John Pollock of The Fight Network is reporting that EliteXC has cancelled its September 20th “Showdown at the Pit” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event was originally set to feature Joey Villasenor vs. Murilo Rua; though, rumours have circulated that Jake Shields, Wilson Reis, Cris “Cyborg” Santos, and Paul “Semtex” Daley would also be fighting […]
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Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 4)
Meeting Fighter Interests Unfortunately, for the fighters and the public that love to loathe the UFC, a lack of information and the problematic complexities of a definitive revenue splitting scheme means that they may have no other choice than to cooperate with the UFC and trust that Dana White “takes care of his guys”. Most […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 3)
Narrowing In On Better Revenue Sharing We’ve already acknowledged the fact that the information isn’t available to make an absolutely precise definition of fair. As a result of this we’re forced to use what we have at our disposal. Let’s look at what we know: 75% of Zuffa’s revenue is event-related (i.e., PPV buys, live […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 2)
Reinvesting Into Zuffa Some are quick to point out that accurate information isn’t required for them to know that the fighters are getting “screwed.” Despite the obvious shortcomings of this argument, it needs to be addressed, because it’s an important segue to another issue that is not commonly explored: the re-investment of earnings back into […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 1)
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 […]