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The word is he wanted 10 million for him and nate since the buyrate was so high last fight. Not to mention the rate was more likely going to be higher this time around.
10 million isnt even that much, the UFC would be crazy not to pay that out.
Connor is pretty much their poster boy right now even when he loses.
There has to be more to this story.
Connor is pretty much their poster boy right now even when he loses.
There has to be more to this story.
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lol, $10m is a lot. Also, it sets a precedence and a new bar that they aren't willing to be at.
Conor is overplaying his hand here. The solid fanbase, not the casual drive-by's, never wanted this rematch to begin with. He is staking his career on the uproar and the outrage of walking away from a fight a lot of people don't give a fuck about. I'm sure UFC is content to let him walk and be forgotten just as fast as he rose to prominence.
This is why there needs to be viable and competing fight-organizations. In the NFL, MLB, and NBA you have free agency and the market for a player sorts itself out by multiple teams bidding for their services. The UFC is a monopoly where the fighters only have one option for recourse, walk away.
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It's possible the demand for more money was in response to this too. A sort of "if I'm going to be putting my health on the line for you guys, you'd better make it worth it"
DFW said today that McGregor was a stand-up guy and has never tried to renegotiate his contract. DFW's word usually doesn't count for shit but if this was really about the $$, he would be singing a different tune, imho.
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Dana White: If Conor McGregor calls me now, the fight with Nate Diaz is back on | MMAjunkie
DFW Said Conor could still be on card.
Dana said is the media tour had to go through Stockton and Mcgregor lost his shit.
DFW Said Conor could still be on card.
Dana said is the media tour had to go through Stockton and Mcgregor lost his shit.
Conor is a huge household name right now in the US and Europe.I would say just as big as Rhonda. Floyd made 220 million on that PAC fight.
10 million is nothing...
And they should be paying there top fighters better.
This is a 100% publicity stunt. If they were really having a problem you wouldn't hear shit like that in the press.
Only thing that is concerning is this is really close to UFC 200 launch date, so we will know soon if this was all just bull shit.
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^ 100%.
The buyrate for McGregor va. Diaz was placed at about 1 million? All he has to do is look across the market to boxing and see he is getting fucking jipped badly in payout. Anyone doing 700,000+ buys in PPV should easily be walking away with $10 million.
I hope Conor is successful in finally bringing some attention to how poorly these fighters are paid. The Fertittas and DFW, and one investment company are pocketing some yearly money that could certainly find its way into the fighters hands.
The buyrate for McGregor va. Diaz was placed at about 1 million? All he has to do is look across the market to boxing and see he is getting fucking jipped badly in payout. Anyone doing 700,000+ buys in PPV should easily be walking away with $10 million.
I hope Conor is successful in finally bringing some attention to how poorly these fighters are paid. The Fertittas and DFW, and one investment company are pocketing some yearly money that could certainly find its way into the fighters hands.
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There was also this tweet from his training partner. A bit vague, as "go" could either mean leave the business or literally suck it up and go to Vegas for the promotion
https://twitter.com/peterqueally/sta...80268108931072
edit: Saw a tweet that got deleted about an hour ago from McGregor: "I'm going to make an announcement"
https://twitter.com/peterqueally/sta...80268108931072
edit: Saw a tweet that got deleted about an hour ago from McGregor: "I'm going to make an announcement"
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I hope that's true. For several years before McGregor came along, my interest had been waining. I'd still watch, but it didn't seem as exciting as it used to be.
I watched the first few UFC's again a couple nights ago.
I would love to see a no weight class tournament again where the only rule is you can't target the eyes, or groin.
Shit was dope
I would love to see a no weight class tournament again where the only rule is you can't target the eyes, or groin.
Shit was dope