ESPN paid 10 grand back in the day. not sure hwat they paid by the time FNF was coming off of the air, but i'm pretty sure it was around the same, and would only go up for certain, important fights. guys can still get additional revenue, like say from a sponsor, but the purses were crazy low. once you pay your trainer, manager, any sparring partnets
i knew managers who had fighters on the network. they'd basically get A-side guys a spot on TV and hope to either get on the premium networks, or back to the premium networks. few fighters, like delivin rodriguez, for instance, were content with being "ESPN" fighters, but for the most part the fights were taken to move fighters. prospects looking to get knockouts on TV, washed up fighters looking to get another title shot, etc.
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