Topic: The UFC Info and Prediction Thread - page 238. (Read 100472 times)

If only the money made in the UFC was good. Fighters wouldn't bother with boxers to hold show boxing matches. It was always said that there would be a Francis Ngannou and Tyson Fury boxing match. If Ngannou had earned enough money, I don't think he would have bothered for a Boxing match. The UFC should raise their own fighters. As a matter of fact, fighters can win what they want when they make a good show on the media side. Although it is a technical and specific fighting organization, it has a show side. Featured fighters on the show side. It also influences referee decisions. To deny that I said this whether the fighter is in the foreground, we need to talk about a few more and the referee decisions taken.

Boxing is an Olympic sport with a lot of history. Organizations within MMA are very new and there is a lot of things to do.

It was surely a sad thing for the MMA world the American Psycho Stephan Bonnar is really something and watching the replay of that fight it was really an intense fight I really don't know about The Ultimate Fighter because that was in 2005 and I don't have any idea about the UFC back then, in actuality I have known UFC back on 2011 but I am not interested in it, so Bonnar and Griffin I really don't have any idea who they are but when I have seen a news about a former UFC fighter I was interested about the story, so I have rewatched most of his fights,


1st of all you have said that UFC is not broke, yeah they aren't broke at all because of that they can pay most of its fighters I think the UFC PPV and the people watching and getting interested in UFC have increased aswell, but the salary is not increasing at all, only the favorite of Dana White gets to have higher pay, if you are not the favorite cash cow then you can not get an increase in salary, but boxing and MMA have quite different taste for the people so there are a different sales in with the difference combat department and boxing is more popular because it is well-known or the 1st ever combat sport,

Well, Boxing is deadlier if not given proper timing by the referee when to stop the fight I really think that referees should be more trained in handling their job and more knowledgeable about the situation, just to prevent those illegal punches like rabbit punches in the demise of Prichard Colon it should be prevented,

Personally, I do not like comparing the salary of boxers with the UFC fighters. Because first of all, I do not think UFC makes anywhere near the money that boxing makes. And there are simple reasons for that. UFC is a lot more technical compared to boxing. So it is not necessary that everyone will understand UFC.

But that’s not the main reason. A lot of people think that UFC is deadlier than boxing. But the facts say that fighters have died in boxing a lot more than that UFC, at least in recent times. I think ultimately it comes down to the marketing. And boxing does the marketing really well. Better than that UFC in some aspect I will say.

But at the same time, I really believe that UFC can give the fighters a lot more money than they are currently giving. UFC is not also that broke. And the fighters do realize that. Francis Nganou is someone who got paid a really small amount of money as the champion of a weight class. And when all this started, I googled his salary and it was absolutely insulting for a fighter like him in my opinion.

The Ultimate fighter final between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar is one of the greatest fights and that attracted more exposure and fans for the UFC when they were literally struggling to attract audience and so is the reason Stephan Bonnar got the contract even though he lost the fight and it was a really close fight and it is really sad that he is no more.

A quick rundown on the fighter is as good to go and even watching some of the fighters highlights what you want, is a great refresher to get you into combat sports mostly UFC, and a little bit of research and I think you are good to go with the discussions,

I guess if a fighter is a no show just like in boxing they will not get paid, and I think you need to provide an article or something in backing up what you are saying, I think the UFC has some health insurance for their fighters and just like the Jiri Prochazka shoulder injury, he will get surgery for that and I think Dana White is saying that he will not let Jiri Prochazka get inside the ring without proper medication about his situation, and Dana White can not let that happen and here is a VIDEO saying Dana White will pay for all finances in the hospital, well so may there is certain health insurance for UFC fighters, or maybe it is not exclusive for all,


These two surely got a huge grudge at each other Throat, for me they should leave it all inside the ring, Jorge Masvidal looks like a psychopath but maybe there is a deeper reason why he is doing this thing and pretty much the two will not let you onboard about the topic, but maybe it is a way to promote their fight again which is not a good idea now because Jorge Masvidal was defeated easily and another rematch is really not worth it Jorge Masvidal should retire from the UFC and move on to other Combat sports such as Bellator,

There are a lot of boxing events every year and it's more than the UFC. The UFC is just like a single promoter but its value is probably bigger than all the top boxing promotions combined because it keeps a huge portion of its revenues. There are probably more than 30 people in boxing that are paid millions of dollars per fight. More events means more revenues too. TV deals are more than enough to cover events like Fight Nights while PPVs are extra money that networks usually earn from zero to little. Boxing PPVs are designed to pay the superstars which can take up to 90% of their revenues, so it is not for promoters and TV networks as the main beneficiaries. There's a reason why Bob Arum of Top Rank and the various tv networks do not like staging PPVs in general since they are risky if in case the buys are not enough to cover the guaranteed purse. On the other side, the UFC is the main beneficiary of its PPV events dictating the terms on how its stars can take a share except probably for Connor McGregor who learned a lot from Mayweather.

