Listen to you guys squawk. First of all, you don't know shiit because it's a private company and fighters could be getting way more in undisclosed sums. And even if they are not, muhfucckers who train for the Olympics don't get paid shiit, but I don't hear you nerds white knighting for them. So, do you even care about them, or do you just like to biitch and rally against The Man (Dana)?
Finally, you nerds are also, without saying it, comparing their salaries to those of boxers, baseball players, NBA and NFL dudes. These franchises have been around as sports for DECADES, and have been accepted into the mainstream culture. MMA is 20 years old! It's a sport that just got approved by athletic commissions in the last 13 years and was barbaric before that. They are building a sport, and that shiit costs money. What I am saying is, give it time. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither were MMA salaries. The salaries will improve as the sport becomes more mainstream, and as more fighters become household names.
Finally, you nerds are also, without saying it, comparing their salaries to those of boxers, baseball players, NBA and NFL dudes. These franchises have been around as sports for DECADES, and have been accepted into the mainstream culture. MMA is 20 years old! It's a sport that just got approved by athletic commissions in the last 13 years and was barbaric before that. They are building a sport, and that shiit costs money. What I am saying is, give it time. Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither were MMA salaries. The salaries will improve as the sport becomes more mainstream, and as more fighters become household names.