Roger Huerta and UFC “Far Apart” On Contract Renewal
Following his UFC 87 bout against Kenny Florian on Saturday, UFC lightweight contender Roger Huerta will have just one fight remaining on his current contract with the UFC. While a win over Florian would essentially guarantee Huerta a shot at the 155-pound title, he’s unlikely to challenge for the belt unless he agrees to terms with the UFC on a new deal.
According to Dave Meltzer at The Wrestling Observer, Huerta and the UFC remain “far apart” in negotiations with Huerta seeking a deal better than current lightweight champion BJ Penn:
“Huerta, who has one fight left on his contact after the Florian fight, is far apart with UFC on terms for a renewal. Huerta, who has gotten a new agent, was asking for six-figures guaranteed per fight as well as points on the PPV, in negotiations that haven’t gone well for some time. That’s a better deal then Penn, so he wasn’t going to get it. The UFC position is that they groomed Huerta and pushed him hard and were careful of his opponents, with the exception of Clay Guida.”
Huerta recently made headlines for expressing his displeasure with the UFC in an interview with Fight! Magazine.
“The truth is, I don’t really care if I fight in the UFC or somewhere else,” Huerta said. “[I want to work] for a company that is as loyal to me as I am to them.”
[HT: MMAMania.com]
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AH AH NO…. THIS SUCKS….HUERTA JUST STAY TO FIGHT PENN PLEASE…
Huerta needs to win this fight or his stock will drop. This fight wasn’t groomed for him flo is the real deal.
I dont blame the fighters for wanting more $$$ but lets not get ahead of ourselves, huerta. You are an excellent fighter but everybody knows the 1st contract signed with the ufc usally sucks unless you are coming with a name.
YEAH THATS TRUE. HIS CONTRACT WILL BE BETTER THE SECOND TIME AROUND CUZ HOW BIG HE IS…. BUT HES ASKING FOR TO MUCH… EVERYONE HAS WORKED THERE WAY UP… JUST STICK WITH IT HUERTA…
come one roger, please don’t become another tito!
Roger, stomp Kenny and I mean STOMP HIM and then maybe they will pay you what you deserve!!!!
But then again, no, I doubt they will.
But maybe you do need to tone it down a bit on what you are asking for.
Maybe Affliction will nab him, as they might be the only promotion that can afford to pay him whatever he wants.
BUT DOES AFFLICTION EVEN HAVE A WW YET…
For starters, KenFlo is going to smoke this guy.
Where is he possibly going to go to make the kind of money he’s asking for? He’s working for the #1 MMA organization that has the most money. He claims “[I want to work] for a company that is as loyal to me as I am to them.” Let’s not mince words; you want money.
Let Affliction have him. Tag-team match: Roger and Tito vs. Fedor.
Best of luck Roger…
ERIZZLE I THING YOU MEANT TO SAY ROGER IS GOING TO SMOKE THIS GUY…. LOL
huerta deserves a good purse, however he doesnt deserve to be paid more than the current champ…
if he were to go up against BJ right now, he’d loose…
if he is smart he will take the pay cut, and fight with the best… rather than try to get more money elsewhere… hes a good fighter but in a sport like this you dont get paid for your potential, you get paid for results… and sure he is prooving himself and does produce good results, but again you dont get more money because you can do good… you get it because you did do good… and he needs more time to show that hes worth what hes asking for
Roger makes some good points but he is asking for too much. Instead of paying more per fight, I wish the UFC would just let these guys fight up to 4 times a year if they are healthy and want to fight. Just like any job, if over-time is an option it’s a way to make the extra money you need.
WELL SAID JIUJITSUMAN… WELLS SAID…
Now I’m all for the fighters getting more than they are, but come on Roger you’re getting a little greedy now. 6 figures and a piece of the PPV?! I could see him demanding that if he was a three time defending champ but he has never even owned the belt.
My god, I used to really like Roger. But that boys head has gotten to big for his own good. Yes your undefeated in the UFC, big deal you’ve been spoon fed opponents. You haven’t done anything to deserve a contract like BJ Penn’s, he’s been fighting since UFC 31 for christs sake and he a 2 time world champ. What’s funny is lets see how high those demands are after saturday when he has no answer for Kenflo’s elbows and BJJ.
are you kidding me? Brandon Vera gets $250,000 per fight and they won’t give Huerta a 6 figure contract? Christ, Amir Sadollah makes 6 figures to fight in the ufc (which, lets mention, he HASNT done yet).
The UFC is ridiculous. He SHOULD get paid more than Bj Penn. His contract is up for renewal, that’s the way it works. When Bj’s contract is up, he could likely become the highest paid UFC fighter. Again, asking for 4 fights a year, at approx $150,000 a fight is only $600,000. $600,000 is pennies compared to every other professional sport. I’m not sayin Elite XC fighters should get paid this much, but this is the UFC. Come on….
THE ROB:
WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY IT ONLY MAKES SENSE…. GOOD POINT
Ahhhhh yes. I hope Huerta wins against Florian, doesn’t get his title shot because of a contract dispute, Dana delays his next fight making him look like an a$$ yet again and then Huerta wins that fight (Sherk maybe?) and heads over to Affliction or EliteXC.
Main problem? He will have a very difficult time getting past Florian.
but vera, unlike huerta has fought well known fighters, lost some and won others… the only person huerta has fought that has any kind of notoriety was guida, and if that guy got a hair cut hed be a different fighter…
i dont think huerta has had real tough fight yet… and thats something he needs, the fight with kenflo is just that, if he comes out on top then he deserves a higher rate of pay, but if he looses then he deserves what ever he gets…
i still dont think he should be paid more than BJ at huerta’s current lvl of competition… i say offer him a small pay increase 100k per fight NO POINTS… offer it for a 2 year 6 fight deal(300k is alot of money to live off of per year) with possible bonus depending on fight outcome… as well as a chance at a title shot provided he continues winning…
what i love about the UFC is it is a pay for performance pay structure, the better you perform the more money you can make…
huerta does deserve a pay increase, but he doesnt yet deserve to paid more than the champ…
if i was BJ and i found out some new comer was making more money than me id be pissed and demand a fight with the guy just to proove he wasnt worth the money and then id demand more pay… and id deserve it
I’ve been a huge fan of Huerta but F his “entitled” attitude. I love the way the guy never says die and how he has no quit in him. However, he is not the right fighter to carry the UFC with the way his wishful thinking contract is trying to make him like a God of MMA. Zuffa and UFC make the rules not the fighters. I’ve totally switched my opinion on this match up. Now I want KenFlo to kick the f-ing life out of Huerta. Huerta has an ungreatful attitude when it comes to the UFC. I find it rather f-d up that the UFC gave him fame and helped his career just for him to turn around and ask for more than the champ.(Penn) My hopes are that all the fighters like Huerta, Ortiz and other money hungry penis’ go to other sturggling promotions and fail. The UFC still has the vast majority of talent therefore making it very hard for other fighters in different promotions to prove they are the best.(unless their name is Fedor)Zuffa has billions of dollars and I truly believe UFC fighters will start getting their bigger pay days. All these fighters screaming “now now now me me me” are greedy f-ing idiots. The big pay days will come.
1st Vera got $100,000 base and another $100,000 for the win. So no he doesn’t make $250,000 a fight. Amir gets a 6 figure contract, not 6 figures a fight. He doesn’t deserve more than the champ, this isn’t how it works. He’s done a good job, so I would say 75K to 100K make it a 3 fight deal, so if he ever becomes champ (which basicly means if BJ beats GSP and vacates the LW title) then you can get a bigger pay day. But in all honesty Huerta hasent even headlined a PPV yet.hell He’s 3rd this saturday and that’s the highest I’ve ever seen him on a card. YOU DON’T GET THE SAME PAY AS THE CHAMP FOR BEING THE 1st FIGHT OF THE TELECAST YOUR WHOLE CAREER!
I agree, pay him more, but what he is asking for is crazy! Does he back down from his demands if he loses against KenFlo…If KenFlo beats him, then does he deserve Penn type money? All you have to do is win big fights and you will get paid. Huerta wins this fight, then he will get paid. I think fighters are looking for excuses to jump because they know they have no shot against guys like BJ, GSP, or Anderson Silva. I like Huerta, but he cannot beat Penn. He barely beat Leonard Garcie and Guida and they are not KenFlo or Penn. This is ashame that the UFC could be losing great fighters like Huerta because of money.
HE WAS THE MAIN EVENT FOR THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE…
KOuch
I agree 100% with you. I liked Huerta’s heart in fights. But after all this I can’t respect him. He really thinks he’s better than he really is. Well reality is gonna knock on his door come saturday. Tick…tock.
YZFOX-
Yes I know he headlined the finale, but that’s not the same as headlining a PPV thus 75K to 100K is reasonable (not counting fight bonuses)
KOuch I just KNEW you would change your mind on him. Nazi FlipFlopper!!!
Huerta did not BARELY beat Garcia…you need to watch that fight again.
Thanks to Affliction, UFC will begin having these problems with ALL of their fighters…
I still feel a “I told you so” moment coming soon…and probably not Huerta.
We have to remember Huerta and his agent are going to play the bargaining game. Huerta and his agent are probably hoping Affliction will throw a ****load of money his way to use his “UFC” past as a promo tool like they do with every other former UFC vet. I told you guys money would f this all up and we have Affliction to thank. Investors who don’t give two flying midget f–ks about the future good of the sport.
AFFLICTION IS F***ING EVERYTHING UP… DOES AFFLICTION EVEN HAVE A WW DIVISION YET
Dannyboy,
That fight with Garcia was a war. By the way, I looked it up, not all midgets have SARs…..LIAR! I TOLD YOU SO!
I really don’t see this as a affliction problem. Its just 1 guy thinking he’s bigger than he is. Affliction doesn’t have a LW division and at this rate doesn’t have the capital to get one, since LW don’t traditionally do well as headliners (another reason he doesn’t get the big pay day he wants). I bang on affliciton for being a poorly run, soon to be bankrupt org. But one thing they did get right is people traditionally like watching the Light heavy weight and heavy weight classes, that’s why currently they only have those 2 weights under contract.
True it was a war…but Huerta was in control the entire match.
