Fabricio Werdum: Fired

1 loss and the boot yet brock has 3 fights and is treated like a king wtf

A fighter's union is long overdue, and these are some seriously shady UFC business tactics. Still, Werdum didn't do himself any favors by showing up looking like a bloated whale and getting KTFO.

My question is whether Werdum's contract was up after the Dos Santos fight or not.

It's Dana? What do u expect?
It's Don King in the opposite uniform. Instead of black with high hair he's white and bald.

He's a genius, but an evil genius. The man has no heart, just desire for money and power.

First of all, I think NFL players get a portion of their contract regardless of whether or not they're cut, I'm not an agent, but I think that's how it works. Second, everyone complains about how shady the UFC dealings are, and how Dana is screwing all these fighters, but it's hard to argue with the fact that the UFC (as mentioned by CP) is pretty much the only game in town, so shouldn't we assume he's doing something right? (editors note: right and morally correct are not the same thing.)

Agreed....Jardine can drop 2 in a row and still be fine because he's underpaid. I don't like him, but he's underpaid. Eventually they will be the only game in town and it will get organized. I can't wait for that day. The NFL comes to mind when I think about all this so hopefully they can come to some type of organization and put Dana in a sort of commisioner job.

To say a fighter's union will never happen is a bit farfetched. If you look at the article below you'll see agents banding together for the good of their fighters. It looks like a first step to me....

They are all overpaid for the type of work they do. Go in that cage and beat each other up. That's it.
I make 120K a year and I have to figure out everyting besides spliting an atom.

He got KO'ed, times are tough, he wasn't a big draw, and it's the UFC. What the fuck do you expect? Go out there, do work, hurt people, you get paid.

Get KO'ed for $80k like a bitch, what do you expect to happen.

People, we are talking about the world of fighting here. It's a business with the shadiest history of all the main stream sports. It's obvious that Dana White is a prick, but he's still running the best show in town regardless of his dubious dealings. I have no love for the guy but he does a pretty good job keeping the sport together.

I wish that the fighters were all better paid and treated with the great respect for sure, but after seeing these other company's shit the bed it's clear that running a show like the ufc is no smooth ride.

The truth is that MMA is still very young sport and hopefully it evolves into a past time that is still entertaining for the fans and fair to the fighters. We certainly don't want to be complaining about overpaid lazy athletes that don't show up to fight. Look what happened to Chuck Liddell. After he made his millions he got lazy and lost that hunger that makes the sport exciting.

I'm not saying that fighters should be treated like shit or be paid poorly so they stay hungry, I'm just saying that the way the sport is right now it's still a hustle and there's gonna be some shady play from time to time.

gay! the heavyweight division of the ufc was all ready a joke and now they get rid of 1 of their 3 guys w any talent? noguerras gonna have to leave to find competition.

Why pay Werdum when you can fill your cards w/ no talent bums from the TV show n pay em 8 grand, I love it give more credibility to the other shows their needs to be a pepsi to UFCs coke, I'd like to see Werdum/overeem.

Indeed, Unions are the path to a successful product and job security.

Just ask the good folks at Ford, GM, Chrysler, and US Steel.

overpaying fighters is why every other organization goes out of business. the ufc knows what it's doing and how to stay profitable. they gave him a chance to re-negotiate and he didn't. there are people with a lot tougher jobs than him with more education that make less.

werdum sells zero ppv. the "no talent bums from the tv show", like the current LW champ, sell PPV and put asses in the seats. they are also part of some the best fights we've seen. there's a reason why ufc is doing well and NOBODY else is.

it might be better to structure the contracts, so they are performance - based. the fighters would know what to expect and have nobody to blame but themselves.

Unions are famous for stealing money. How anyone could protect those lazy bastards is beyond me. $60/hr for operating a service elevator ! Join the union and you'll get it!

If unions are not to blame for Detroit's problems (they are) then you would expect to see every car manufacturer in the U.S. asking the government for money. Toyota, Honda and others have plants in the South and do not have unions. Guess what ? They are not asking the government for money. The difference ? Unions. Smarten up.

A fighters' union would be one of the dumbest ideas to happen to this sport. It would be terrible for the fans, horrendous for the UFC, and ultimately bad for the fighters at this stage.

Just ask Detroit. It is great when a bolt riveter gets paid $35/hr, gets mandatory 2 hour lunches, and can't lose their job through gross negligence of their duties; all to do a job that can be learned by your average, moderately trained monkey. All of that is great for the worker, right? Who wouldn't want higher pay and absurd benefits? But here's the thing... all the effort to 'look out for the workers' make the industry unsustainable and they no longer have jobs at all.

If fighters decided to unionize, they might be able to force some short-term benefits for themselves. But it would be at great expense to the UFC and to the consumer.

The UFC is currently the only organization spending any money to expand and grow the sport. They continue to push to open up regulation in all states, and are trying hard to expand internationally. Cutting deeply into their profits so Joe 'Undercard' can make a lot more will mean they will not likely continue those expansion efforts. It may even mean the destruction of their business model. The dead carcasses of all the MMA organizations that have attempted this business show that it is very difficult to build a successful and profitable model for business in MMA. If a union were to come in and force unreasonable demands, it could even crush the UFC's business model and cause them to go the way of their competitors.

Also, fans would have to endure strikes that would upset events and postpone matches. And don't think if the UFC's costs got up it wouldn't be passed on to consumers. We would be paying more for tickets, and possibly even PPV's. That might upset the UFC's revenue stream and put them in dire financial straights.

For fighters, they might quickly find they have nowhere left to fight if they unionize. Union demands won't fall exclusively on the UFC. Unions would drive up fighter contracts to the point where the UFC would be the only place that can afford to put on fights. Outside of the contracts, regional promotions almost certainly will not be able to provide healthcare outside of the immediate promises for injury care due to the fight itself.

So all of the people that would love the fighters to unionize to improve their treatment ought to consider what is more important: is it better for fighter's to get to make demands for better treatment, or is it better for them to actually have a job in the first place. The better treatment they seek could put them out of a job entirely. Just ask the autoworkers in Detroit.

News Flash! <a href="http://www.fightlinker.com/?p=3697"Fabricio has no clue he got fired from the UFC