I'm a self admitted Amir Sadollah fan and even I had no idea he was still active.Soa Palelei retired, and these jobbers got cut:
WW: Lewis Gonzalez (10-2, 0-1 UFC)
LW: Ivan Jorge (26-5, 2-2 UFC)
LW: Naoyuki Kotani (33-13-7, 0-5 UFC)
WW: William Macario (7-3, 1-3 UFC)
WW: Joe Merritt (6-1, 0-1 UFC)
LW: David Michaud (8-2, 1-2 UFC)
WW: Pawel Pawlak (11-2, 1-2 UFC)
WW: Hernani Perpetuo (17-5, 0-2 UFC)
LW: Vagner Rocha (11-4, 1-3 UFC)
WW: Amir Sadollah (6-5, 6-5 UFC)
LW: Leonardo Mafra Texeira (12-3, 1-3 UFC)
LW: Francisco Trevino (12-2, 1-2 UFC)
WW: T.J. Waldburger (16-9, 4-4 UFC)
MW: Luke Zachrich (14-4, 1-2 UFC)
WW: Roger Zapata (4-2, 0-1 UFC)
Total UFC Record: 19-38
With an estimated $1.839 billion in revenue generated from 2005-2011, $250 million in fighter wages would represent 13.6% of all revenue. If the amount paid out to the fighters was $300 million than the fighters' share of revenue would rise to 16.3%.
In most of the North American major league sports collective bargaining agreements call for revenue splits of usually 50% of all revenue for the athletes. This is misleading since there are often exemptions to some of it so that it is not included in the revenue sharing agreement. Even if we adjust the players payroll as a share of the other league's revenue though our estimate of the fighters share of the UFC's revenue still comes in much lower.
Shit, that's bad. If the athletes are only getting 15% or so, how much is a guy like DC making?
Dustin Poirier was offered a different fight but turned it down. Bummer.
That's incredibly funny for too many reasons.
That's incredibly funny for too many reasons.
Stipe vs Arlovski on the Condit vs Lawler card.
Should be pretty good. I think pitbull takes it.
Good news! UFC made it into the mainstream press:
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...esign-error-for-regrettable-ufc-ireland-shirt
Fight Night Dublin disaster is a new low for the UFC. They have got to get their house in order. There are too few stars and too many events.
As a result of the injury, a flyweight clash between Patrick Holohan and Louis Smolka has been promoted to the main event.
Beg pardon? A fight between who and who now?
Seriously. How can somebody claim to be a fan and not know two people who aren't even ranked in the least popular UFC division?
Watching last night's TUF, God damn was Connor on point about TJ.
Over a couple of episodes it's amazing to see Connor call it out before it happens.
Oh, fuck, it's THAT Patrick Holohan. Did you see him lay out Luro Morrison last month?
I think Holohab can win this fight, but Daryl Walcot showed that he's very submittable, and we both know that Louis Smolka is the best BJJ guy in the division.
Fight Night Dublin disaster is a new low for the UFC. They have got to get their house in order. There are too few stars and too many events.
You ain't seen shit yet.
Just imagine the fun that injuriescanwill play on this incredibly planned series of events.
I think they have Frankie Edgar as a backup for that fight. I remember reading that anyway.
Jon Jones was re-instated
I hope DC enjoyed pretending to be champ for a few months.