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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 […]

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 […]

Fighter Salaries: The Problems With Revenue Linking

June 16, 2008 by Kelsey Philpott Leave a Comment

There exists a critical assumption within the business world that most of our theories rely on: the concept of rationality. A rational or “greedy” individual is said to prefer more than less and it is this preference that can be seen in all walks of life. Investors are expecting greater wealth generation, creditors want higher […]