WEC featherweight Urijah Faber talks about his fight with Mike Brown and fighter pay. HT:...

WEC featherweight Urijah Faber talks about his fight with Mike Brown and fighter pay.

over 2 years ago Nick Thomas 11 comments 0 recs |

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Some media people are so stupid…

How do you compare Rashad Evans to Urijah Faber?

The wec shows with Urijah as the main event produce less or similar revenues to a UFC fight night.

So if you want to pay a fighter what he’s “worth” Urijah should be compared with a “Joe Louzan” not a “GSP” like some of these idiots are doing. If the wec had a ppv with the 2 biggest stars in the stable (Urijah vs Torres) it would do less than 150k buys.

The wec has a good while before people start crying about pay. Patience is a virtue.

by mmalogic on Jun 30, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs

The interviewer said something like: “It’s a different company, but obviously there is that UFC money still sitting there.”

That has to be the worst interviewer ever. So does he expect Zuffa to take money away from the UFC and help fund smaller fighters who are drawing less money on their own? Without saying it, he was saying the bigger guys should subsidiaze the smaller guys.

Absolutely stupid.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Jun 30, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

exactly.

by mmalogic on Jun 30, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Worst Interviewer Ever?

Not even close.

It’s the interviewers job to get the interviewee to step outside the box, answer different questions, create a little stir. I don’t think the interviewer believes that Zuffa should take money from the UFC to help the WEC Fighters. But why not ask Uriah to get some sort of detailed response.

by Colorado Fan on Jun 30, 2009 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec’d

Even though I don’t like you most of the time. :P

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people... give him his bread."

by xFenixKnightx on Jun 30, 2009 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

by mmalogic on Jun 30, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

This is no different then any other sport. The guys at the beginning lay the groundwork for future stars to make more money. Stinks for guys like Faber, but that is the way life works.

Faber should not be getting large sums of money. They can’t even get their show on PPV because it wouldn’t sell too well. The market has dictated that he is only worth what he is getting.

Anybody who thinks he should be getting Rashad Evans type of money is either ignorant or just a Zuffa hater.

by AlwaysRelaxing on Jun 30, 2009 11:56 AM EDT reply actions

I agree with you but.

“Anybody who thinks he should be getting Rashad Evans type of money is either ignorant or just a Zuffa hater.” I hate this kind of statement they cut all possibilities of discussion. It’s like saying: If you disagree then you’re dumb. Not good.

by spectaa on Jun 30, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions