News Volkanovski gets huge new contract

[Ladder Master]

TLDR

Volk is a GOAT in training.
Fucking pay the wee little man.

 

[Objectively Correct]

yea no im not gonna read allat

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

Great , I look forward to passing out early during the homogenized ESPN hug n spar exhibitions he will be performing in .

 

[nostradumbass]

LOL

It's a fighter pay thread based on a PR article with zero numbers (because the UFC has lobbied every known commission and threatened managers not to disclose them) and no direct comment from the fighter.

Also, are they supposed to be praised effusively for making one of the best MMA fighters ever "one of the highest paid on the roster" years after he's proven himself to be a top P4P guy?

The UFC makes more revenue than every major boxing promoter combined times two, but its top guys still regularly get on social media and beg to get humiliated in boxing to set up their retirements.

He was already on a 7 figure base pay plus ppvs before the new increase.

Fighters also regularly get on social media and beg for ufc fights against more popular fighters.

I'm on the spectator end, I'm not their manager or accountant, so I'd like to see the best fights. As a spectator, they are negotiating against YOU to have you pay for them to do less.

Tyson Fury vs Usyk is the obvious fight, but what do you get instead? You get to sit in a cubicle all week for $900 and then pay $80 of it to watch him have a sparring match with a guy who's never boxed before so they can buy another Bentley because they know you'll pay anyway.

On the other end, Volk and Islam will both make millions of dollars, but that is their reward for taking actual tough fights instead of fighting Screech or some golfer.

 

[Dionysian]

That's alot of words for my brain to process. What are the contract terms (in one sentence)?

Alex will make a lot of money even after he's out of his prime / declared to never be that good on Sherdog

 

[chimpoehurricane]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/ufc/uf...e/news-story/fadc8a967ec3547ea303ef71f4251a47

Not sure if already been posted.


Alexander Volkanovski’s decision to fight for the UFC lightweight title on 11 days notice has seen him rewarded with a huge new contract deal which, his agent says, now makes him one the highest paid fighters not named Conor McGregor.

Already regarded by many as the No.1 fighter on the UFC roster, Volkanovski has again gone and confirmed his greatness by agreeing to rematch lightweight king Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on Sunday week.

Should the Wollongong fighter win in his second attempt to become a two-division champion, it can be revealed he will continue to fight in the lightweight division, defending that strap ahead of his UFC featherweight crown.

Speaking with Fox Sports Australia, Volkanovski’s manager Ash Belcastro also revealed the Aussie superstar had this week become one the highest paid fighters in the UFC – having signed off on a bumper new contract after accepting the Abu Dhabi showdown.

While initially expecting to be out of action until next January, the Aussie superstar has been parachuted in to save UFC 294 as a late replacement for Brazilian Charles Oliveira, who was ruled out after being seriously cut during a sparring session.

UFC president Dana White revealed on Wednesday that Oliveira had split his eyebrow “wide open” during a training mishap and, after being forced to withdraw from the title fight, had been replaced by Volkanovski -- who needed only one phone call to step in.

All of which means the UFC featherweight champ has now been given a second shot at becoming a two-division king, having previously faced Makhachev at UFC 284 in Perth, back in February.

Yet when called this week, the fighter agreed almost immediately to the rematch, despite having only returned home from a family holiday two days earlier.

Volkanovski is also only recently recovered from elbow surgery, but will now jet out for Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

As a result, UFC boss White has signed the superstar to an exciting new contract that, according to his management team, now puts him up among the highest paid fighters in the company.

Yet just as importantly, a win over Makhachev on such short notice now gives The Great a chance to confirm his legacy, indefinitely.

“Because if Volk gets off the couch and puts Makhachev away,” Belcastro said, “well, you have to ask ‘how good is he?’.”

And as for the new UFC deal earned by his willingness to throw down?

“As far as featherweights are concerned, he was already the highest paid fighter ever outside Conor McGregor.

