Luke Thomas, hate him or love him is inconsequential, had a great point. The UFC is unlike most promotions in that there is no Show and Win bonus like most of us think. All contracts clearly state no money will be exchanged until bout completion.
As ruthless as this sounds, Dana isn’t even obligated to pay Show money if a fighter makes weight and sprains an ankle entering the Octagon. I would love see fighters unionize and slowly try to regain some leverage against the UFC and WME as a whole. But with each passing year with no progress that seems less and less likely.
Luke Thomas, hate him or love him is inconsequential, had a great point. The UFC is unlike most promotions in that there is no Show and Win bonus like most of us think. All contracts clearly state no money will be exchanged until bout completion.
As ruthless as this sounds, Dana isn’t even obligated to pay Show money if a fighter makes weight and sprains an ankle entering the Octagon. I would love see fighters unionize and slowly try to regain some leverage against the UFC and WME as a whole. But with each passing year with no progress that seems less and less likely.