News * UFC doubled it's profits in 2022. Fighter pay up 26 % since 2005 !

[HeDidn'tWantTheFight]

Was the pay adjusted for inflation? They're making less than back then if it hasn't been.

 

[Ogata]

2005= you could have your own sponsors which= to make more money.

Nice try Dana boy!

 

[AmbassadorFright]

I've always been curious. Many of the fighters that complain about fighter pay only fight once a year at best

 

[StonedLemur]

That's a lot of Dana sir...too much lol

 

[rakeleaves]

But but but.........overhead costs? Lol

 

[560ti]

Compare that with the 48% of revenue given to NFL players and you can see why fighters are pissed.

To be fair the NFL is a completely different structure

There's 32 different entities that are in charge of basically everything. Every team is in charge of advertising, selling tickets, managing training and directly paying all the players salaries, either owning the stadium out right or negotiating to get the local city to help fund it. Hiring all the staff

NFL acquires less risk and work for the trade off of higher revenue split to players

It's also financially viable to pay higher percentages when you make way more money. It's the same reason why upper class people can take out mortgage payments that are 50% of there take home salaries (the fixed cost like utilities and internet are way less significant the higher pay you make). Lower paying people aka middle class might only be able to afford the more standard 30-36% because the fixed cost (aka running the league) effect them more because they make less

 

[DestinedAussie]

The UFC’s revenues for the 1st Quarter of 2022 were over $1 billion in the Last Twelve Months (April 1st, 2021 through March 31, 2022).

* This is double digit growth from the previous year.

* Fighter pay had increased 26% since 2005.
- Lubin also disclosed that fighter pay had increased 26% CAGR since 2005. Since we also know what total fighter pay was in 2005 — $4.3 million — total fighter pay would have been around $178.8 million last year. That would be just 17.5% of their total revenue.

https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2022/6/...a-year-minimal-costs-and-more-growth-expected

If there was double digit growth and the fighter pay percentage is tied to revenue, this means the total fighter pay also increased double digits right?