The New York Post broke the news that of the UFC's annual revenue of $900 million, only no more than 16% will give back to boxers And some other boxing brands will give about 4-5% of the revenue to boxers, and the UFC is significantly lower. Former UFC boxer Kyle Kingsbury told reporters that the UFC boss's tip to the waitress was often $10,000, which was equivalent to the appearance fee of many boxers.
Former UFC Sanda superstar Kang Lee also exposed the UFC's oppression and inhumanity of boxers, and Kang Lee was paid $5,000 per episode to participate in the TV show "The Ultimate Fighter: China" as a coach. But when he asked the UFC for a pay increase, Mr. Bai said he could only accept the status quo or sit on the cold bench. Once Mrs. Kang Lee needed surgery and wanted to take a few days off to accompany his wife and take care of the children at home, but the UFC refused, insisting that he go to China immediately, but when he arrived in China, there was still no shooting arrangement for a week.
Some media exposed fiercely: "Why is boxing higher than UFC income?" Because boxing usually promises to allocate the vast majority of pay-TV revenue to boxers, in contrast to the UFC, it pays a fixed amount instead. That is to say, except for a few extremely red boxers, the average boxer drives the broadcast income of boxing matches, but the salary has not increased. Boxer Nate Quarry, for example, has revealed that his tournament generated millions of dollars in revenue, but he was only paid $10,000 by the UFC, and after subtracting the expenses related to preparation and competition, he was only $5,000. ”
China's MMA pride and hero Zhang Weili's basic appearance fee in the UFC World Championship is $100,000, but fortunately she got a winning prize of $100,000, a bonus of $50,000 for the competition, and $40,000 for Reebok sponsorship, for a total of $290,000. However, because the bloody battle between Zhang Weili and Joanna was too cruel, the game was too exciting, after the game, both players were sent to the hospital, and many UFC celebrities called for extra money for Zhang Weili, but the miserly Bai Dana pretended not to hear. Zhang Weili's match in China only a webcast charging platform to create a profit of 400 million yuan, UFC borrowed Zhang Weili to open up the Chinese market, willing to share Zhang Weili's proportion is pitifully small, deducting taxes, insurance, team expenses, less than 1 million yuan.
Kyle Kingsbury and Nate Quarry have taken the UFC to court for exploiting boxers' income, not allowing them to participate in PTV commissions, restricting boxers from competing in other competitions, and the number of matches the UFC schedules for boxers is not enough for them to earn adequate income. If the monopoly allegations are really established, the UFC will have to shut down in the future, and MMA will have no events like boxing, and the event organization will promote the competition, rather than being controlled by a UFC event.