#fighter-contracts

#fighter-contracts

Now the Saudis have turned to TKO Group Holdings and Dana White to oversee Zuffa Boxing a newly created vehicle designed to expand the footprint of its equity partners in the United States. Zuffa Boxing is taking a far less generous approach toward fighters than Sheikh did. That's evidenced by the contract that many of the fighters being recruited by Zuffa are being asked to sign.

For years now, the entry-level UFC fighters making their promotional debuts have earned a rather embarrassingly low $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win (10/10) fight purse. Yet occasionally, a debuting fighter would pocket $12,000 to show (and another 12K to win). With fighter purses no longer disclosed in Nevada and many other jurisdictions, it's been hard to keep track of who is making what in the sport.

"I feel very bad for U.S. promotions because there are so many hungry fighters coming and they don't like to talk trash,"