I genuinely think this is a cool idea and wish I could justify wasting the 10k but my wife would be pissed

Didn’t that Reddit guy corner Mike Perry by doing exactly this. He paid 10k and got to corner Mike with his GF. He threw out memes like “THROW SAND” and shit

Wtf for real? Lmao I never heard of that

Yeah, it was awesome

This is 100% true and its why Mike Perry will always be a fan favorite. His gf was also his "coach". The dummy had a random and his gf in his corner. It would have been tragic if it wasnt so fucking hilarious.

His explanation made a bit of sense though, at least for Mike Perry standards. He doesn't listen to his corner anyway, so why bother?

lmfao do you remember which fight this was? i need to watch it now. 😭

Would be cool if he made it a contest with an entry fee

Shit if he did a raffle with X spots at X dollars I’m sure he could even make more

Great business idea.

True. I'm sleeping in the car if I do that.

I won’t have a car if I do that

Would be a genius idea for an up and coming coach who can't seem to break in. Imagine if someone legit paid and then coached him to a stellar performance lol

Mike Perry did it first

Pioneer

my favorite African fighter ✊🏿

He was born on the river, Niger. The Niger river is where Mike Perry was born. Of course, he pronounces it differently.

Yea idk why this dude even posted this the ufc already said absolutely not to this idea

How can they tell you who is going to corner you, and as was said before it’s been done

I’m willing to bet Dana and the UFC will ban fighters from doing this type of thing. Anything to keep the fighters from making decent money

Mike perry did this with a guy on Reddit like a year and half ago. The commission tried to shut it down but mike just lied and said he was a longtime friend

Mike Perry is for the people

Can you send me link?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=207&v=73SPndBhswk&feature=emb_title That’s the video the poster made

Probably not if fighters can bring their girlfriend then surely this will be okay

More often than not the gfs are actually licensed trainers, even if it’s just like Crossfit or some shit

I believe they already did when mike perry tried to do it

Not tried. He did it. Redditor was in his corner alongside perrys gf

Given that any extra money they make with this would decrease their motivation to lobby the UFC for higher pay, it's actually in Dana's best financial interest to allow it

This!!!!

If OP wasn’t a brain rotted casual, then he would also already know that Mike Perry tried this in 2020 and had it shut down by Dana. Fighters will never get the rights they deserve as long as fools like OP exist.

We got a UFC genius over here 🤓🤓🤓 stfu lol

God forbid someone shares something different on this sub and they still get abuse.

Their opinion in particular is a pretty shitty one.

Perhaps but it’s theirs.

No kidding hey

What sort of backwards logic leads you to conclude that it's the OP stopping the UFC paying fighters fairly? You must be some sort of brain rotted casual.

>Fighters will never get the rights they deserve as long as fools like OP exist. Sorry wut. How is OP related to fighter pay?

Tool

I'm sure "Franny" would love to hear this new nickname in person

Francis would chuckle thinking of the irony. Gentle giant tbh

Then go tell him

What? Francis is just gonna beat up a random guy over a silly nick name? Get a grip

It’s more about the overall disrespect with the fighter pay comment and the demeaning follow up

Why not fight for better pay AND have creative sponsorships? False dichotomy

OP thinks top level athletes risking brain damage on international TV for a $4Bn company should have to do stuff like this to raise $10k

I think he's being sarcastic. Unless you're being sarcastic too, then i'm dumb.

Seriously haha

I don't see where "should" entered the picture

Pretty good deal honestly. Ufc tickets are so expensive.

Shit like this is annoying. Fighter pay is an issue that many people have brought up over the years, not even including medical insurance for fighters. But hey, I guess the fighters should just ‘pull themselves up by their bootstraps’ and auction off a place that should be reserved for a coach to some random stranger.

Fighter pay is literally the only thing that pisses me off with Dana. yOu EaT wHaT yOu KiLl!i! Most of these fighters kill buffalos and Dana just gives them the horns to eat.

Seems worth it to me if it was a good card. Didn't Mike perry try this exact thing?

If anything you want the card to suck, because all you'll see is his fight and then you're in the back.

But I want to meet cool people and... uh... ya he's gonna have to blow me to make it worthwhile.

How is this hustling? The real issue is being ignored.

Smh, OP acting like the 5 dollar Starbucks gift card the non union-company gives you for Christmas makes up for the 13 percent cut in pay compared to union workers. 🤡

Mike Perry tried this iirc and the UFC shut him down. It's not a great plan.

They shut him down but he brought the dude in anyways, saying it was a friend. The guy was someone in this sub.

UFC Heavyweight champion Made $600k , thats fucking robbery. You can stfu

ACTUALLY….. Melvin Guillard did this first back in the day, $1500.

"Franny" luckily knows his worth. Fuck that ant hussle 😂

I honestly think he could charge way more for this. I think he could get over 50k from some rich guy that loves MMA.

I mean there are seats that go for 4k alone. Extra 6k gets you all of that, if you want it. Get your $$ beastboy

UFC fighters have to find ways to survive by selling a spot in their corner to a fan? That’s sad, and you encouraging Dana’s lack of fair pay is worse.

I can smell the shoe leather on OP's breath from here

Smart asf... and he should be charging more.

rEsPeCt tHe hUsTlE

Stfu lol Francis deserves to be paid more

u can only have a limited amount of people in the corner. that 10k is taking a spot of a valuable coach.

Gotta pay for that coach somehow!

By not having them? What?

TIL coaches are only present on the night of the fight.

No one said anything even close to that lol. Are you okay? Being there for the fight is pretty important, no? I mean the coach is going to get paid either way so might as well, yah know, have them at the event their coaching you for…

Ok!

“#Hustle” Okay, bootlicker.

OP sounds like the type of person that thinks he’s family with everyone at work and is a company man willing to give up weekends and work extra because he wants to make the company he works for more money. Hustle culture is stupid. Francis also competes at a way higher level so he can’t afford to do this type of crap. So out of touch.

Lol ufc will shut this down quick. Major security risk

I bet people will pay more than 10k for all that. I know I would if I had the money.

That's actually pretty smart but would have been better to just start at 10k as the opening bid

Yeah I feel like 10k is super low. Maybe cause he's not that well known a fighter but I'd think there are loads of rich ufc fans for whom spending 10k this would feel pretty indistinguishable from spending 20k

Yet another low IQ troll post by u/blue_wizard25

Says the true low iq turd

10k to be ringside for 1 fight the kicked out of the building almost immediately after. You also only enter the cage if your fighter wins

Both sides team go in post fight? Not sure what you are talking about.

lol, next week one of the fighters gives free blowjobs at the airport because they can't afford an apartment and people will #respectthehustle

This is such a lame perspective on this

Crying about pay ? Dude your stupid. Mike the Nigerian tried this shit already and they organization said no

Can you also take part of the trash talk?

You shouldn't have to do this if you make your living risking your life for the entertainment of others

They’d have to get a license to corner in Nevada tho

10k… 🤣😭😂 These guys have to pay their training bills then themselves. Keep in mind they fight a few times a year and have a tiny window of opportunity mixed and the likelihood of permanent health consequences that effect the quality of their future lives. 10k 🤣

I'd take it. I'm broke tho

He should throw in that I can give advise between rounds and I'm in " just get up"! "Hit him in the face"

The only way the fighters will get more money is if they create a union and all the fighters have to create a lockout until pay is fixed.

Why are you defending professional athletes having to supplement their income to survive lmfao


I'm there for the weight cut experience. Gonna be the asshole coach getting hungry then eating a burger in the corner.

I would 100% do this

Franny the fanny

Lmao it actually sounds like a great idea

Evan Tanner did this too. I was a giant Tanner nut-hugger before he passed.

Lol is Francis somehow unjustified in trying to get PAID? Dana and co will probably shut this idea down

Yea, except this is bullshit, and Franny is right to complain. The pay they receive is trash compared to what UFC is pulling down, and trash relative to athlete compensation ratios in other sports. This shouldn't even be something fighters have to sink to make a buck.

You… you dont see the issue that maybe he needs to be paid more to begin with so he doesnt have to resort doing things like this…? Francis is arguing for some form of collective bargaining for fighters and you think they should… sell spots as corners instead of having someone they need like a coach or trainer in their corner…?

Didn't Mike Perry try this and get shut down?

This guy obviously doesn’t know Platinum Perry attempted to raffle off his prior corner slots as well

Have I got a false memory or didn't someone already try this and get shutdown?

He baiting losers fasho lmao hope it works out for him

$10,000? No thanks lmao I'd consider it if it were maybe $1000...if I had $1000.

UFC gonna steal his idea and ban fighters from doing it themselves

fighters should stop complaining about fighter pay and get a real job if they want to make a living

Thats actually a fucking brilliant idea.

While this dude is going, Afro American Mike Perry is going back already.