OOPS MY BAD I MEANT LW… THANKS AZNSTAR… SO IF HE WERE TO GO SOMEWHERE IT WOULD BE ELITXC… HE WOULD WALK THROUGH EVERYONE OVERTHERE. BUT STILL GET PAID SH1T… I HAVE A FEELING ELITEXC AND AFFLICTION ARE GONNA JOIN… AND MAYBE WE CAN SEE A BARNET/KIMBO OR FEDOR/KIMBO HA HA HA
Ugh I just said ‘match.’ WTF???
I meant fight of course…
And YZF not sure how Huerta having contract issues is caused by Affliction… oh wait… maybe it is… EXACTLY what I wanted.
And KOuch fighters asking for more money and health insurance is hardly a reason to proclaim that “money is f’ing everything up” and that “investors don’t give a @!#$ about future of the sport.”
Last I checked a good investment is LONG TERM.
Dannyboy,
You ever notice how Garcia always looks like he is smiling? Even when he gets hit…..he is smiling. What a happy guy……
Huerta deserves a lot more, and if he doesn’t he doest need to fight. Hes an educated kid who has a lot of potential, and he shouldn’t be fighting for free. UFC are a bunch of greedy slobs who try to monopolize the sport. I support Huerta whatever his decisions.
HA HA THATS SO TRUE HE IS ALWAYS SMILING
You cant compare salaries in this sport to the other major leagues in the U.S. Every sports league is worth billions more then the UFC. The average worth of an NFL franchise is something around $950 million. The UFC is worth around a billion dollars, so the whole company is about the same as ONE NFL team. Thats why the salaries can’t be in the millions for MMA fighters.
but there is no such thing as a long term investment in combat sports…
at any point in time a fighter could be injured, it could happen during training, on the way to gym, in the shower, or in the ring…
health insurance is an expensive thing… and shouldnt be provided for the fighters, however… fighters should receive paid for medical attention after a fight… but if they hurt themselves cause they slipped in training it should come out of there pocket not the UFC’s
its not that asking for money is f’ing up the sport, its who is asking, how they are asking, and why they are asking… it would be one thing if BJ said hey im the champ i should be paid more, thats a fair thing to ask, but when you are not even ranked as the no.2 in the divison with no title shot, you should be happy your still fighting in the big show…
what ever happend to doing it for the sport, and not for the money…
hey YZ to ur first post stay and fight BJ, im guessing u think he will beat kenny? i think kenny is too strong for him in every area, will be a shame to see rodger go im sure the ufc could afford to pay him 100k a fight but does he deserve that?? yeah hes had a tough life but that doesn’t mean u get money for free when ur older if that was the case i wish my mum would of beat me an left me on the street haha, shame to see him go tho i like the guy
I AM COUNTING ON HIM BEATING KENNY AND THATS WHATS GONNA HAPPEN… IF HUERTA LOSES I’LL TAKE OF CAP LOCKS… SO I CAN GO TO THE PARTY
I don’t care where Roger Huerta goes… Just as long as I can watch him sprawl on the big screen- wink wink. But in all reality Roger needs to realize that it’s unrealistic to ask for more money than the current LW champion. I mean Roger is HOT- but not that hot.
im gonna hold ya to that YZfox, when huerta loses no more caps
OH SH1T I DIDN’T TYPE THAT MY FRIEND TYPED IT….
NO IM JUST PLAYING. BUT IF HUERTA WINS I DON’T WANNA HERE ALL YOU GUYS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ALL CAPPS… DEAL? EVERYONE LOL
Huerta won’t lose.
THATS WHAT IM SAYING. THANK YOU ROB…
If this was the world series of poker and they had florian and Huerta in the upper left hand corner and had the percentages of winning it would be.
Florian 74%
Huerta 26%
After the turn and with the river coming up
Huerta is worth the money he is asking for. He is a high-level athlete in a top level promotion. There is no reason for being so frugal with fighters when an organization grosses as much as the UFC. Huerta wanting to be paid more than he gets now, and the fact that it’s comparable to BJ’s deal, says more about how little they pay Penn rather than how much they pay Huerta. Huerta is not an idiot and he’s not likely saying he should be paid more than the current champion. Huerta is speaking for himself because there would probably be a backlash if he took the basic stance, “All fighters should be paid more.” The more fighters that take the position “I should get paid more,” the likelier it is the overall pay scale will rise.
On the other hand, if the UFC allowed one fighter to dictate his own wage, it could spiral out of control. Hence, the organization has to keep things balanced more or less the way things are, while raising the wages incrementally. The alternative is to add more transparency through either adopting a tangible pay scale using objective criteria (time in the UFC; percentage of fights won; etc)or by offering a cap and distributing funds among fighters accordingly. This is a tricky business however, because (1) a fighter’s value can’t be objectively measured in any reliable fashion, and (2) guaranteed money leads to less intensity.
Either way, people should get off of Huerta for vocalizing his right to want increased benefits. Him getting extra money doesn’t hurt you as I’m sure a good number of you simply pirate streams of the fights anyway (opposed to buying the ppv or paying for the live gate).
i think u will be takeing te caps off then cos no way is kenny guna lose this fight, i want u to keep the caps tho it just wouldn’t be the same without them haha
and have u got ur wish YZ has slick been banned?
