UFC Merchandising Agreement - Fighters Get Scammed

[ocfightfan]

Very interesting. But I have a question. How do we know that all this stuff is whats actually in the UFCs contract? So far I'm just seeing some guy who claims to have a law degree from Cornell putting up claims on a website. I don't see any scans of orgininal documents, just claims.

But lets say its all true. Its not that much of a suprise, and its smart from a business perspective for the UFC to try to lock up every advantage they can. Yes, its draconian, if true, and yes it would be nice for fighters to get more out of this money making machine that Dana and the Fertitas have built, but we'll see how much it all stands up in the future.

[Urbansavage55]

It really sucks to know that beneath it all it isnt about the people it isnt about the fans and it isnt about putting on the best show possible..... Its about money for the fertitas and dana white. heres to hoping affliction stays afloat.

[BADBOYISBACK]

Originally Posted by via armbar

No r-tard. Its 10% per person. Not 10% of the total.

10% per fighter? ahahahahhahahahaha! congrats on the idiot award. if all 80 fighter got 10%, wouldnt that be 800% total? idiot.

so ufc makes 100%, distributes 800%, and is negative over 700%. lol.

[Macedawgg]

Originally Posted by via armbar

No r-tard. Its 10% per person. Not 10% of the total.

Depends. For product sold by Zuffa involving the identity of a single fighter, it is 10%. For product sold by Zuffa involving the identity of multiple fighters, the combined revenue is tallied, and 10% of that is split amongst all of the fighters appearing in that product line.

[internet tufguy]

Originally Posted by DNA4421

dont bite the hand that feeds you....where were the fighters before the zuffa marketing machine ....fighting for PRIDE,WFA,BoDog,M1...old WEC.....these fighters are becoming millionaires.........Zuffa is making millions but is also spending millions getting marketing and media attention....the more money the UFC makes the more money the fighters make on endorsements

Whatever Dana

[bilbo baggins]

i LOVE THE WAY DOUCHEBAGS PICK AND CHOOSE TINY TIDBITS TO FEED TO YOU OTHER DOUCHEBAGS THAT WILL JUMP ASLL OVER IT AND EAT IT UP, LIKE THEY ARE KEEPING THESE GUYS LOCKED INA DARK ROOM SOMEWHERE AND SLIDING THEM BREAD AND WATER UNDER THE DOOR.
i DONT KNOW WHOS WORSE HERE, THE DOUCHEBAG THAT STARTED THIUS THREAD, OR ALL THE LITTLE DOUCHEBAGS THAT READ IT AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE WAY THINGS REALLY ARE

[FortheLoveofMMA]

Originally Posted by BADBOYISBACK

10% per fighter? ahahahahhahahahaha! congrats on the idiot award. if all 80 fighter got 10%, wouldnt that be 800% total? idiot.

so ufc makes 100%, distributes 800%, and is negative over 700%. lol.

a cutthroat way of explaining it, but yes, you are correct.

its 10% total, split up among all the fighters involved in that product line.

[Macedawgg]

Originally Posted by ocfightfan

Very interesting. But I have a question. How do we know that all this stuff is whats actually in the UFCs contract? So far I'm just seeing some guy who claims to have a law degree from Cornell putting up claims on a website. I don't see any scans of orgininal documents, just claims.

But lets say its all true. Its not that much of a suprise, and its smart from a business perspective for the UFC to try to lock up every advantage they can. Yes, its draconian, if true, and yes it would be nice for fighters to get more out of this money making machine that Dana and the Fertitas have built, but we'll see how much it all stands up in the future.

Very fair comment. My name is posted on the blog site, but of course, most of the posters here don't know me from Adam.

[ezekielthree]

now you see why Fedor's manager wasn't having any of it.

[sbruckmair]

It doesn't surprise me.