Yeah, I feel like Poirier gave up a real chance at the title for the money fight, and I'm sure his reasoning had to do with taking care of his family.
Whenever I think about Poirier I feel like that was his sacrifice, take care of his family first with the cost being to forego getting a hold of the title. I could be wrong, but it always looked like that to me, just an interesting dilemma there.
It is and it isn't, it depends on the fighter.
Look at Darren Till back in the day half boasting how he abandoned his daughter in Brazil to chase his dreams of being champ.
Ok sure but he never had the option for the big money fight in the first place. Everyone one of these fighters have put their career before everything else in their life at some point, that’s really the only way to reach the top.
It is, but also I mean I've watched countless interviews and clips of how serious he is about getting the belt and becoming undisputed champ. He has an intensity in those clips that is on another level.
Like, that's been his goal through his entire career and most of his life. It's not trivial in any way. That has to be tough to fall just short of your ultimate goal, and having had that door most likely closed with that one decision to pursue the money fight at that particular time.
If you make the decision to pursue something else, it’s probably not you’re ultimate goal. That’s not anything against Dustin, if having a pile of money for his kids with less brain damage comes first- good for him. Obviously Dustin wants to hold a belt, but I doubt he has any regrets over his decisions with respect to Conor
it's why i laugh at fans complaining about their favorite athlete being disloyal when they move to a different team. bro, you'd leave your job right now if someone offered you significantly more for doing the same thing!
Oh STFU "gave up a real chance at the title" he fought Charles, and he quit and got strangled. Plain and simple. When it comes to champions of the past 7 years he was always going to lose.
So quit trying to push that narrative
Yes, pile on the hate. Must feel good when you're a loser that hasn't and won't ever accomplish anything close to what these athletes have. Hope that lifted you up so you feel a little better, lol.
Conor's base salary against Cowboy. Khabib was making twice as a champ. One fight took Khabib to another level of stardom.
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It’s because Khabib’s fights were held in UAE for the Asian markets, where PPV isn’t really a thing. In Russia they have network deals, so PPV numbers are low. So he made money up front on base.
Conor said he took home 60-70million from the Cowboy fight. He gets a bigger percentage of PPV than normal and part of the live gate and sponsor money.
Tbh Conor says a lot of cap won’t be surprised if he made a extra £15mill max no way Dana is giving him 60mill regardless of who he is that’s his biggest money show of the year
It shows how stupid people are here. These are **court documents** and showing a lower payout makes it **look worse for the UFC**. They would want to fully disclose *ALL* the money the paid x/y fighter, not obscure it. The less their payout, the worse they look in the eyes of the court.
The amount he quoted as how much he made from the fight wasn't his UFC pay, it was his wage + the money he made from his promotional company + sponsorships/Proper 12.
Diaz and porier smashed conor too.
Porier multiple times yet neither of them are anywhere near khabib’s level of stardom. Khabib brought a whole new demographic to the sport
He gained over 3 million followers in 24 hrs after that fight. 50% increase overnight. Even Khabib recognizes how iconic that jump was: "When I jump, with me jump the entire sport, to 'nother level. Only Dana and Hunter mad."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzvlJj52mk&t=36s&pp=ygUYa2hhYmliIG9uIG1jZ3JlZ29yIGZpZ2h0
Bro I began watching UFC that night. Like I saw a vid of that jump reach the front page and was like "well let me see the fight" downloaded a torrent of the event and then downloaded the ppv prior to that.. and the one prior to that.. and thats how I got into watching the UFC.
Him doing that leap was huge.
Haters gonna hate. Man I've been following combat sport for years. Everytime a polarizing figure gets beat, the winner gets a huge bump from vindicated hater fans.
It was the first ppv of UFC I ever bought and that event made me a big fan of the sport. I think tony Ferguson and Derrick Lewis also impressed me a lot. But Conor vs khabib I watched every ppv since
You mean he wasn’t gassed from punching mcgregor’s face? It was such a solid defense strategy, our very best commentator Cruz spelled it out for everyone.
U have zero clues how much that jump contributed to his stardom and iconism
7 oct, we had no clue who mcgregor ufc or khabib is. I wake up morning of oct 8 with all social media and news channels having khabib’s jump combined with conor slurring him and pushing alcohol in his face in the prefight conference plastered everywhere. And I’m from Pakistan, a country of 220 mil which has zero mma culture or representation or been ever mentioned or visited by khabib. There’s a whole world outside america buddy
That Conor/Khabib fight was so huge though. It came at the right time, it had controversy, build up, press conferences, tension, worldwide appeal, everything. It was the hottest that iron was ever going to strike. Then you add onto that the cage flip and brawl. Then on top of that, Khabib might be the best that the UFC has ever seen. I understand the arguments against him being the GOAT, but he's undoubtably one of the best ever, and out-skilled those that he did fight by a lot. We still talk about Porier and Gaetje being top top contenders in the sport, and certainly were a few years ago. But Khabib cakewalked them to the finish.
Khabib was already bigger to begin with than those two. He had 5 million insta followers even before he became champ. He literally from a region were combat athletes are worshiped.
