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Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 1)

August 4, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

Without a doubt the most contentious of all the fighter salary issues, determining a fair share of revenues for the fighters is no easy task. I’ve thought about the direction that I wanted to take this piece for some weeks and it has occurred to me that the best format for something such as this […]

Zuffa’s Finances: Cash-Strong and Cocksure, but Consistent?

July 22, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott

As a follow-up to Robert Joyner’s solid analysis of Standard & Poor’s latest credit rating report on Zuffa LLC., I have been tasked with piecing together an overall assessment of past and present reports in order to create a picture of Zuffa’s current and future financial position. Current Picture Perhaps the most common metric for […]

Fighter Salaries: Questionable UFC Contract Provisions

July 4, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

While I can appreciate the desire on behalf of the UFC to control all aspects of its company – whether it be information flow, contracts, or the production of its events – ultimately I see the need for a little give on one, if not all of these areas. Obviously, the topic of discussion for […]

Fighter Salaries: Minimum Fighter Payouts

July 2, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

The first problem to be addressed is that of the minimum payouts for UFC fighters. I believe the lowest payout figures to be released this year were a few $3000 show/win contracts like the one given to Goran Reljic at UFC 84. Many have been quick to criticize the UFC for these payouts as they […]

Fighter Salaries: Addressing The Problems

July 1, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

As a follow-up to Fighter Salaries: The Problems With Revenue Linking, in the coming days I will be examining potential suggestions that could help to improve the hotly contested MMA issue that is fighter pay. For the sake of convenience – and also because they are the “800 lbs. gorilla in the room” – most […]