UPDATE: New #PFLAustin Main Event
Costello Van Steenis is out with an injury. An interim PFL Middleweight World Title will now be on the line on Saturday, July 18th
Johnny Eblen will now face Impa Kasanganay for the interim PFL Middleweight World Title LIVE from the Moody Center
#PFLAustin | Saturday, July 18th | 📷ESPN 2 | 📷 https://t.co/DMT1q751Pr @pflmma@JohnnyEblen@kingimpa
🗣️Michael Bisping and Paul Felder Call Out Tom Aspinall regarding his injury:
“He thinks he’s above and beyond fighting in the UFC”
"I had a surgery, recovered, came back, and had a fight in a shorter amount of time than what it's taken this whole eyepoke saga."
via @bisping
It’s attempted monopoly 101
Overpay big names up front.
Establish credibility.
Have public perceive your in house titles as the true ones.
Then exploit.
🚨 Dana White reacts to the WNBA now having a higher minimum salary ($270,000) than the UFC and gets pressed about fighter pay in an interview with Rolling Stone:
🗣️ The WNBA agreed to a new salary minimum of around $270,000 a year, which is reportedly more than a journeyman MMA fighter earns. Do you ever see a future where a UFC fighter can immediately make a living wage?
Dana White: “Fighter pay has gone up every year, and it will continue to go up as long as we continue to be successful. But to compare it to the WNBA, that’s ridiculous.”
“First of all, if you come into the UFC, let’s say you sign a three-fight deal, we’re going to find out if you even belong in the UFC. I should pay you $370,000 to see if you belong in the UFC?”
@BrettKMMA Like I really don’t think it would even be a conversation if it was like 50/50, or even 40/40. Give the guys an opportunity to make over a 100k if they win their fights for the year.
also, “Fighter pay has gone up every year”, if you account for inflation the real wage “increase” of fighter pay over the past decade is actually probably closer to negative 10%
🚨 Dana White reacts to the WNBA now having a higher minimum salary ($270,000) than the UFC and gets pressed about fighter pay in an interview with Rolling Stone:
🗣️ The WNBA agreed to a new salary minimum of around $270,000 a year, which is reportedly more than a journeyman MMA fighter earns. Do you ever see a future where a UFC fighter can immediately make a living wage?
Dana White: “Fighter pay has gone up every year, and it will continue to go up as long as we continue to be successful. But to compare it to the WNBA, that’s ridiculous.”
“First of all, if you come into the UFC, let’s say you sign a three-fight deal, we’re going to find out if you even belong in the UFC. I should pay you $370,000 to see if you belong in the UFC?”
Mixed Martial Arts Pioneer Scott Coker Plans 2027 Launch of New Global MMA League With $60M in Financing, Including From Tony Hawk https://t.co/bZO8eOHiDn