I am actually pulling for Florian now even though I figured he should win… Huerta’s future
1 Loss Saturday
2 Loss to Lauzon(doesn’t matter which)
3 Modeling for XC/Reality Kings
eret enough of this everyone says who has huerta beat lemmie ask who the **** has ken flo beat? he dominated the scrubs that the ufc put infront of him alot like huerta hmmmm lets go down the list Lauzon was a kid wit lots of skills but still a kid that wasnt ready din thomas was beatin him til that freak injury alvin robinson neva heard of him before he lost to ken flo daikonjuski or wateva that guys name is was a joke so all this talk of huerta bein spoonfed opponents is bull**** cuz its the same deal wit kenflo the one top 5 lw he fought worked him for 5 rounds
huertarogerhuerta,
I liked Roger alot more before all this started. I think there is a possibility for the upset Saturday. Roger is way more athletic than people give him credit for. I just see this as Guillard-Stephenson with library cards and without the coke.
I agree that Huerta and Kenflo haven’t fought the highest of talents, but that’s why the winner should face Joe Stevenson (my idea was orginally winner of Tyson/sherk. But Joe won his last fight so he will get the nod. Plus time wise it works out better for a december card)
And Ken dominated Joe (which sucked cause I really do wanna see Joe do well) and Joe is better than Guida who (to date) is the best fighter Huerta has beat.
What is roger huerta thinking….Theres no way in hell he would get a better deal than bj penn…who the hell has roger fought besides clay guida..nobody
I almost feel like Kenflo is in the wrong division but I don’t think he could drop to 135 or 145. He just looks like Tyson-Sherk-Joe S- and BJ (1 year add Guillard “off coke” Guida Hordecki and Huerta” would hurt him almost as bad as Diego and Sherk did anytime they fight. Jens and Garcia would be tough for him in the WEC.
Joe Stevenson? Nah… You had it right with Tyson/Sherk aznstar.
You’re right on the % odds. The thing about the river card is… I’ve seen quite a few win it for the underdog.
The plan should be simple for Huerta. Beat Florian, Make more stink for the UFC, beat the next guy they put in front of him (or lose, at that point won’t matter), make more stink for the UFC, go to Affliction and make $100-150k per fight + win bonuses, bring all the hispanic fans to Affliction and help grow the sport.
that is entirely dependant upon his outcome oif the kenflo fight… if he loses, which i think he will… he will not get a good contract offer, and the next fighter he faces will either be someone he will walk through, or he will get someone he cant beat…
either way it happens, hes acting like a lil diva… and if hes not carefull it will bite him and it will not be easy after that…
i still think he shouldnt be asking for a pay raise, instead he should earn it
The winner SHOULD face Stevenson, but won’t. You can’t have BJ sitting around for 6-7 months waiting for somebody to fight him.
Winner of Huerta/Florian fights Penn (unless it’s Huerta and there’s a major contract dispute). Sherk is fighting Griffin, and Sanchez is fighting Alves. If Huerta wins, and Griffin beats Sherk, Griffin should get that title shot (assuming Huerta and the UFC don’t get a contract done up). If Alves beats Sanchez, while Florian AND Griffin lose, then he should get a title shot. If Sanchez beats Alves, he should have to fight Stevenson, with the winner getting a title shot. If Sherk beats Griffin, he should fight the loser of the Huerta/Florian fight, with the winner getting a title shot.
I believe that covers more or less everything and anything interesting in the LW division right now.
…doesn’t it? I’m confused all to hell just reading that…
Yeah, but Sanchez and Alves are welterweights so your theory doesn’t really add up.
you make a good point.
Remember, these guys aren’t starving to death. They’re getting paid more than me to play a sport.
Aside from the UFC, they’re receiving sponsorhip money also.
i dont think kenflo or huerta deserve a title shot after there up coming fight… maybe after there next fights…
which should give huerta drive to win his next two bouts, so that he can land a decent contract with a title gauruntee…
I hope after GSP knocks fitch out with knees to the face, that the camera flashes to Bj Penn, and with a smile on his face, he says, “GSP, come new years, you’re dead!”.
that would make my day.
IMO with win KenFlo gets Penn unless we get a Penn-GSP match for Canada…NYE…Or Superbowl…provided the fanboy GSP vs Anderson does not happen…
With loss next challenge will be Tyson provided he beats Sherk…Sherk will need 2 wins for title rematch contention…
JOHNBOY DON’T WORRY ABOUT THE CAPS THEY WILL STAY ON AFTER THE FIGHT. AND YEAH IM HAPPY THAT, THAT PU$$y WAS BANNED HE GOT ME IN A BAD MOOD LAST NIGHT
Zuffa Money fights or Headline Fights
Nogueira-Couture(retirement)
Forrest Rampage 2
Silva Liddell 2
Anderson VS GSP(or FILHO)
Condit vs GSP
Serra vs Hughes
GSP vs Penn
Tyson vs Faber
Faber Pulver 2
The point of all this…The only good title fight involving BJ(Money wise) is a crazy showdown with GSP.Everything else is second rate…
yup and no where is heurta or kenflo on that list… maybe in a year or two when they have fought and battled, but they are both new comers as far as im concerned…
I REALLY HOPE UFC DOESN’T LET HUERTA GO… BUT ALL HONESTY WHERE CAN HE GO…
It’s laughable to read people advising Huerta to go to Affliction for big dollars. Is he going to move up 30lbs (155-185) and fight LHW? Maybe they’ll sign a bunch of lightweights? With what budget?
