If UFC is taking over boxing, why do they paid so little compared to boxers?

[RSBonos]

In case you didn't realise, it's not even close you dip*****. UFC does more than 5X the PPV numbers. Now stop embarrassing yourself. Or do you want me to keep on humiliating you?

fail overload

[RSBonos]

thx for that personal message, you might be a troll or just an emotional *****, but i laughed.

[VicariousVice]

The UFC isn't taking over Boxing. In fact, the UFC isn't in the best spot right now. They had a terrible year in 2014 with all of the injuries, their PPV sales were the worst they've been since 2005 I believe.

2015 could be a turn around year, however last nights PPV wasn't as great as us fans expected. The main event, while decent, was lackluster for an Anderson Silva or Nick Diaz fight. Not to mention Weidman their current MW champ and the guy who beat Anderson twice keeps getting injured during training(probably due to over training) he's literally been scheduled to fight Vitor Belfort 3 times already but has had to pull out because of injuries. It's pretty frustrating. Doesn't bode well for the future either. With Weidman out the PPV he was supposed to be on has gone from good to worth only about 10 dollars, lol. The PPV after that is headlined by Anthony Pettis vs Rafael Dos Anjos a quality striking matchup, but it's about the only fight on the card that interests me personally. They have two PPV's scheduled after those that have good main events, one being between Jose Aldo and McGregor in the summer(very excited for this one) and two in the works. I hope they put some great cards together, because if they don't this year will end up being half over with only a couple potentially good PPV's having aired.

The free events and prelims of the PPV's are actually better than PPV's lately which is good for garnering casual interest, but most fans who buy PPV's(like myself) are really fed up with getting burned by hyped cards that don't deliver. Not to mention they just increased the price in the US.

[mikinoki]

one has noting to do with the other...fighters negociate their contracts...they get paid bassed on what contract they sign...

[ladiesman217]

UFC's TV coverage is terrific. They have at least one card a month on Fox Sports 1. In boxing, if you're fighting on networks like ESPN, FS1, etc., it's considered low level. That shouldn't be the case in boxing. But you know, premium subscription channels like HBO and Showtime are the major leagues in boxing. Plus, in boxing, they have how many fights on the televised card, 3 at most? 3 fights out of the 10 fights scheduled on the card. All pelims should be available on TV, or at least on legal stream.