“But this new deal, it puts him in a great position to look after his family and even beyond that.”

Asked what happens if Volkanovski owns both the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles after Sunday week, Belcastro said: “If we fight and win we stay at lightweight”.

When announcing the fight on Wednesday, White heaped praised on not only the fight readiness of Volkanovski but his entire team – which includes the likes of Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France.

“And (staying ready) has been a recipe for success for us as a team,” Belcastro agreed.

“We tell our athletes to stay consistent, always fight.

“With the beast of the UFC and their PR, the momentum they get … athletes have the opportunity to grow with that and build a brand.

“Which is what we’ve done.

“There is no better way to be relevant than stay in the gym and keep fighting.

“Everything else seems to follow consistency.”

“Alex has been very well compensated,” Belcastro told Fox Sports Australia shortly after the deal was signed off.

“We’ve signed a great new agreement – not just for this fight but beyond -- and Volk is now at the top echelon of UFC athletes (in terms of pay).

“It’s not just money, either. There is a whole lot more around it and he has been given some really good guarantees.

“Typically in fight sports, the heavier you are the more you get paid.

“But with Alex, as a featherweight … he’s doing really well.

Asked about Volkanovski’s decision to fight, his manager continued: “He’s a gamer.

He's the paddy cake of the sport. 1 ufc stoppage. I can't deny him being good. I find him boring AF though to watch.

I hope FOR a double KO but if I must pick 1, I hope he KOs Islam at is home.

 

[chimpoehurricane]

He was already on a 7 figure base pay plus ppvs before the new increase.

Fighters also regularly get on social media and beg for ufc fights against more popular fighters.

I'm on the spectator end, I'm not their manager or accountant, so I'd like to see the best fights. As a spectator, they are negotiating against YOU to have you pay for them to do less.

Tyson Fury vs Usyk is the obvious fight, but what do you get instead? You get to sit in a cubicle all week for $900 and then pay $80 of it to watch him have a sparring match with a guy who's never boxed before so they can buy another Bentley because they know you'll pay anyway.

On the other end, Volk and Islam will both make millions of dollars, but that is their reward for taking actual tough fights instead of fighting Screech or some golfer.

Remember Eddie talking AJ v Wilder then he gets AJ beat to death by butter bean and fughts off. He talks Wilder v AJ again and of course he's running like Forrest Gump. AJ needs better representation and should fight Wilder already. He's pushing 40. Doesn't want the smoke.

Usyk v Fury be huge. I think Fury murders Usyk with body shots before stomping him. He's definitely slipped sic the Wilder fight which took years from their lives. Bless both those warriors.

Wilder v Fury 3 was the best hw fight of my life. Insane heart compared to gsp tapping to strikes or AJ quiting.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

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[ryun253]

That's good. He deserves it

 

[BJJ4Tone]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/ufc/uf...e/news-story/fadc8a967ec3547ea303ef71f4251a47

Not sure if already been posted.


Alexander Volkanovski’s decision to fight for the UFC lightweight title on 11 days notice has seen him rewarded with a huge new contract deal which, his agent says, now makes him one the highest paid fighters not named Conor McGregor.

Already regarded by many as the No.1 fighter on the UFC roster, Volkanovski has again gone and confirmed his greatness by agreeing to rematch lightweight king Islam Makhachev at UFC 294 on Sunday week.

Should the Wollongong fighter win in his second attempt to become a two-division champion, it can be revealed he will continue to fight in the lightweight division, defending that strap ahead of his UFC featherweight crown.

Speaking with Fox Sports Australia, Volkanovski’s manager Ash Belcastro also revealed the Aussie superstar had this week become one the highest paid fighters in the UFC – having signed off on a bumper new contract after accepting the Abu Dhabi showdown.

While initially expecting to be out of action until next January, the Aussie superstar has been parachuted in to save UFC 294 as a late replacement for Brazilian Charles Oliveira, who was ruled out after being seriously cut during a sparring session.