I was going to search the Affliction MMA page to review their roster. Guess what? Their isn’t one. They’re blowing through their budget. I’m sure they would shower Huerta with cash if A) they had lightweight fighters and B)they had the money.
Huerta’s an idiot if he leaves the UFC.
He could go to Japan and fight in DREAM. There’s a lot of good lightweights over there.
What I love is I haven’t heard a word mentioned about his fight. I think (like his Fanboys on this site) he is taking Florian to likely. Kenny is a tough dude with better BJJ than him and is much better in the clinch than him. He will eat Kenny’s elbows all night and I’m thinking he will suffer a cut that makes marvin eastmans look like a scratch. I really am so hyped for this fight.
aznstar_inc,
Good point about his focus…
Huerta MIGHT be able to go somewhere else and make more money, but nowhere near what he’s asking for. And he’ll only make that until the company goes bankrupt like every other non-UFC organization. Elite XC is still in debt and Affliction is already asking their fighters to take a paycut and don’t even have a LW division. And for someone who wants to work for a company who’s as loyal to him as he is to them, what kind of loyalty is he showing bad-mouthing them while he still works for them??
The only way KenFlo wins this fight is by decision or cuts. His elbows are the only good things he has going for him. He won’t submit him and can’t knock him out.
Affliction just signed a lightweight… methinks they will have a LW division and i’m pretty sure they haven’t blown through $40 million yet.
I’d love to see Huerta vs Horodecki.
THAT WHOLE COMMENT WAS RIGHT. NO MATTER WERE HE GOES HE’LL COME BACK KNOCK ON UFCS DOOR. AND THATS THE ONLY WAY I SEE KENNY WINNIN… I THINK ROGER WILL WIN BY TKO DO TO PUNCHES…. “GAURENTEE”
Huerta would kill horodecki. THAT, i guarantee.
Wow Affliction signed A lightweight. Him and Huerta can have a best of 17 series. The only way Affliction makes it past three shows is if they dip into Trump’s pocket for the next few years. Remember the UFC was $34 million in debt before they made it work. Any MMA promotion that wants to do well has to accept losses in the beginning ESPECIALLY competing with the UFC.
Huerta is the biggest Latino name in MMA. If UFC, loses him, that may hurt Dana’s plan to bring the UFC to Mexico in 2008. Oh, I forgot, Dana is not living up to that comment. No surprise, he’d rather throw events in England at 3pm EST that no one PPVs and has to be shown on Spike. A live event in Mexico actually works well time wise, Dana. Maybe in 2009 he’ll make the move.
Haha that’s a very good line sniper.
How are you gonna complain about a FREE UFC event just because it isn’t in Mexico?
If Huerta ends up making more than Penn, I’d expect Penn to do the same thing Randy did when they offered Fedor more money, and Silvia when they signed Lesnar for more money…LEAVE. I’d much rather them not disrespect a champion and keep BJ instead of a ‘latino.’ BTW, I’m not saying I miss Silvia at all, but it is messed up that Brock gets paid so much right outta the gate.
DannyBoy,
I’m from the Bay Area and have invested in Real Estate and i’ll say this, F the LONG term. I want my f-ing money as quickly as possible. The Donald is an investor looking to make money QUICKLY. Buy low sell high as quickly as possible is his thought process. I know because I secretly implanted a dwarf in his brain. SHHHHHH!!!!! Long term investments are for senior citizens trying to set up their grandchildren’s future.
Last I checked $34 million is less than $40 million. Last time I also checked anyone getting into Affliction knew there would be losses for the first couple of years while they build the brand.
With very little spent on advertising and roughly 90,000 PPV buys vs. the first PRIDE U.S. show at around 35,000 (which I also bought and LOVED, cept for Wandy getting KO’d by Henderson) I think they did as well as can be expected. Sure it’s likely on the low side of what they wanted…but it did 2 things for me. It brought out fighter salary as an issue…and it forced Dana to have a free show on Spike so I got to watch 2 shows in 1 night.
Seems like a win-win situation for me. More money for struggling fighters and more MMA for me to jack off to.
Sniper,
It’s all about drawing power. I get what you are saying but when it comes to the business side, DRAWING power is huge for fighters salary. Affliction gave Silvia $800,000 for his drawing power and I think that is f-ing ridiculous. Not only is he boring but he got his ass whooped in 36 seconds! Jesus Christ! I even read on another site that the majority of fans were more familiar with Sylvia than Fedor. I understand that because of Sylvia’s time in the UFC but as an MMA fan it disgusts me. How do MMA fans know Sylvia and not Fedor?!?!?!?!? I even heard people saying Fedor was going to lose?!?!?!? People are still learning I guess. IDIOTS!
UFC NAZI FOR LIFE!!!!
I’m pretty sure that a LONG TERM investment in the MMA world is 5 years or so. I don’t believe anything I said should have implied Trump wanted to invest in the 529 plan for MMA. If it did imply that then I apologize for your lack of knowledge on how I think.