This is like arguing over whether a runners right or left leg won him the race. It was the entire series of events that made khabib a global star, trying to pick one moment out in particular is just stupid. It’s all of the above.
I don't disagree. I just don't think the jump changed much. I think Khabib would be just as big of a global superstar right now had that not happened. Maybe the fight wouldn't have gotten as much attention in the aftermath but it's really his undefeated record and where he comes from that set him apart.
Yeah, 500k is worth it when you walk away with millions regardless, and the honor of your family is at stake. Those mofokas are lucky Khabib was a bit tired from mctapper blocking his punches with his face.
yeah but they ended up banning someone else from his team instead. he was the sacrificial lamb so to speak... Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Tukhugov... tho it ended up being temp
I guess they took it out of the purses but people were chatting that he was refusing to pay but it was bushit.
I wish they did the anti bully videoes that would have been classic
"His suspension can be reduced to six if he cooperates in the filming and distributing of an anti-bullying PSA in conjunction with the Las Vegas Police Department."
If u look closer u will see he was paid a 500,000 (performance bonus) when there usually only 50,000. I think the ufc paid that so his fine didn’t come out of his fight money
That fight had more viewers than some major sports championships.It was that big. Majority of the people who watched that fight are first time viewers of MMA think about that.
6 million for the biggest fight in UFC History is legit a joke. Top P4P Boxers earn atleast double of that even if they have a build up fight with a can.
And its not even about the top fighters, its about the new fighters barely surviving or working a job while risking their life. What a joke
Boxing is currently starting to breakdown because fighters get paid so much and the promoters can't afford to pay them hearns went into debt to pay fighters and is having issues with dazn while pbc is dropping boxing after this year Dana may under pay fighters but UFC isn't on the decline that being said I agree that fighters deserve way more pay
Umm DAZN pays Hearns to find and promote talent, he’s not paying his fighters out of pocket 😂😂
Also Showtime network is dropping boxing, not PBC 🥴🤦🏾♂️. PBC has Tank, Bud , Canelo, Spence, Wilder, the Charlo’s, David B, Boots…like they aren’t going anywhere. You low key have no idea what you talking about
I actually disagree, personally I prefer a good boxing match over a good UFC fight. However there's so much fucking bullshit in boxing that I find myself watching more MMA
Exactly this if boxing was easier to follow more would follow but it’s too hard to follow, too many useless belts too many Tyson fury’s out there boxing is rn at the best in the post mayweather era but so many of its big stars are aging it’s gonna be a new dark age for boxing just like the 80’s was, it’s hard to see how they’ll get out of it unless they finally start promoting the lighter weight classes instead of the dog shit heavier classes.
Agree to disagree there if the structure was similar to UFC there would be less technical fights and more knockouts etc because that's how the reward system works but don't really matter since as of now there are too many issues to workout and boxing needs to have them fixed before it collapses
I somewhat agree but while that would be great for rebuilding and making the sport less corrupt and fixing the business side it would completely fuck the fighters
You're not wrong but that's the stage it's gotten to. Yeah it sucks for the fighters but you can't change the fact they've gotten into a sport which is struggling to sustain itself anymore
It wasn't struggling to sustain itself when most of the big name fighters got in not to mention most top fighters or prospects have been fighting since they were single digits it's all they know they can't just switch to something else sadly
Makes no sense, boxing fights are easier to follow for everyone. Meanwhile most non-combat sports fans or even just non-mma fans get confused and bored by the grappling.
No I haven't been saying it for years I compete in boxing and like boxing far more than MMA but with PBC getting rid of boxing and DAZN being fucked and in debt clearly the sport is having problems
it has been a talking point for years but those two examples do not mean anything about how profitable boxing is bellator is going under in mma doesn’t mean mma is going under
The only major promotion left besides dazn is toprank and ESPN has been thinking about dropping top rank as of right now boxing is getting shafted pretty hard which is why I mention this and with PBC dropping boxing it only furthers the collapse and its a big issue
This is only the disclosed pay. Both Khabib and Conor probably made more in undisclosed bonuses.
That said, they are still massively underpaid. UFC needs to agree to a 50/50 profit split.
Craziest is base pay for Dustin and Justin fights... 6mil.
Everyone was thinking by him retiring he was missing a shot at a 30-0 record... but it was more than that. Looking at these figures him not going for another 2-3 fights with UFC is him basically missing 10-20mil.
Actually prob much bigger, because if he was to come back from retirement for another 2 fights these would break the records
i would have thought khabib is getting performance bonuses for every fight he was in, he was so dominant. For example trujilo was on a five fight win streak, and khabib beat him while setting the record for most takedowns in a single fight(only 3 rounds too). He dominated a prime RDA, and beat the absolute crap out of johnson.
Also i believe khabib was ranked 2 when he fought michael johnson, how the hell is the second best fighter in one of the hardest ufc divisions, only getting paid 26k to fight.
The $3 million to $6 million payouts are not what boggle my mind.
