MMA Quick Quote: Dana White is bringing the UFC and its millionaires to Australia
by Jesse Holland on Nov 27, 2009 9:36 AM EST
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"The reality is you can make millions of dollars doing this, millions of dollars. How many sports in Australia can you say people are playing, where if you're good enough, you can earn millions and millions of dollars? This is the most viable sports franchise on the planet. I'll give you an example, Lyoto Machida is the [UFC light-heavyweight] champion, he is 16-0. In boxing, if you're 16-0 you're still fighting bums. At 16-0, Machida is the champion and earning a shitload of money. You're going to see a lot of Australians coming out and fighting.[But] we don't do the freak show thing, man, I wouldn't put a boxer in there, he would be defenseless."
-- UFC President Dana White informs the Brisbane Times that his brand of mixed martial arts can make millionaires out of up-and-coming fighters from down under. White and Co. are set to invade Australia with UFC 110 on Feb. 21 at the Acer Arena in Sydney and will likely feature the return of Elvis Sinosec against fellow countryman Chris Haseman. Millionaires in the making? Or hometown boys used for cheap pops? See you at the Outback!
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I wonder how much Elvis and Chris will be making, I am pretty certain it won’t be millions.
I am sure there are plenty of 15-0 and 20-0 fighters out there still not earning much. its all about your agent.
Jose Aldo was 16-1 before winning the title and I am pretty sure he won’t be millions even with sponsership & PPV cut (not likely he will be getting one).
oneman
Exactly. I don’t know how the wec guys survive. Honestly. I make more than 95% of the roster of wec. Even guys like Mike brown get what? 25k a fight I think he got last fight? Wow sounds like championship ‘millionaire’ status to me!
Sign me up! Only 39 more fights & I’m a millionaire!!! ….
& sponsors don’t count. Those are in every sport n they don’t come out of zuffa’s (or whatever organizations) pockets. But thank god for em or these guys literally would have to change professions all the time. Can’t afford to fight.
by daniel worby on Nov 27, 2009 10:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
wow i dont kno how u guys defend Dana
I have never EVER heard sooooo much bullshit n lies in so few words in my life!
Who does he think he’s kidding? And the audacity he has to compare boxing payroll to UFC/wec. Trust me Dana u got more than enough non millionaires on ur roster. & the biggest names in mma don’t hold a candle to the income of a champ boxer.
& to piss in my ear as if these aussie boys are gonna make over 20k (if that) a fight is appauling.
How ignorant.
by daniel worby on Nov 27, 2009 10:18 AM EST via mobile reply actions
He's refering to the boxers not name Manny
The top attractions in boxing make a ton of money, but the guys just starting out or have under 20 fights aren’t making jack. Zuffa does need to pay more though.
Fedor is the king…
P4P best ever.
Now get on your knees…
and bow down to the sweater!!! -infamous Mania Blogger.
yeah I see some of the payouts after fights and it looks ridiculous the salary in mma doesnt compare to the other sports I mean when a guy only gets 5000-10000 dollars for a fight then on some occassions if there fighting a more known fighter the known fighter makes 40,000 that doesnt make any sense
Clearly Dana does not realise Sport is our Religion & Culture ...
I love the UFC but Dana can really be an uneducated f**k sometimes. The average earning potential of most MMA fighters sucks. It is only the very elite who earn good money. I am always shocked at what some fighters can paid and always wonder how they live. Its insane.
Australian sports stars easily earn more than Dana’s fighter list. All I am hoping for is that Dana shuts his rude f**king mouth when he comes out here so the UFC can be a massive success . . . and keep coming back! We hate nothing more than arrogant Yanks!
Dana sounded like an idiot here
Australia is the place for sport, the cricketers and rugby players (both codes) as well as Aussie rules and footballers make millions. I swear Dana has no clue about international culture and pastimes.
The pay in MMA isn’t bad, though the top stars don’t get anything close to stars of other sports they still make an excellent living, but the WEC pay is horrendous and some undercard guys are paid little as well.
However I find it funny that the same people who bash WEC pay refuse to pay for WEC shows, that’s why they make such pitiful amounts of money. I say get the likes of Aldo, Brown, Faber, Bowles and Torres in the UFC, a 145 weight class would mean that these top stars get paid appropriately so they won’t go to Dream and it would get the UFC a whole new division worth of talent, so they won’t be as stretched with their roster as they are now.
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AFL and Rugby league players do not make millions of dollars though. The salary cap for those 2 leagues is just under 8 million AU for AFL and 4.4 for Rugby league. Most of the A-league players are on fuck all as well.
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