I was just thinking……Fedor was given a $1million signing bonus by Affliction only to get injured and unable to compete after 1(ONE) fight! I’m unsure of his health status but the fact he cannot compete and he is the biggest name Affliction has, I can see why the UFC does not like the idea of investing so much big money in a fighter……atleast not yet. Fedor/Affliction are making good/bad examples about starting up a promotion. It will be interesting to see what happens before they implode.
Oh and if you’re from the Bay area and invested in real estate I feel sorry for you.
Dannyboy,
My lack of knowledge regarding how you think? That’s it…..tomorrow when you wake up and hear voices in your head, just know……KOuch has implanted a drug addicted dwarf and two violent midgets in your head. I will no longer misunderstand you.
LOL he just broke his hand dude… I would think you’d be happy he broke his hand… especially on that assbag named Silvia. It was the best hand break that could have ever happened.
DannyBOY,
Why? The market out here is great. People totally misunderstand the situation out here. It’s how I make most of my money.
So that wasn’t you this morning? Whew… I was worried.
Affliction should spend a couple more dollars and hire a few more cameramen. That was a long night for that one guy…
Yes, he broke his hand in a time period of 36seconds after being given a million dollars. F that **** if it were my money being paid to him. Of course I am happy Tim the Bore Sylvia lost but I want to see Fedor.
Yes, $34 million is less than $40 million. But I said $34 million in DEBT. I’m pretty sure they didn’t start out at $0. We’re talking about the Billionaire Fertittas.
KO, I totally agree with you on drawing power, but put yourself in the champs shoes, tell me you wouldn’t get pissed to see some new jack get paid more than you.
THERE IS A VIDEO MMAWEEKLY.COM WITH PENN BIENG INTERVIEWED ABOUT UPCOMING FIGHT. AND MORE THEN LIKLY IT WILL BE WINNER OF GSP/FITCH ON DEC 27…
i have a feeling that fitch is guna beat GSP then that f*cks the whole GSP v PENN, ide have to say that would be a good thing for GSP tho penn is a f*cking animal no1 can stop him!!
I HONESTLY DON’T SEE WHY EVERYONE IS SO IMPRESSED WITH PENN… HE HAD ONE GOOD FIGHT AND NONE OF HIS OTHER FIGHTS HAVE BEEN IMPRESSIVE HE LOST TO GSP AND HUGHES AND PULVER…. IN MY OPINION HES SHOWN HE CAN’T BEAT WW FIGHTERS….. I KNOW IM GONNA GET CHEWED OUT FOR THIS BUT I JUST HAD TO SEE IT…
I’d still love to see GSP v Penn. If Penn comes out in the shape he has been for his last 2 fights he really will not be stopped for a while.
Well it was a split decision over GSP and he came back and beat Pulver pretty handily. He’s a different fighter now too.
YEAH HE IS AND I AGREE HE WALKED THROUGH PULVER. BUT BISPING HAS CHANGED SINCE GOING DOWN WALKING THROUGH HIS OPPONENTS. BUT PLEASE LETS NOT GET INTO BISPING EVERYONE. IM JUST SAYING. I DON’T SEE WHY EVERYONE IS UP ON PENN SO MUCH LATELY. AFTER EVERY FIGHT OF A TOP NOTCH GUY EVERYONE SAYS HES THE BEST P4P……
YZ, he beat both Sherk and Stevenson in impressive fashion. IMO Sherk had the best shot at beating Penn. I don’t think any LW can hang with Penn.
Pipe-dream matchup: Penn vs A.Sliva. Probably never happen, though. I miss the Pride Grand Prix…
man YZ i no that u no mma, an penn made sherk who up until that fight with BJ looked unstoppable, and bj made him look like apiece of ****, penn has also beaten hughes an was winning the GSP fight untill he gassed, and now bj is in top shape and has a new hunger for training and fighting he is going to be vey very hard to stop, the only person who can beat bj penn is BJ PENN!
i say they hit it up old school style, and put all the people they say are the best p4p into a 3 match tourny like in the begining of the UFC and see who comes out on top
I’ll bite…
GSP is a rematch of a split decision loss…He filled in for GSP in the Hughes rematch.Penn didn’t have a full training camp.I would rather see Penn Hughes 3 than GSP 2 but I am only one vote and Hughes is busted up. He did avenge Pulver.
If we could see it I am ready for Penn Condit as Penn handled Joe Daddy a fighter who has been at several levels too…
Haha I like how YZFOX is impressed with Roger Huerta yet BJ’s just fought one good fight. BJ has destroyed everyone in his path since focusing on being the greatest. Stevenson was a bloody mess, sherk was BJ’s punching bag for 3 rounds. When Rogan says your best chance of winning is lasting 4 rounds and hoping BJ gets tired goes to show you what a animal he really is.
please dont get me started with joe rogan… i cant stand his commentary… “right on the button” “hes going for the omoplata”… the guy has a face for radio and a voice for print… he should go back to acting…
a BJ GSP2 would be awesome, both of them are at the top of there game right now… it would be a nutty fight
yeah penn gsp would be class, i still question gsp mental game tho? an joe rogan is class him an goldie rule haha
Why is everyone so impressed with Penn? Are you serious? He’s the only one that’s given GSP a challenge…I don’t count Serra. Penn handled Pulver, Sherk, Stevenson, and Hughes until he broke his rib. Bisbing blows, he’s too full of himself and if he’s lucky, will only take Franklin’s spot as the gatekeeper to Silva. Can you honestly tell me a LW or WW fighter that has a good chance at beating Penn? And the only way Fitch wins this fight is by decision. Are you kidding me, seven fights by decision? There’s no way he’s submitting GSP or even out-wrestling him. Look at who GSP has out-wrestled, Hughes, Sherk, Trigg, and Kos. The guy’s an animal. The only good match-up for him is Penn or Silva.