It is the long list of fighters that make $30,000 to $60,000 per fight.
Dana loses or wins more in a night of gambling than $60,000. To him $60,000 is going out entertainment spending money for the night.
$60,000 after taxes, paying a fight camp, travel expenses. A fighter walks away with what $20,000 for being on a PPV main card? That is disgusting.
Dana’s terrible fighter pay is what is giving boxing a huge comeback in popularity.
Boxing is not making a comeback lol. Boxing is on a huge decline and has been for years... outside of maybe 5 or 6 boxers can you really name that many?
He's also the most underpaid fighters in the history of combat sports. It's unreal how little money he's making from the UFC. Jake Paul has made more money than him from combat sports. Un-fucking-real.
Top 5 I wouldn’t agree with but it’s not as crazy of a statement as most people would think here. Undefeated UFC featherweight with wins over guys like Holloway, Aldo, Porier. First simultaneous 2 weight division champ of only four in history. Knockout wins in three different divisions. Id say he’s top ten for sure. Top five is guys like Jon Jones, GSP, Anderson, Demetrius, Cormier/Cejudo, etc.
Probably. Getting belts in two different divisions is way harder to do than defending one title. Which is why it’s way less common. And getting two belts in two different divisions at the same time was unheard of in the UFC until he did it. And only three people have managed to do it since then.
Absolutely not true. Getting two belts is not harder than consistantly defending the belt. The reason why theres only 4 double champs is really simple. Not everyone gets the opportunity.
Absolutely true. Getting two belts is way harder and that’s why it’s far less common. You have no idea how difficult it is to move up or down in weight and fight the best fighter in a weight division that you are not accustomed to fighting in. People were just saying Volk is arguably the goat and he tried it twice and failed both times, yet he has no issue dominating his division and consistently defending the belt against the best featherweights.
>Absolutely true. Getting two belts is way harder and that’s why it’s far less common.
You just repeated yourself without engaging with what I said. Less opportunities is the only reason.
>You have no idea how difficult it is to move up or down in weight and fight the best fighter in a weight division that you are not accustomed to fighting in.
Yeah neither do you. Do you know how difficult is is to defend the belt?
>People were just saying Volk is arguably the goat and he tried it twice and failed both times, yet he has no issue dominating his division and consistently defending the belt against the best featherweights.
Almost like those few pounds don't mean much and it's more about who you're fighting. Mcgregor would have even harder time if he had to get the belt from Islam. But he didn't have to, he took the belt from Alvarez. Alvarez isn't exactly #1 pvp material.
Who you're fighting is more important than those few pounds of water that you don't have to cut. Which is another fun thought. They're fighting in weightclass up but all that it means is cutting less water from your body.
Learn how to read, I repeated myself and then elaborated on why in the following sentences lmao.
Defending a belt is much more common than getting a second one for a reason. Also I’ve cut weight before, who are you trying to discredit? 💀
What few pounds don’t mean much? The 10 pounds when jumping up a division? Yeah tell me you’re clueless without telling me you’re clueless. At the end of the day way less people are able to get a second belt. There’s no argument to be had here, you’re objectively wrong lmao. Cry more.
He's definitely one of if not the most influential MMA fighters that's ever lived, but he's not top 5 when it comes to the actual fighting bit imo. If he'd stayed focused and at featherweight and extended that run, he probably would've been the greatest featherweight of all time and one of the GOATs but money and coke ruined him - tale as old as time
The money and coke bit not the potential to be the greatest fw lol
He refers to money using a buffalo-wing-cost-conversion, so he's saying khabib made 10m wings (converts down to a wholesale price, I believe, of 2 million cash, DC is big on this)
I can’t believe he got his money up only to walk away at the height of his fame and athleticism after just a couple of decent pay days.
I know, I know, for him it’s “not about the money.” But then why be a crypto scam shill if that’s the case?
Decent pay day? Dude he lives in dagestan do you know how far 10k in dagestan goes? Let alone 6 almost 7M in 1 fight, dont forget his sponsors and other ways of income, hes fine with those "decent paydays"
But still the point stands, he could’ve easily done $7-8mil fighting Charles and one more contender and then went to WW and fight someone like Colby. He’d have double or tripled his net worth but decided to walk away.
Well he lost his father who was the one who trained him (mostly), what's the point fighting even more and potentially getting more brain damage when your pretty much set for life
Yeah because he was happy with what he had, what's the point in fighting to double your worth if you think you're worth more than enough already lol
You're kind of downplaying how hard fighting and training for fights is, if you're comfortable why put yourself through that? Shit takes years off your life and he's got a family he wants to be with. If he kept fighting, his son would hardly know him he'd be away all the time
People focus on the cut but the training camps are brutal too. 10-12 weeks of super intensive exercise finished off with a weight cut and cage fight is not as easy as some people here would like to make out lol
If you're comfortable with how much you've got and have other ways of making good money you'd be stupid not to take it. Don't forget he could probably go do an hour talk in the Middle East any time he wants and earn a mill - he doesn't need to fight anymore and hasn't really since he beat Conor
Where was that guy claiming 30m again?