UFC president Dana White revealed on Wednesday that Oliveira had split his eyebrow “wide open” during a training mishap and, after being forced to withdraw from the title fight, had been replaced by Volkanovski -- who needed only one phone call to step in.

All of which means the UFC featherweight champ has now been given a second shot at becoming a two-division king, having previously faced Makhachev at UFC 284 in Perth, back in February.

Yet when called this week, the fighter agreed almost immediately to the rematch, despite having only returned home from a family holiday two days earlier.

Volkanovski is also only recently recovered from elbow surgery, but will now jet out for Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

As a result, UFC boss White has signed the superstar to an exciting new contract that, according to his management team, now puts him up among the highest paid fighters in the company.

Yet just as importantly, a win over Makhachev on such short notice now gives The Great a chance to confirm his legacy, indefinitely.

“Because if Volk gets off the couch and puts Makhachev away,” Belcastro said, “well, you have to ask ‘how good is he?’.”

And as for the new UFC deal earned by his willingness to throw down?

“As far as featherweights are concerned, he was already the highest paid fighter ever outside Conor McGregor.

“But this new deal, it puts him in a great position to look after his family and even beyond that.”

Asked what happens if Volkanovski owns both the UFC featherweight and lightweight titles after Sunday week, Belcastro said: “If we fight and win we stay at lightweight”.

When announcing the fight on Wednesday, White heaped praised on not only the fight readiness of Volkanovski but his entire team – which includes the likes of Israel Adesanya, Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France.

“And (staying ready) has been a recipe for success for us as a team,” Belcastro agreed.

“We tell our athletes to stay consistent, always fight.

“With the beast of the UFC and their PR, the momentum they get … athletes have the opportunity to grow with that and build a brand.

“Which is what we’ve done.

“There is no better way to be relevant than stay in the gym and keep fighting.

“Everything else seems to follow consistency.”

“Alex has been very well compensated,” Belcastro told Fox Sports Australia shortly after the deal was signed off.

“We’ve signed a great new agreement – not just for this fight but beyond -- and Volk is now at the top echelon of UFC athletes (in terms of pay).

“It’s not just money, either. There is a whole lot more around it and he has been given some really good guarantees.

“Typically in fight sports, the heavier you are the more you get paid.

“But with Alex, as a featherweight … he’s doing really well.

Asked about Volkanovski’s decision to fight, his manager continued: “He’s a gamer.

 

[MuffinsAppletree]

 

[Sincere Guy]

He's not being paid better than Jones, that's for sure.

 

[Pechan]

"it's good to be the king"

 

[wlu.29]

I hate these articles that announce something "big" and don't share any details

 

[Jackonfire]

“But this new deal, it puts him in a great position to look after his family and even beyond that.”

Considering what he's done in the sport, that should have already been the case.

 

[LiQuiD42]

 

[Clark Rogers]

That doesn't happen in UFC, according to here.

 

[JoeRowe]

Most interesting tidbit to me is the statement, “If we fight and win we stay at lightweight”.

Rooting for Volk even harder now lol. I think both LW & FW would benefit from this.

 

[rjmbrd]

Saying you are one of the highest paid in the UFC means little when we know for a fact they are paying out 13% of revenue. These guys are making peanuts for brain damage.

Further, its completely obnoxious that the org would let one fighter hold up two divisions.

I like Volk but you need to defend or vacate. For that reason alone I'd prefer to see Islam win again.

 

[nostradumbass]

“But this new deal, it puts him in a great position to look after his family and even beyond that.”

Considering what he's done in the sport, that should have already been the case.

It was already the case. Have you guys never talked to people before? Most normal people aren't going to rub it in everyone's face that they're rich. If they're asked, they'll say they do pretty well, or they're able to take care of their family or something. It's people who were poor 10 minutes ago or Floyd Mayweather that brag about how much money they made or announce the frivolous shit they're buying with it.