Dietrich, Penn/Hughes 3 would unfortunately be a disaster. Penn would beat Hughes in the 1st without a doubt. He’s got Serra and then he’s retiring.
I agree with aznstar, but I wouldn’t put too much weight in anything that Joe Rogan says.
goldie rocks, hes a class act, but joe rogan comes off as this know it all actor who likes MMA, its like they just grabed the first celebritty they saw at a UFC fight night and said “you wanna job”, i bet if kevin james was there first he’d have the job…
hughes that boy needs to head back to the pasture and till some soil… he was great and steped up the game, but hes way past his prime, and should leave while he still has some dignity…
GSP/penn will be a good fight… both men are great sportsmen, and very skilled fighters…
I don’t know why everyone bashes Rogan. He has knowledge of fighting. (Isn’t he a brown belt in brazilian Juijitsu?)
YOU KNOW WHAT I ACTUALLY FORGOT ABOUT THE JOE STEVENSON FIGHT. MY BAD… I JUST DONT THINK OF HIM SO HIGHLY AS I DO GSP AND A.SILVA… AND I LIKE HUERTA AND DIS LIKE KENNY.. SO THATS WHY I WANT HIM TO WIN…
Rogan is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and his commentary is hilarious. Comparing Marvin Eastman’s cut to a goats vagina? That’s epic.
ROGAN IS ALWAY DRUNK BY THE END OF THE NIGHT…
I’m obviously not a big Rogan fan, but it would definitely be strange hearing another commentator–KenFlo, for example. KenFlo I think did a pretty good job though.
I think KenFlo could do commentary AND beat Huerta simultaneously. Mic the kid up.
Haha I like how everyone is rippin Rogan. I think he can be funny, is it a Kimura everytime a guy grabs the other guys arm? No, but its still entertaining.
The reason Joe even came up is cause I remember watching the rebroadcast and breaking the startegy each fighter might use. And laughing when Rogan said with a serious face that he has to survive 3 or 4 rounds and hope BJ gets tired. I’ve watched almost every UFC in the past 3 years (which I know isn’t much compared to some) and never have I heard the best way for a fighter to win is hope the other guy gets so tired from beating you up, that he can’t defend himself.
Ps if BJ never sat between rounds that whole sherk fight. Just to show everyone the shape he’s in. I don’t see anyone beating him anytime soon.
Haha I like how everyone is rippin Rogan. I think he can be funny, is it a Kimura everytime a guy grabs the other guys arm? No, but its still entertaining.
The reason Joe even came up is cause I remember watching the rebroadcast and breaking down the strategy each fighter might use. And laughing when Rogan said with a serious face that he has to survive 3 or 4 rounds and hope BJ gets tired. I’ve watched almost every UFC in the past 3 years (which I know isn’t much compared to some) and never have I heard the best way for a fighter to win is hope the other guy gets so tired from beating you up, that he can’t defend himself.
Ps if BJ never sat between rounds that whole sherk fight. Just to show everyone the shape he’s in. I don’t see anyone beating him anytime soon.
It’s so unreal to see theese street kids turn in to complete idiots over night just cuz people recognize them on the street. Huerta seems to have really lost it.. and what if he don’t win over Florian?
Huerta has lost a lot of respect in my eyes over the past weeks. I don’t like Florian but i actually hope that he’ll beat Huerta this saturday.
it upsets me that a great fighter like huerta is acting like an arrogant ass, but unfortunately, that’s what happens to some guys. i wouldn’t rule out the fact that it’s also his new agent that he just hired.
does he deserve more $…yes b/c let’s face it…the guy is almost always fight of the night and he can sell out a crowd easily.
does he deserve points on the ppv’s…NOOOOO! face it, he’a a great fighter who fills the seats, but he’s in your early 20’s and he’s not some kind of legend. anyway, where’s he gonna go if the ufc rejects him…affliction? they don’t even have LW’s or WW? he better not go to eliteXC with the joke kimbo cause they’re gonna be outta business in a year anyway and he’ll have to come crawling back to dana.
Erizzle,
I agree with the outcome but it would definitely not be a disaster. The rubbermatch would be a windfall for Zuffa. Picture a healthier Hughes having vanquished Serra to the WEC. He will be looking to cash out. Penn will be looking to write a wrong.You have a hero and a villian. Old vs young, country vs freespirit,Rich vs blue collar.All angles would be played up. MGM would sell out. and both fighters would make a boat load. It still allows for a rematch with GSp later on provided he(gsp) beats anderson in the ideal match for him.