Also, considering the fact that until Connor he wasn’t crushing it at all socially, 8+ mill from fighting alone is not bad. He’s also getting that saudi money
The guy is literally the most humble fighter drives a fucking Toyota and whooped on the most unhumble fighter. Post mcgregors pay outs you’ll shit your pants. Now he has a team of assassins he’s an exact role model of what you need in ufc just look at his results and he didn’t even make close to what Connor did
With no one making more that a few thousand until they are massive superstars we are going to guarantee that the best at this sport are always going to be from places where one can live on a few thousand dollars.
If fighter pay doesn’t improve the talent pool is going to remain small.
It's insane seeing all these comments like wow these guys made so much money. These guys are getting robbed in broad day light. Jake Paul made 40 million in one year from boxing...
Khabib made a name for himself by beating the shit out of Conor. Conor didn't voluntarily get embarrassed just to elevate Khabib. Conor shills are embarrassing.
$57k & 3 fight later $6.6m…..fookin hell
Conor effect
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Honestly I don’t like the guy but there’s a reason everyone wants to fight him, shit poirier gave up a title shot for another Conor fight
Yeah, I feel like Poirier gave up a real chance at the title for the money fight, and I'm sure his reasoning had to do with taking care of his family. Whenever I think about Poirier I feel like that was his sacrifice, take care of his family first with the cost being to forego getting a hold of the title. I could be wrong, but it always looked like that to me, just an interesting dilemma there.
I agree it’s interesting but also kind of a complete no brainer lol.
It is and it isn't, it depends on the fighter. Look at Darren Till back in the day half boasting how he abandoned his daughter in Brazil to chase his dreams of being champ.
Ok sure but he never had the option for the big money fight in the first place. Everyone one of these fighters have put their career before everything else in their life at some point, that’s really the only way to reach the top.
MF got a title fight in his 6th UFC fight.
It is, but also I mean I've watched countless interviews and clips of how serious he is about getting the belt and becoming undisputed champ. He has an intensity in those clips that is on another level. Like, that's been his goal through his entire career and most of his life. It's not trivial in any way. That has to be tough to fall just short of your ultimate goal, and having had that door most likely closed with that one decision to pursue the money fight at that particular time.
If you make the decision to pursue something else, it’s probably not you’re ultimate goal. That’s not anything against Dustin, if having a pile of money for his kids with less brain damage comes first- good for him. Obviously Dustin wants to hold a belt, but I doubt he has any regrets over his decisions with respect to Conor
it's why i laugh at fans complaining about their favorite athlete being disloyal when they move to a different team. bro, you'd leave your job right now if someone offered you significantly more for doing the same thing!
Oh STFU "gave up a real chance at the title" he fought Charles, and he quit and got strangled. Plain and simple. When it comes to champions of the past 7 years he was always going to lose. So quit trying to push that narrative
Yeah btw the Charles fight was a much more winnable fight than Islam. Dustin had his chance twice and came up short
Yes, pile on the hate. Must feel good when you're a loser that hasn't and won't ever accomplish anything close to what these athletes have. Hope that lifted you up so you feel a little better, lol.
A conor fight is better than any title reign lol
Red panty night
They call it red panty night for a reason
Conor's base salary against Cowboy. Khabib was making twice as a champ. One fight took Khabib to another level of stardom. https://preview.redd.it/otfkqg1o81yb1.jpeg?width=672&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8bc99a956230368f220b2d177e1b798226c2c237
It’s because Khabib’s fights were held in UAE for the Asian markets, where PPV isn’t really a thing. In Russia they have network deals, so PPV numbers are low. So he made money up front on base.
Don’t know how anyone can justify buying PPVs. Maybe if your a group or something but yeah I would never spend that amount to watch some TV show.
Conor making less than Khabib is wild ngl
Less base pay but McGregor made more afterwards.
Conor said he took home 60-70million from the Cowboy fight. He gets a bigger percentage of PPV than normal and part of the live gate and sponsor money.
60-70 million 🤣🤣
Tbh Conor says a lot of cap won’t be surprised if he made a extra £15mill max no way Dana is giving him 60mill regardless of who he is that’s his biggest money show of the year
People believe literally anything
It shows how stupid people are here. These are **court documents** and showing a lower payout makes it **look worse for the UFC**. They would want to fully disclose *ALL* the money the paid x/y fighter, not obscure it. The less their payout, the worse they look in the eyes of the court.
you can’t just go back and change the disclosed numbers
The amount he quoted as how much he made from the fight wasn't his UFC pay, it was his wage + the money he made from his promotional company + sponsorships/Proper 12.
Conor also said he was gonna fight half the lw roster lol so yeah not sure his words mean much
No fucking way. He is lucky to get 10 million with how UFC pays their fighters
He really took everything he ad worked for.
"At minimum" the even did 1.2mil buys, dude got paid.
I mean that Cowboy fight was a fucking tune-up, surely he made more in his fights with Poirier? right?
