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Goatface

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copied from reddit, 20 fights are needed to get the $20k in incentivized Reebok money

3,275 Documented Zuffa Fighters via UFCStats.com
* 90 fighters able to avoid getting cut long enough to have a 20+ fight career.
* Only 48 are active
* Less than 3% of all UFC fighters have managed this feat.
* TUF bouts are not factored into Reebok payouts,

The 20+ Zuffa Bout Club! (There are 90 fighters who qualify)​


Heavyweight:
  • Andrei Arlovski (19–14)
  • Stefan Struve (13–11)
  • Junior dos Santos (15–7)
  • Derrick Lewis (15–5)
  • Alistair Overeem (13–7)
  • Gian Villante (10–10)
Light Heavyweight:
  • Ovince St. Preux (15–10)
  • Ed Herman (12–12-1 NC)
  • Jon Jones (20–1-1)
  • Mauricio Rua (10–11–1)
  • Glover Teixeira (15–5)
  • Thiago Santos (13–7)
  • Sam Alvey (10–9-1)
Middleweight:
  • Derek Brunson (14–7)
Welterweight:
  • Donald Cerrone (29–15-1)
  • Demian Maia (22–10)
  • Diego Sanchez (19–12)
  • Matt Brown (15–11)
  • Nate Diaz (15–10)
  • Anthony Pettis (15–10)
  • Robbie Lawler (14–11)
  • Neil Magny (17–6)
  • Francisco Trinaldo (16–6)
  • Jorge Masvidal (14–8)
  • Tim Means (13–9-1)
  • Carlos Condit (12–9)
Lightweight:
  • Jim Miller (21–14 -1)
  • Rafael dos Anjos (19–11)
  • Clay Guida (15–14)
  • Joe Lauzon (15–12)
  • Dustin Poirier (19–6-1)
  • Charles Oliveira (17–8-1)
  • Michael Johnson (11–12)
  • Bobby Green (12–7–1)
Featherweight:
  • Jeremy Stephens (15–17-1)
  • Cub Swanson (16–10)
  • Nik Lentz (14–8–1-1)
  • Max Holloway (17–6)
  • Edson Barboza (15–9)
  • Alex Caceres (12–10-1)
  • Darren Elkins (15–8)
Bantamweight:
  • Urijah Faber (19–10)
  • Rani Yahya (18–7–1-1)
  • Frankie Edgar (18–8–1)
  • José Aldo (18–6)
  • Raphael Assuncao (14–7)
  • Eddie Wineland (10–10)
Flyweight:
  • Joseph Benavidez (20–7)

Non-Active UFC Fighters Who Would Qualify:
  • Michael Bisping (20-9)
  • Gleison Tibau (16-11-1)
  • Frank Mir (16-11)
  • Tito Ortiz (15-11-1)
  • Thiago Alves (15-12)
  • B.J. Penn (12-13-2)
  • Anderson Silva (18–7-1)
  • Chuck Liddell (19-7)
  • Vitor Belfort (15-10-1)
  • Ross Pearson (12-13-1)
  • Matt Hughes (18-7)
  • Josh Koscheck (15-10)
  • Nate Marquardt (13-12)
  • Johny Hendricks (15-8)
  • Randy Couture (16-8)
  • Lyoto Machida (16-8)
  • Tim Boetsch (12-12)
  • Georges St-Pierre (21-2)
  • Rashad Evans (14-8-1)
  • Dennis Siver (13-8-1)
  • Yushin Okami (14-8)
  • Gabriel Gonzaga (12-10)
  • Chris Leben (12-10)
  • Danny Castillo (12-10)
  • Melvin Guillard (12-9-1)
  • Patrick Cote (11-11)
  • Scott Jorgensen (11-11)
  • Demetrious Johnson (17-3-1)
  • Thales Leites (13-8)
  • Evan Dunham (11-9-1)
  • Yves Edwards (10-10-1)
  • Jake Ellenberger (10-11)
  • Daniel Cormier (16-3-1)
  • Benson Henderson (16-4)
  • Ryan Bader (15-5)
  • Rich Franklin (14-6)
  • Gray Maynard (12-6-2)
  • Dan Henderson (11-9)
  • Mike Pyle (11-9)
  • CB Dollaway (11-9)
  • Chris Lytle (10-10)
  • Sam Stout (9-11)
The closest to making this list are:
  • Cowboy Oliveira (19 fights)
  • Anthony Smith (19 fights)
  • Jessica Andrade (18 fights)
  • Beneil Dariush (18 fights)
  • Tyrone Woodley (18 fights)
  • Jacare Souza (18 fights)
  • Kelvin Gastelum (18 fights)
  • Brad Tavares (18 fights)

*Iuri Alcantara was just cut at 19 fights
 

Jozu

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Yea that is ridiculous.

The UFC is now owned by Jews, so this makes a ton of sense when you factor that in.
 

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When Luke Thomas (MMA Journalist) was on Rogan 11/3/20, he made it sound like a Fighters Union was just around the corner.

There is also a contingent of fighters attacking many of the basic rules and rights of the UFC. It involves them making the matches as well as being the promoters, belt issuers, and the ones the pay the fighters. Basically, they want some of those rights broken up between competing groups to give some checks and balances. Similar to Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.

When you hear about some of the mid-tier fighters in other organizations, compared to top 10 guys in the UFC and the pay discrepancy it is pretty alarming. I think he gave Dustin Poirier and some dude I never heard of as example (It's been 3 weeks since I listened to it, hard to remember details).

It is definitely worth listening to if you are interested in the business side of the sport.

 

jooka

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in the ufc's case, I'm with the fighters. They get fucking robbed blind while the ufc sits back laughing raking in cash
 
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Goatface

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i can't watch that interview atm. do they talk about the % of profits? i remember seeing something fighters only get 13-15%

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UFC clearly doesn't have the interests of the fighters as their top priority.

Can you imagine if Roger Gooddell decided Tom Brady was boring to watch, held press conferences to rip the guy's arm strength, and had the power to decide he's worth a contract for $5 million a year while never promoting him so he can't build up his brand outside the NFL?

That said, UFC seems more comparable to soccer or WNBA. Emerging sports/leagues use different models. UFC brands itself as an NFL-type organization, and surely that helps them sell fights, but they're still in the little leagues.
 

Goatface

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i would love to see lewis pull it off, but don't think will happen. Blaydes will probably get a take down in like 1st min and it will be pretty much over.
 

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black beast is better at dragging the fight out, if blaydes don't finish blackbeaast in 2rounds, blackbeast will surprising outlast blaydes. cuz blaydes has the tyron woodly body where theyre amazing for 2rounds and then it becomes a detriment later on, blaydes barely eaked out a win in his first 5rounder vs. volkov. i'm not saying black beast has some hidden stamina, he can just last longer smarter.

also blackbeast never fades in power from round 1 or round 4, he just don't move, lulz
 

Erronius

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I honestly think Lewis is underrated and is improving. I'm not sure who I'd pick between them, myself.