Man i hope they can sign him for a long time.
joe rogan is the **** for the simple fact that its like one of my buddys is announcin instead of the groomed and polished announcers who do other sports and he was on the 420 episode of attack of the show wit a hyperbolic chamber and so wat if hes drunk it leads to funny announcin joe rogan is the ****
That’s the thing, I don’t think anyone thinks Roger doesn’t deserve a raise. But asking for 150K to 200K a fight base, plus bonuses and points. You gotta be out of your ****ing mind. 100K tops when you tack on fight bonuses and all that and you got a nice days work. Not to mention the upcoming toy and video game deals, which will bring in additional cash. Walking away from all that is very dumb. And if I’m his agent I look at the market and say that’s the best overall deal we will get.
As for Rogan, he’s the color guy. He’s suppose to be a little off and funny. Goldie and Joe are by far the gold standard for MMA announce teams. Have you heard the other teams out there? they are god awful. Especially elite XC’s crew, they are dull and lame. Plus I love Rogans prefight stuff for countdown. he gets so hyped for a fight when he’s talking about it, get me that much more interested.
Almost 130 comments deep…..Either Huerta really is that popular and liked in the UFC by the fans or the situation with “fighter salary” is desperately due for a change in the UFC. Still….Huerta is being a total knob gobbler up to this point. I think his slight fame status made him believe he is bigger than he really is…..poor guy. KenFlo by sub rd 1. No war will be taking place. Mr. Florian is going to dominate and prove why he deserves a title shot ass destruction at the hands of BJ Penn.
So watching that video on mmaweekly, does this mean that for sure, Penn is fighting the winner of the GSP-Fitch fight on Dec 27th? Is it a title fight?
Penn versus either will go well with Mir and Nogueira…Loooks like I am price hotels unless I can talk Dannyboy out of the timeshare…Oh DannyBoy the fan the fan’s a calling…
I pray to god its not in canada, I can’t get that much time off to attend a event in canada. if its Vegas its an hour flight back n forth and I can always stay with family if I can’t find a room.
Bottom line is this. Any fighter who wants more money in the UFC and thinks it will be getting it elswhere is an idiot. I’m very familiar with the advertising and how much my company puts into endorsing events and certain people.
I’ll tell you this much, if your not fighting on the main card of a UFC pay-perview don’t excpect a check from us. In most cases fighters make more from companies like mine than they get from the UFC. And the reason is simple becuase they fight in the UFC not IFL, WEC, or any other organization pulling low numbers.
Huerta needs to be paid better than he probably is yet that is the case with alot of the fighters, UFC need to keep him for the possible Mexico card i think, should he get treated like BJ, Anderson Silva, GSP, Liddell (as far as ppv points) i dont believe so… he is a great talent and very young, the whole idea of him going to Japan (whoever said it) and fighting in DREAM is intriging to say the least…
YZFOXRACING……. BJ destroyed Sean, Joe, GOMI owned Rodrigo Gracie (at 180lbs) if BJ doesnt gas he doesnt lose since his re dedication to the sport, and the 11 sec ko of Caol Uno is just a great “highlight” for anyone, o and did whats his name get banned.. just asking thx cheers
KOuch,
I think Kenflo is awesome, but Huerta will hold up past the 1st round. Yes, Huerta has been fed easy pickings, but he’ll be ready. This is a make or break fight for both fighters.
In the end Huerta will earn his shot. But he won’t sign a crappy deal with Dana, and not get his shot. He’ll fight the next toughest opponent (Because Dana will pull what he did on Tito, find someone he cannot beat), then leave the UFC and make money for someone else. At this point Dana’s rooting for Huerta to lose, then be done with him.
KOuch,
You are a 100% right on the distraction factor. Huerta needs to focus on this fight and pull out all the stops to win. If he gets submitted by KenFlo in the first, he can forget Dana even negotiating with him. Dana will tell him, “win your next fight to stay in the UFC.”
If he wins, the sky’s the limit.
I am hoping for this to be the fight of the night. Go Huerta.
so i just watched the preview for this weekends ufc and i used to think huerta was kinda happy go lucky and leading a charmed life (despite a shaky childhood). I knew about his parents abandoning him but man, he really seems like the type of guy that if he starts to take a nose dive in life, it’s gonna be a mess. i feel bad for the guy, i hope everything works out for him and hopefully that means stayin in the ufc. oh, and if he hasn’t done so already, i hope he sees someone to deal with his childhood cuz it seems like a ticking time bomb.
Maybe GSP can recommend a psychologist…
FR702:
are you talking about slickkid? yeah i think he is know they erased his comments and his name was on the top commentators but not no more…
If there is one thing I learned from the Randy Couture biography it’s that Dana loves to root for people he doesn’t like to lose.
Gonzo is exactly right and this situation will, once again, prove the immaturity of Mr. Baldy White himself.
Again, I couldn’t ask for a better situation to occur to bring forth what i’ve been fighting for agreement on with the mmafrenzy.com crowd. It’s good to see that some are finally seeing the light, while others will be hesitant to EVER think I’m right.
Like them or hate them Joe Rogan, Bas Rutten and Frank Mir are the best knowledgable commentators out there. If you want to talk tools…talk Mike Goldburg. That guy doesn’t know crap and feeds off of Rogan at every UFC.
My hopes:
1. Huerta wins decision against Florian (man that will be tough) or flat out TKOs him.
2. Dana tries to find an opponent that can handle Huerta ala Machida/Ortiz.
3. Unlike Ortiz, Huerta beats the snot out of (sherk? stevenson?) and leaves the UFC with his head held high.
4. