agree with the amount of money that fighters get paid.

Trillione · 11-10-2006, 01:31 PM

Looks similar to the Rich Franklin contract.

GOHOINC · 11-10-2006, 01:55 PM

Oh, its 36k guaranteed the first year alone if you lose all your fights. Mostlikely you wouldnt be brought back after losing three straight fights in a year. But from the info you posted, they would be guaranteed 36K, 48K and 66K each year respectively not just 36k...

Honestly Im tired of hearing people moan and complain about the pay scale for fighters. Ill agree that compared to other pro athletes they are getting the short end of the stick. BUt you know what, Ill guarantee that my dad works harder everyday of his life than alot of fighters do even when they are training. And he sure as shit doesnt get anywhere near 100K a year. If anything they get paid a better than average salary in the real world. All pro atheltes should be brought down to this pay scale. It would go along way to getting people to play sports because they love it not because theyll get rich.

I respect what these guys do and admire it. But the bottom line is, despite what anyone says fighting is not a job that someone does "for my kids" or "for my family". Fighting is a job someone does because they simply dont want to or cant work a real job, they would rather train for a fight and use the rest of their time to do whatever they want. Ultimately, pro Fighting is a job that one does for ones self and ones self alone. I cant blame them Id like to do that. BUt all pro athletes need to quit the moaning and realise they get paid to play a game, they should consider themselves fortunate enoguh to have a job let alone one that pays so well for such a small amount of actual work in comparison with 9-5 m-f intensive laborer.