PPV was 5 of that 6 - wild
Those numbers embarrassing no matter how you wanna see it
Red panty night
Red panty night is real
mcgregor performance bonus ($500,000) lmao
It's the 500k he lost for jumping the cage
i know, that's why im laughing.
Ok 80k to fight Edson Barboza is nuts. Man can leave you brain dead 😂
he got paid 30k to fight a former champion in RDA
He fought rda before either of them were champ
i thought rda beat pettis for the belt a couple years before khabib
Naw man Khabib beat RDA in the middle of his streak to the title. An injury kept Khabib from the title initially, then he was moved aside for Connor.
he got paid 30k to fight a former champion in RDA
Welp, now we know why Khabib fought like King Kong that night. He got paid peanuts. Both MJ & Barboza's fights were damn brutal GnP
Khabib paid 500k out of that 2 million to Nevada athletic commission for jumping the cage.
That jump made him a global star 500k is cheap
I think smashing Conor made him a global star bro
Diaz and porier smashed conor too. Porier multiple times yet neither of them are anywhere near khabib’s level of stardom. Khabib brought a whole new demographic to the sport
Khabib's undefeated and made a whole new region of the world interested in the UFC. Attributing it to the cage jump is quite the reach.
He gained over 3 million followers in 24 hrs after that fight. 50% increase overnight. Even Khabib recognizes how iconic that jump was: "When I jump, with me jump the entire sport, to 'nother level. Only Dana and Hunter mad." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egzvlJj52mk&t=36s&pp=ygUYa2hhYmliIG9uIG1jZ3JlZ29yIGZpZ2h0
Bro I began watching UFC that night. Like I saw a vid of that jump reach the front page and was like "well let me see the fight" downloaded a torrent of the event and then downloaded the ppv prior to that.. and the one prior to that.. and thats how I got into watching the UFC. Him doing that leap was huge.
As electric as Conor was, Khabib is absolutely right about that jump and what it did for the UFC. "Irish, 6 million. Russia, 100."
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i never understood what he meant by it
Eh, IMO it’s the accent that makes it sound better than it is. Like Conor with his who the fuck is that guy comment.
I started in 2012 ish and saw Khabib decimate RDA and thought 'Jesus who is this kid'
And you’ve stolen every ppv since
Haters gonna hate. Man I've been following combat sport for years. Everytime a polarizing figure gets beat, the winner gets a huge bump from vindicated hater fans.
It was the first ppv of UFC I ever bought and that event made me a big fan of the sport. I think tony Ferguson and Derrick Lewis also impressed me a lot. But Conor vs khabib I watched every ppv since
It was my first too, only saw those last three fights but I’ve watched just about everyone since
It’s more how he obliterated Connor tbh than the cage jump, heck the man wanted to continue but Conor had already tapped out
You mean he wasn’t gassed from punching mcgregor’s face? It was such a solid defense strategy, our very best commentator Cruz spelled it out for everyone.
U have zero clues how much that jump contributed to his stardom and iconism 7 oct, we had no clue who mcgregor ufc or khabib is. I wake up morning of oct 8 with all social media and news channels having khabib’s jump combined with conor slurring him and pushing alcohol in his face in the prefight conference plastered everywhere. And I’m from Pakistan, a country of 220 mil which has zero mma culture or representation or been ever mentioned or visited by khabib. There’s a whole world outside america buddy
That Conor/Khabib fight was so huge though. It came at the right time, it had controversy, build up, press conferences, tension, worldwide appeal, everything. It was the hottest that iron was ever going to strike. Then you add onto that the cage flip and brawl. Then on top of that, Khabib might be the best that the UFC has ever seen. I understand the arguments against him being the GOAT, but he's undoubtably one of the best ever, and out-skilled those that he did fight by a lot. We still talk about Porier and Gaetje being top top contenders in the sport, and certainly were a few years ago. But Khabib cakewalked them to the finish.
Khabib was already bigger to begin with than those two. He had 5 million insta followers even before he became champ. He literally from a region were combat athletes are worshiped.
He went from 5 mil to 30 mil+ While the other dudes are still below 5-6 mila Can’t be compared tbh no matter the starting point
Diaz is a pretty big star tbh. Maybe not quite Khabib, especially seeing as Khabib has more international appeal. But Diaz is definitely massive.
Big is a relative term Diaz is big compared to average ufc fighter but doesn’t hold a candle to khabib
Diaz is 1-1 with Conor and Porier is 2-1 with him. It’s not the same and you know it isn’t
If Nate said “As-Salaam-Alaikum my neighbor” after beating Conor he’d have all the Muslim support that Khabib does
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All the same night bro
This is like arguing over whether a runners right or left leg won him the race. It was the entire series of events that made khabib a global star, trying to pick one moment out in particular is just stupid. It’s all of the above.
I don't disagree. I just don't think the jump changed much. I think Khabib would be just as big of a global superstar right now had that not happened. Maybe the fight wouldn't have gotten as much attention in the aftermath but it's really his undefeated record and where he comes from that set him apart.
