("Don’t worry, Fedor, there will be other offers. Say, would you like to open for a puppet show in Stockton this weekend?" Photo courtesy of 5oz.)
You gotta be kidding me with this shit. According to Carmichael Dave (via Bloody Elbow), here’s what the UFC was offering Fedor to sign with them:
In other words, the UFC would give him an unprecedented amount of money — much more than he’s worth, actually, in terms of his proven pay-per-view drawing power in the U.S. — and were actually going to bite the bullet on the combat sambo thing, which was a sticking point in their previous negotiations. On top of the millions they’d pay Fedor, M-1 Global would directly receive an additional windfall in the form of points on the PPV, and Fedor could come out wearing an M-1 jumpsuit, while Aleks and Kirill drape an M-1 banner over the cage. And the crazy Russians still wouldn’t accept, because they wanted their logo prominently featured in the broadcast, and they wanted to hear Mike Goldberg say their name.
That’s called "hardball," people. More accurately, it’s called "hardballing your way out of the best offer you will ever receive in your life." We can only hope that when Fedor flies back to Russia, his wife will clock the shit out of him with a rolling pin for leaving so much money on the table, and demand that he sign with the UFC. For God’s sake, he could buy Neverland with that kind of money. Think about it man: Your own amusement park, and only you decide who gets to ride the roller-coaster. Isn’t that what we’ve all dreamed about?
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commentssalary caps suck.
pro sports suck.
over paid pro sports sucks.
The ONLY fighters bitching are old, full of shit fighters who are useless like FRITO.
those who cant, bitch..those who do..just fight.
this is straight up business dude. No different then a salary cap in hockey. Fighters deserve more money if a company highly profits off of their performance.
Boxing promoters were corrupt - fighters still got paid - LARGE.
ha
De La Hoya/Mayweather fight - both fighters took come collectively over $70 million from one fight.
UFC 100 - the entire fight card was near a million combined with bonuses.
Maybe there is a pile of secret money being dished out that we dont know about.
In 2006 UFC PPV set a alltime record - $200+ million.
scam
And the bit you added at the end....
"Your own amusement park, and only you decide who gets to ride the roller-coaster. Isn't that what we've all dreamed about?"
LOL!!!!!!!! i seen that episode of south park last night where cartmen does exactly that!
His wife will do more then hit him with a rolling pin!!! Fedor will need all the Vodka in russia to make this pain go away!!!
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 08:19
ha you guys dont look at the big picture. tyson was making $20mil a fucking fight. GSP is not even near $1million. Pay per view generates hundreds of millions of dollars - UFC under pays LARGE.
Fedor is winning this fight - UFC has a stranglehold on all the fighters. If they want him then they are going to have to pay for him.
The way i see it - title holders/main event fighters shold be getting a percentage of the PPV hits or have a HUGE wage increase.
Fuck UFC - Zuffa INC are ripping off the fighters."
fuck you!
You are retard!
You must be Fedor come to spy on the hub, begone you russian troll turd.
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:53
What a piece of work this Finkeldouche is...If I was DW, I'd have Brock Lesnar tag along just to call out Fedor for being the little pu$$y-a$$ b*tch (or b*tch-ass pu$$y) that he is in that press conference tomorrow. Then afterwards, for kicks, both of them have an ice cream cone for photo-ops
>>> biff, that's a GREAT IDEA! :)
Having Brock along to see all this bullshit going down will have to grate on his nerves and he might go all "DON FRYE" on Fedor, his manager, and Russia altogether....
He'd probably call Fedor a coward and a sissy for eating ice cream cones and wearing dorky-sweaters that look like they were from the 1950s.
Thu, 07/30/2009 - 09:53
What a piece of work this Finkeldouche is...If I was DW, I'd have Brock Lesnar tag along just to call out Fedor for being the little pu$$y-a$$ bitch (or bitch-ass pussy) that he is in that press conference tomorrow. Then afterwards, for kicks, both of them have an ice cream cone for photo-ops
>>> biff, that's a GREAT IDEA! :)
Having Brock along to see all this bullshit going down will have to grate on his nerves and he might go all "DON FRYE" on Fedor, his manager, and Russia altogether....
He'd probably call Fedor a coward and a sissy for eating ice cream cones and wearing dorky-sweaters that look like they were from the 1950s.
You lost me. What does deride mean?
I would never stoop so low as to deride your family. No class whatsoever.
Then all the bandwagoners will join in and chant "USA USA Fedor is a pussy" It undermines him and makes him look like he is scared of fighting Brock Lesnar. That way the UFC can claim to have the best heavyweight fighter in the world without having Fedor step into the ring.
I was jess tryin' to get your mom off the street and she came on to me.
Oh yes... MMA is totally-different lol. This isnt a fighting based sport earning money with PPV ?? oh wait, it is.
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Let's make it simple for simple minds.
First of all...as any other jobs being a fighter or a fight promoter is about one thing. MONEY.
Let's says GSP and A.Silva wants to fight together and make as much money as possible. What's the options ?? Getting a couple of millions from DW or self-promoting a PPV event that will draw like 25 millions or so ??
That's business is all about.
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