robj55;1585346 wrote:Well lets see here:
Last fight he made 15K to show and 15K to win. He has been in the UFC 7 years and has had 19 fights in the UFC, which is in the top 15, maybe top 10. How can you justify paying a top 5 LW in the world that little? I'm sure he gets some bonuses because he is really exciting but that base pay is an embarassment to him, Dana and the sport as a whole. A lot of this may fall on his manager Mike Kogan though, who seemed to f the deal up pretty bad. Someone of Nate's caliber should be making a guaranteed 150-200K just to show imo.
1. He signed the deal.
2. He is making much more than $15k per fight, those are only reported numbers not bonuses, not sponsorships, etc.
3. Anthony Pettis, the champion at 155, makes $27k to show, and $27k to win. So your point is proven wrong right there. The best in the world at 155 is listed as making $27k to show, no way in hell Diaz should make $150k to show. You have to realize for the most part anyone under Welterweight is not as "marketable", as in all the big money makers are WW through HW since the bar room fan likes to see KOs and not technique/submissions. Jose Aldo is an exception because he does get the big KOs and even he is only $120k/$120k, so still less than what you think Diaz should make. Aldo is probably the best P4P fighter on the planet and you want Diaz making more than him.