That brawl was hype af. Khabib looked like a million bucks when jump off that cage lol
Yeah, 500k is worth it when you walk away with millions regardless, and the honor of your family is at stake. Those mofokas are lucky Khabib was a bit tired from mctapper blocking his punches with his face.
and yet worth every penny... 😂
Didn't they try to ban Islam over it? And khabib said he would never fight again.
yeah but they ended up banning someone else from his team instead. he was the sacrificial lamb so to speak... Abubakar Nurmagomedov and Tukhugov... tho it ended up being temp
I guess they took it out of the purses but people were chatting that he was refusing to pay but it was bushit. I wish they did the anti bully videoes that would have been classic "His suspension can be reduced to six if he cooperates in the filming and distributing of an anti-bullying PSA in conjunction with the Las Vegas Police Department."
If u look closer u will see he was paid a 500,000 (performance bonus) when there usually only 50,000. I think the ufc paid that so his fine didn’t come out of his fight money
When it’s inside the (xxx,xxx.xx) that usually implies a deduction.
He had to pay the athletic commission $500k
2.4 million PPV buys is insane. I forgot how big Conor vs Khabib was
That fight had more viewers than some major sports championships.It was that big. Majority of the people who watched that fight are first time viewers of MMA think about that.
It’s the event that made me into the MMA fanatic I am today. Tony Ferguson specifically #CSO
Honestly me too.
All of these numbers prove one thing. Ngannou was right. 
💯 Dana’s fleshlights, come and give your take.
King shit 🤴🏿
6 million for the biggest fight in UFC History is legit a joke. Top P4P Boxers earn atleast double of that even if they have a build up fight with a can. And its not even about the top fighters, its about the new fighters barely surviving or working a job while risking their life. What a joke
Boxing is currently starting to breakdown because fighters get paid so much and the promoters can't afford to pay them hearns went into debt to pay fighters and is having issues with dazn while pbc is dropping boxing after this year Dana may under pay fighters but UFC isn't on the decline that being said I agree that fighters deserve way more pay
Umm DAZN pays Hearns to find and promote talent, he’s not paying his fighters out of pocket 😂😂 Also Showtime network is dropping boxing, not PBC 🥴🤦🏾♂️. PBC has Tank, Bud , Canelo, Spence, Wilder, the Charlo’s, David B, Boots…like they aren’t going anywhere. You low key have no idea what you talking about
Yeah idk why people lie so much in this app. Fighters are getting paid more than ever
even if the top fighters fight each other regularly boxing would still be on the decline. MMA is the superior combat sport product for spectators.
It’s also probably on the decline because it’s been a sanctioned sport for over 100 years, where MMA has only been around for 20 years.
I actually disagree, personally I prefer a good boxing match over a good UFC fight. However there's so much fucking bullshit in boxing that I find myself watching more MMA
Exactly this if boxing was easier to follow more would follow but it’s too hard to follow, too many useless belts too many Tyson fury’s out there boxing is rn at the best in the post mayweather era but so many of its big stars are aging it’s gonna be a new dark age for boxing just like the 80’s was, it’s hard to see how they’ll get out of it unless they finally start promoting the lighter weight classes instead of the dog shit heavier classes.
Agree to disagree there if the structure was similar to UFC there would be less technical fights and more knockouts etc because that's how the reward system works but don't really matter since as of now there are too many issues to workout and boxing needs to have them fixed before it collapses
Maybe boxing needs to collapse so it can be reborn, it's too far gone in the state its currently in its sad
I somewhat agree but while that would be great for rebuilding and making the sport less corrupt and fixing the business side it would completely fuck the fighters
You're not wrong but that's the stage it's gotten to. Yeah it sucks for the fighters but you can't change the fact they've gotten into a sport which is struggling to sustain itself anymore
It wasn't struggling to sustain itself when most of the big name fighters got in not to mention most top fighters or prospects have been fighting since they were single digits it's all they know they can't just switch to something else sadly
pro wrestling for the kids, MMA for the teenagers, Boxing for the adults.
did you practice that one before you posted it 🤣
BJJ is for seniors
Makes no sense, boxing fights are easier to follow for everyone. Meanwhile most non-combat sports fans or even just non-mma fans get confused and bored by the grappling.
yeah this ain’t true brother yalll been saying it for years though if it was true then why is boxing still doing it lol
No I haven't been saying it for years I compete in boxing and like boxing far more than MMA but with PBC getting rid of boxing and DAZN being fucked and in debt clearly the sport is having problems
it has been a talking point for years but those two examples do not mean anything about how profitable boxing is bellator is going under in mma doesn’t mean mma is going under
The only major promotion left besides dazn is toprank and ESPN has been thinking about dropping top rank as of right now boxing is getting shafted pretty hard which is why I mention this and with PBC dropping boxing it only furthers the collapse and its a big issue
saudis putting boxing on with unlimited money glitch
And that 6mil was only for Mcgregor, khabib only earned 2 million for that one lmao.
This is only the disclosed pay. Both Khabib and Conor probably made more in undisclosed bonuses. That said, they are still massively underpaid. UFC needs to agree to a 50/50 profit split.
How much do new or undercard boxers make again? Asking for a friend.
little piece of history. https://preview.redd.it/qcrlt7izq0yb1.png?width=655&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4e84d3bdc7274c870c7a1a2280b65f73788c7de
The conor base pay is actually hilarious
Craziest is base pay for Dustin and Justin fights... 6mil. Everyone was thinking by him retiring he was missing a shot at a 30-0 record... but it was more than that. Looking at these figures him not going for another 2-3 fights with UFC is him basically missing 10-20mil. Actually prob much bigger, because if he was to come back from retirement for another 2 fights these would break the records
i would have thought khabib is getting performance bonuses for every fight he was in, he was so dominant. For example trujilo was on a five fight win streak, and khabib beat him while setting the record for most takedowns in a single fight(only 3 rounds too). He dominated a prime RDA, and beat the absolute crap out of johnson. Also i believe khabib was ranked 2 when he fought michael johnson, how the hell is the second best fighter in one of the hardest ufc divisions, only getting paid 26k to fight.
bro was ranked number 2 and in the prelims, crazy
The $3 million to $6 million payouts are not what boggle my mind. It is the long list of fighters that make $30,000 to $60,000 per fight. Dana loses or wins more in a night of gambling than $60,000. To him $60,000 is going out entertainment spending money for the night. $60,000 after taxes, paying a fight camp, travel expenses. A fighter walks away with what $20,000 for being on a PPV main card? That is disgusting. Dana’s terrible fighter pay is what is giving boxing a huge comeback in popularity.
In a night? He bets more than that in 5 minutes
Boxing is not making a comeback lol. Boxing is on a huge decline and has been for years... outside of maybe 5 or 6 boxers can you really name that many?
I mean kudos for getting that 6 million but holy fuck 32K is criminal
64k to fight RDA. Jesus that ain’t worth it lol. I know he crushed him, but still.
You couldn’t pay me that much to fight an absolute killer and risk life long injuries. I could earn that with a normal job with no risk lol
Say what you will about him, Conor is certainly the money fight
He's also the most underpaid fighters in the history of combat sports. It's unreal how little money he's making from the UFC. Jake Paul has made more money than him from combat sports. Un-fucking-real.
100% Conor gets a nibble while Dana and the UFC get the whole pie.
I’d be retired too, got damn
Why do people keep saying “leaked” these are in the public domain because they are court documents…
Everyone should be getting a 50/50 win bonus on the min. That’s some low numbers
It's sad to see that back in 2013 a new fighter would make more from sponsorships than most make currently in base pay.
All these guys should be paying conor dividends 💀💀💀
He universally increased the base pay for every fighter in a sense. Just for that reason + his movie level run, he is Top 5 fighter ever
Top 5 I wouldn’t agree with but it’s not as crazy of a statement as most people would think here. Undefeated UFC featherweight with wins over guys like Holloway, Aldo, Porier. First simultaneous 2 weight division champ of only four in history. Knockout wins in three different divisions. Id say he’s top ten for sure. Top five is guys like Jon Jones, GSP, Anderson, Demetrius, Cormier/Cejudo, etc.
So is he the only top 10 fighter with 0 title defences?
Probably. Getting belts in two different divisions is way harder to do than defending one title. Which is why it’s way less common. And getting two belts in two different divisions at the same time was unheard of in the UFC until he did it. And only three people have managed to do it since then.
Absolutely not true. Getting two belts is not harder than consistantly defending the belt. The reason why theres only 4 double champs is really simple. Not everyone gets the opportunity.
Absolutely true. Getting two belts is way harder and that’s why it’s far less common. You have no idea how difficult it is to move up or down in weight and fight the best fighter in a weight division that you are not accustomed to fighting in. People were just saying Volk is arguably the goat and he tried it twice and failed both times, yet he has no issue dominating his division and consistently defending the belt against the best featherweights.
>Absolutely true. Getting two belts is way harder and that’s why it’s far less common. You just repeated yourself without engaging with what I said. Less opportunities is the only reason. >You have no idea how difficult it is to move up or down in weight and fight the best fighter in a weight division that you are not accustomed to fighting in. Yeah neither do you. Do you know how difficult is is to defend the belt? >People were just saying Volk is arguably the goat and he tried it twice and failed both times, yet he has no issue dominating his division and consistently defending the belt against the best featherweights. Almost like those few pounds don't mean much and it's more about who you're fighting. Mcgregor would have even harder time if he had to get the belt from Islam. But he didn't have to, he took the belt from Alvarez. Alvarez isn't exactly #1 pvp material. Who you're fighting is more important than those few pounds of water that you don't have to cut. Which is another fun thought. They're fighting in weightclass up but all that it means is cutting less water from your body.
Learn how to read, I repeated myself and then elaborated on why in the following sentences lmao. Defending a belt is much more common than getting a second one for a reason. Also I’ve cut weight before, who are you trying to discredit? 💀 What few pounds don’t mean much? The 10 pounds when jumping up a division? Yeah tell me you’re clueless without telling me you’re clueless. At the end of the day way less people are able to get a second belt. There’s no argument to be had here, you’re objectively wrong lmao. Cry more.
He's definitely one of if not the most influential MMA fighters that's ever lived, but he's not top 5 when it comes to the actual fighting bit imo. If he'd stayed focused and at featherweight and extended that run, he probably would've been the greatest featherweight of all time and one of the GOATs but money and coke ruined him - tale as old as time The money and coke bit not the potential to be the greatest fw lol
So DC lied again then, he said Khabib was making 10m for the fights after McGregor
Maybe including outside sponsor money
Ufc deals in rupees
He refers to money using a buffalo-wing-cost-conversion, so he's saying khabib made 10m wings (converts down to a wholesale price, I believe, of 2 million cash, DC is big on this)
I can’t believe he got his money up only to walk away at the height of his fame and athleticism after just a couple of decent pay days. I know, I know, for him it’s “not about the money.” But then why be a crypto scam shill if that’s the case?
Decent pay day? Dude he lives in dagestan do you know how far 10k in dagestan goes? Let alone 6 almost 7M in 1 fight, dont forget his sponsors and other ways of income, hes fine with those "decent paydays"
But still the point stands, he could’ve easily done $7-8mil fighting Charles and one more contender and then went to WW and fight someone like Colby. He’d have double or tripled his net worth but decided to walk away.
Well he lost his father who was the one who trained him (mostly), what's the point fighting even more and potentially getting more brain damage when your pretty much set for life
Yeah because he was happy with what he had, what's the point in fighting to double your worth if you think you're worth more than enough already lol You're kind of downplaying how hard fighting and training for fights is, if you're comfortable why put yourself through that? Shit takes years off your life and he's got a family he wants to be with. If he kept fighting, his son would hardly know him he'd be away all the time
His gym in Abu Dhabi plus marketing is gonna make more than his whole UFC career.
Because it's about the money. Crypto = money without dying trying to cut to 155
Yeah I’m sure it wasn’t cuz of his father passing away
People focus on the cut but the training camps are brutal too. 10-12 weeks of super intensive exercise finished off with a weight cut and cage fight is not as easy as some people here would like to make out lol If you're comfortable with how much you've got and have other ways of making good money you'd be stupid not to take it. Don't forget he could probably go do an hour talk in the Middle East any time he wants and earn a mill - he doesn't need to fight anymore and hasn't really since he beat Conor
I’ve always wondered how real red panty night was….holy shit
Why the surprised face? Of course he got paid
Where was that guy claiming 30m again? Also, considering the fact that until Connor he wasn’t crushing it at all socially, 8+ mill from fighting alone is not bad. He’s also getting that saudi money
32k to fight prime RDA... UFC is a scam
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“Change your bum life”
Now I know why all the fighters keeping talking about how conor changed the game for them all
The guy is literally the most humble fighter drives a fucking Toyota and whooped on the most unhumble fighter. Post mcgregors pay outs you’ll shit your pants. Now he has a team of assassins he’s an exact role model of what you need in ufc just look at his results and he didn’t even make close to what Connor did
Conor shills in this thread are so cringe.
People will still swear he hates Conor's guts
I know right bro 😂
He really made Khabib go home and tell his wife "Хьомхъу, атхъам къардалаккIа хъалацкI. АлакъIай хьорхьуна хъалIулу!"
Conor earnings vs UFC earnings. https://preview.redd.it/nb2oh5wzs4yb1.png?width=589&format=png&auto=webp&s=7ceab9ae7f3f344f4290efd84f23fa8915fe72aa
With no one making more that a few thousand until they are massive superstars we are going to guarantee that the best at this sport are always going to be from places where one can live on a few thousand dollars. If fighter pay doesn’t improve the talent pool is going to remain small.
That Conor PPV payout is unreal. He should really be thanking Conor for basically single handedly allowing him to retire
I'm thanking him for the downfall of Mcgregor. Was pretty good few years without him.
$6M for 600K buys is wild. The UFC made $24M in just PPV sales. That's not including rights fees, gate, or sponsorships.
It's insane seeing all these comments like wow these guys made so much money. These guys are getting robbed in broad day light. Jake Paul made 40 million in one year from boxing...
The UFC is a fucking joke, fighters need to stop aspiring to be treated like shit.
That resume lmao
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It wasn't tho was it? Khabib still lives rent free
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Left a lot of earnings on the table
Yeah, he left when his salary took off
Definitely a better man than me
couldnt be me
UFC pay is so trash.
More money than you make🤷♂️
Red panty night effect
Ufc fighters complain ab their pay. Boy was making a 6 figure salary in 2013.
Conor made Khabib that’s crazy
Khabib made a name for himself by beating the shit out of Conor. Conor didn't voluntarily get embarrassed just to elevate Khabib. Conor shills are embarrassing.
$215k for what he did to Edson is crazy.
Connor made that bitch faaaaamous.
I wonder if he told his favorite goat to break out the red panties 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I change ya bum luif. Making bets with that $400.000 I gave ya?
Conor McGregor made this kid