It is so weird to see fighters who has restarted UFC (I am talking about season first the ultimate fighter tv series) pass away. Few days ago Stephan Bonnar passed away. I remember that he and Forrest Griffin were the only two fighters from TUF, that got a contracts, despite one of them had lost. Another UFC fighter who has died relatively young…

This story continues, now you can listen to Colby Covington talking with detectives about Jorge Masvidal from March this year.
He was not talking with Mavidal before this incident but he was talking with Masvidal's wife and he used parts of his personal life to trigger him.
We also know that Masvidal owns Rolex Presidental, policeman liked it 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zowVuPYrRc

I confess that I haven't been following UFC for years and I'm also not a person who has been following a lot of news about UFC for years, I'm a newcomer to the UFC so maybe my comment may contain errors but that are not intentional, one of these days I saw fighters complaining on the news that in the UFC they didn't have health insurance, life insurance and that they were paid very poorly, I confess that I don't understand how contracts are made in the UFC so it's hard for me to know if each fighter only receives the money for that fight he did and if he doesn't fight, he doesn't get paid or if he has a contract that allows him to receive a salary even if he's not fighting

I was thinking, if a fighter breaks his leg? it means that this fighter, in addition to not having a health plan, will have to pay out of pocket for treatment at the hospital, he will also have to stop fighting and as a consequence he will not receive any more money and he will not get another job because he won't be able to walk normally, so why do fighters earn so little when it's a high risk what they do?

I have watched the Video "My Mistake" and yeah Jiri Prochazka is really doing fine, and Magomed Ankalaev was there when it happen that shoulder injury, he was taking light sparring with Ankalaev's team, it was really rare for Prochazka and Ankalaev to be on the same sparring session and on the same division well I think Prochazka is really preparing for Glover Texeira and Magomed Ankalaev is the right decision to make the fight with Texeira a bit easy, that is why Prochazka even though he is seen with good striking also when faced on the ground Glover Texeira is having a hardtime against him,

But talking about the upcoming Light Heavyweight fight with Glover Texeira VS Jamahal Hill It will be an interesting one, but for me, Glover Texeira has the advantage in my opinion but let's just wait, for me Jamahal Hil will need to enhance his takedown defense against Texeira, of even add the ground game to his arsenal,


Yup! it could be that far for some competition just like the UFC showing up on their doorstep, and knocking that they are now with the level of competition just like the UFC, well for me UFC will likely be famous for reason that they aren't giving a full amount of money to the fighters but it was going to the company to increase the companies greatness but apparently, this is why it is hard for other combat sports to be on the level of the UFC, Dana White just really did a great job in getting this company rises so it is very hard to out thrown the UFC from the number 1 spot,

If Hill can't defend Teixeira's TD's I think it's gonna be a long night for Hill.  Hopefully he fixed his holes in the wrestling and grappling department.  The old guy can still fight.  Cardio's a bit shot tho as shown in his match against Prochazka.  But Teixeira prolly learned from it and fixed it. 

As for Teixeira, he should be clinching a lot and grind Hill against the cage as Hill has a bit of power in hands.  I rate Hill's boxing slightly better than Prochazka's.

Fighter pay will likely be rectified. Eventually, the UFC will be feeling the competition from the other organisations, but they'll be able to easily compete with that since they've basically been building a cash cow. The UFC is probably as close as you can get to a monopoly. I don't see any other organisation challenging them in the next 10 years. I could be wrong on that, but in terms of viewership, and popularity the UFC will probably remain at the top for quite some time.

The more breaking news is Texeira vs Hill. I remember that Texeira refused Ankalaev and Blachowicz, because he was waiting for Prochazka (who is recovering quickly, injury seems to not so bad + there is a funny story behind that injury), and now he has chosen Hill. Hill supposed to meet Antony Smith (who seems to be a much better opponent for Texeira) march 2023. But Hill was pulled out to face Texeira January 22. Basically Hill has 1 month to prepare against a BJJ guy, former champ, while being a basic boxer, during Xmas while being a father of 6 Good Luck.

