Quote of the Day

Good luck with that ultimate goal.

Sounds a little like the guy is a sucker for punishment if the org he most wants to fight with treats it's fighters like shit.  Maybe he also likes to light himself on fire.

Look at a guy like Tito Ortiz. All he ever talks about is how he did everything for the company, always fought injured, and all this other nonsense - as if he was doing the UFC a huge favor. This guy has been making over $200k a fight since before it was normal for a top guy to make that much. Throw in the different endorsements and personal business deals he's made through his exposure from the UFC and Tito Ortiz is a multi-millionaire. "And now the UFC is treating me like shit" Tito is constantly saying. That's because Tito is simply a fringe contender at this point unless he beats Machida.

Or let's look at a guy like Arlovski being relegated to the undercard for his last fight on the contract. As a fan I hate it - I want to see Andrei Arlovski fight. And that's exactly why the UFC is putting him on the undercard: Andrei Arlovski is a big draw with MMA fans and if, for whatever reason, he doesn't resign they are simply giving investing time and money into someone they can't benefit from whereas putting Diego Sanchez in that spot makes more business sense.

Or, we can look at the big thing everyone keeps talking about: the lower tier guys making close to nothing when the UFC is raking in millions. Rob Yundt got paid $5k for his fight against Ricardo Almeida. Yeah, Yundt lost rather quickly but now people actually know who the guy is. Now Rob Yundt isn't some random Alaskan fighter: he's a guy whose only loss is to a legit contender who he signed to fight on 3 days notice on the biggest stage of all. There are guys who would've stepped in there for free just for the exposure.

Fighters get paid what they're worth. The only reasons NFL, NBA, and MLB players get paid such ridiculous amounts is because the market in their sports is able to pay them that much. A prospect in AAA baseball is only making 30k a year maybe and he's playing every night. It's just like in any business: if you get paid big bucks that's because, for whatever reason, you're somehow worth big bucks. The reason "the Afghan Killa" isn't fighting Anderson Silva isn't because he isn't good but because no one knows who he is because he hasn't beaten the right people. If anything, it's organizations that can't sign good enough talent to elevate their guys that are treating their fighters poorly. After all, the benefits an organization can have for a fighter go far beyond the paycheck that fighter recieves.

Siyar is talking out his ass once again. 13-1-1 looks good, but he has had some big problems finishing fighters off, low rate fighters as well. I've seen most of his fights, and to be honest, he's underestimating Silva's skill, much like anyone else who's stepped in the cage with him and tried to strike. Siyar needs to fight a name and win decisively before anyone gives a shit at what he's saying.