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>I think it's actually good for fighters because it evens the
>playing field for up and coming fighters that have trouble
>getting sponsor money. Now they have at least some guaranteed
>sponsor payment from Reebok. And the champions are getting
>$40K a fight, which is about what they could make in
>sponsorships for one fight anyway.

Several fighters have already come out and said they are losing money because of the new deal. Brendan Schaub is not a champion and was making 6 figures per fight on sponsorship money. Joe Rogan saw the breakdown and confirmed it. But with the new deal he will be making 10k a fight. Donald Cerrone says he will be losing 60k every fight with the new deal. New fighters might like the deal and the older fighters might because their fight pay is so big. But the guys in the middle are the ones really getting screwed. Not to mention the women. Take Rousey for example. She will make 40k this next fight. But if she loses she will be back down to the minimum because of the amount of fights she has.



>And I hated the old logo-soup shorts by the way. Let's be
>honest, from a sponsor's perspective, there's no real value
>there. Some branding that you may/may not be able to clearly
>see?

if there was no value they would have went away.


>It's really an opportunity for fighters to take more control
>of their brand and partnerships that provide them more
>marketing value rather than just getting $5K here and there
>for a logo.

damn you have been drinking the Dana White kool-aid.