Dana White just wants to be rich and without giving any conclusion regarding the recent fight Robbery on the UFC 282 | Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev well regarding that I think I can not trust any decision fights that are happening with the UFC, if a fighter really wants a win he needs to knock out or Submits his opponent,

Jorge Masvidal is turning into a Psychopath I really think he needs medical attention the grudge he has against Colby Covington might be into deep for him to do such things, and for me, I was really envious of Covington having a Beautiful anime loving girlfriend Polyana Viana and in recent wins of Polyana Viana she recently tweeted this and I was really shocked, I never thought that Covington will have a fetish for such things, for me Polyana needs a respectful guy in her side, (just like me) just kidding,

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And just in BREAKING! Marlon Vera vs Cory Sandhagen, I really thought that Vera will have a shot at Sean O'Malley in a rematch but having a fight with Sandhagen is still a big fight, but for me, a rematch will be a great deal now that O'Malley is in the higher ranks and really to take on Aljamain Sterling, but yeah It is official that the Marlon Vera VS Cory Sandhagen fight will surely be a great watch and it will take place on February 18, 2023, next year,

Haha White never get enough and always ready to do anything to create attention or even rising the prices for 5 dollars, many will say it’s a small rise but with millions of subscriptions that’s a lot more money for Ufc.
Jorge Masvidal act was really disappointing jumping on his opponent Colby that he lost against him two weeks before this incident, no matter what was between them it’s unprofessional and unacceptable for ufc fighter to jump on anyone in the streets. The whole story started after Colby said that Jorge is a dead heart dad that doesn’t talk with his own kids knowing that Colby has a relationship with Jorge’s ex wife and even talked with his kids. That’s what upset him and did this thing

UFC is increasing price for PPV in 2023 and it's going to be $79.99, so more money for Dana White 
There are no fights in UFC in this period but interesting things are always happening in world of MMA and UFC, and I saw video of Jorge Masvidal arrest was released.
This happened after he attacked Colby Covington in public, but he was very relaxed, chatting and smiling with police officers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WcLMUSsXhg

Well, I think people are used to these kinds of situations they are just used to getting that portion with the UFC, and people are OK with it, while UFC is using that in getting more, I really think this would stop when there are other combat sports out there that may triumph over UFC's popularity but giving the most generous salary for its fighters and in that case, fighters will switch to that Combat sports and UFC will realize that they need to take action by competing with that said Combat sports because pretty much it is really hard to attain that if people are used to these kinds of setup,


After that Jared Gordon's fight against Paddy Pimblett, I will never look at Paddy Pimblett the same again, he needs to really improve himself and against a veteran and unranked fighter Jared Gordon, he is pushing his boundaries in beating him that goes to show that he isn't really ready yet for the big guns in the top 15, even though he didn't lose that fight the hype train is still derailed because of that performance, and for me, Jared Gordon should have won that,

And regarding the wrong scoring of the judges, not only the Co-Main Event but the Main Event aswell the Jan Blachowicz VS Magomed Ankalaev was a Robbery and the fans are not happy with the result and what Dana White has said about it, there shouldn't be anyone judging the fight if they are not be put to trial for the wrong judging they did, and if this is not fixed I think it is better to not have judges anymore,

I think UFC will never pay millions or same rewards as there are in boxing. How often does a boxing promotion has an event? 1 or 2 per year? How many UFC events we have ? Nearly every week. Paying huge reward to someone means paying huge rewards to others also. Otherwise they will start a strike. If UFC really pays everyone multiple times more than they do now, imagine how much PPV or event tickets would cost. Will you be ready to pay 500 bucks to watch 4-8 fight on a TV ?

In terms of MMA viewership, I believe the UFC has so much edge and the following organizations like Bellator are not even close. So the UFC is close to being a monopoly. Purse sharing is an issue that can be taken advantage of by other organizations but only if they are also capable of offering better figures. Current UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou still has no contract yet and is a free agent for nearly a year now. This could be a sign that the other MMA organizations do not have the financial capability to steal him away from the UFC. Although there is also the scenario that Ngannou is making himself unavailable as he still hopes for a Fury boxing exhibition that will pay him millions of dollars. I would love to see Francis getting paid big but knowing Fury's new career plans, it seems like the UFC champion might be forced to accept the best offer available right now which is likely coming from the UFC.

Even Joe Rogan right when he started the fight interview already said it was a close fight.
If Dana is to keep hyping Paddy, I might just disagree with what Laura says Paddy going to get tougher opponents for his next fight all because he had beaten Jared. Dana will take care of him, Dana needs Paddy who gets attention from EU fans and subscribe to PPV but Paddy will fight someone who will not likely going to do what Jared did.