UFC Merchandising Agreement - Fighters Get Scammed

[Sports Select]

Originally Posted by LunchMoney

I wouldn't sign any contract with an unlimited term.
its up to the fighter to get proper legal representation
before signing. I'm surprised you don't see the fighters
hiring real sports agents to get them better contracts.
with terms this unfair it will probably happen sooner than later.

I'm pretty sure those terms would be deemed "unfair" in the UK and thus wouldn't hold up in court.

[neil_cdn]

eeh, dunno about this one, you made it sound really bad, but i imagine if they sold 10 million chuck liddell dolls at 10$ a piece, even 10% of that gets you a solid million in your pocket, That whole clause of them claiming royalties for life is something shady tho imo.

[Jmend255]

We are discussing it here as well.

***GOOD READ***UFC's Merchandise Agreement: Good in Theory, Not on Paper***

[Clubfingers]

I really don't think it sounds bad at all. If you guys think fighters are making money off selling their own products on their own, then you are wrong.

The average fighter that even has his own merch is ultra small time, selling maybe 10 items a week off a website. They will make WAY more by letting UFC do all the work, making their 6 appearances and just cashing the checks.

This whole merch plan is great news for fighters!

[Jmend255]

Originally Posted by Clubfingers

I really don't think it sounds bad at all. If you guys think fighters are making money off selling their own products on their own, then you are wrong.

The average fighter that even has his own merch is ultra small time, selling maybe 10 items a week off a website. They will make WAY more by letting UFC do all the work, making their 6 appearances and just cashing the checks.

This whole merch plan is great news for fighters!

Tons of UFC fighters get cut or eventually move on to another org.
This contract would restrict them of making a living after the UFC, which could mean a whopping 2 fights.

You still think it is great for fighters? It may be good for Chuck Liddell or Forrest, it will absolutely be slavery for the other 80-90%% of UFC fighters.

[alexdj99]

Originally Posted by DNA4421

before Zuffa how many of these fighters were making more than 200k per year???? how many fighters were being sponsered as heavily.....

Where would Zuffa be without the fighters moron?

[DNA4421]

Originally Posted by Salohcin

They shouldn't have to rely on endorsements to pay their bills and make a living. The organization they fight for and bring money in for should be paying the majority of their paycheck.

lol where do you think all major sport opgs make their money??????????endorsements!

[Depth]

And people bitch about Fedor not signing with Zuffa?

[monkeyg0d]

Not all that different than what almost any contracted employee would have to sign for any industry.

You should see some of the crap I and others have had to argue over when doing contract work for game development.


The biggest things in there are the likeness rights, which is complete crap. It looks like a WWE contract....

[DNA4421]

Originally Posted by alexdj99

Where would Zuffa be without the fighters moron?

its a give and take but its the marketing that has made the money..........fighters are still around but it wasnt until Zuffa that they started to get paid (in the US)