Lorenzo Fertitta on ESPN fighters ($$ issue)

['Sugar' Freddi]

Wow..... and people talk **** about UFC fighters not getting anything. (if this is true)

['Sugar' Freddi]

Dan Rafael and Dana White discussing this on Twitter RIGHT now: https://twitter.com/#!/danawhite

['Sugar' Freddi]

Entire episode that ESPN did on this issue. I know it's more MMA but it involves boxing too:

[DE100]

If what is true? that FNF's that puts on weekly shows with mostly no names on a small budget dont pay fighters Millions? His comparison is off. The UFC the #1 MMA outlet makes millions and the percentage the fighters get out of it, are low. Its that simple.

edit..

Rafael is killing it.

['Sugar' Freddi]

danawhite Dana White
Still in Rio. Will have our ESPN interview up soon. Notice this clip wasn't in there? LOL! ********/Fbbs5nKXliU
2 hours ago Favorite Retweet Reply

danrafaelespn Dan Rafael
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@danawhite FYI: ESPN does not pay the fighters, the promoters do. ESPN pays the promoters a license fee for the card.
22 minutes ago

danawhite Dana White
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@danrafaelespn yup I know that and they should investigate the guys on their own network that would pay a fighter $200!
19 minutes ago

danrafaelespn Dan Rafael
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@danawhite My only point was that Lorenzo was mixing apples and oranges.
18 minutes ago

danawhite Dana White
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@danrafaelespn ESPN will make 2.8B this year!!!!!! Guys on ESPN cards make $200 dollars for 4 round fights and they are askn what we pay!?
13 minutes ago

danrafaelespn Dan Rafael
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@danawhite If ESPN was paying a license fee of millions it would be reasonable to compare.
11 minutes ago

danawhite Dana White
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@danrafaelespn we financed the UFC for 6 years and paid all the fighters out of our pockets!! And yes why doesn't ESPN pay them more/lic fee
3 minutes ago
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@danrafaelespn
Dan Rafael
@danawhite Why do people think we are twitter fight when we are just having a discussion?

[Simply Zyzz]

well ofcourse they arent going to get paid millions.... but he's right, 200 dollars..... are you ***in kidding me???

['Sugar' Freddi]

Of course they are not getting millions, but a couple of grand, yes. ****ing 200 for putting your life on the line? Hell no.

[Hotsoup]

$275? that's nothing, and lol at Dan Rafael trying to do damage control.

[hhs661]

Is that MMA Live show still on air?
If not, these are probably a case of feelings caught by Dana & company

[fathergll]

If what is true? that FNF's that puts on weekly shows with mostly no names on a small budget dont pay fighters Millions? His comparison is off. The UFC the #1 MMA outlet makes millions and the percentage the fighters get out of it, are low. Its that simple.

edit..

Rafael is killing it.

You don't find a little bit of irony that ESPN is doing a money piece on the UFC and they are showing live fights themselves with guys getting paid basically nothing?

Its hilarious that Rafael thinks its ok because its "out of ESPN's hands" since the promoters can freely choose to spend the money how they see it.

Do the under card UFC fighters sell $6,000 worth of tickets and PPV buys? Nope.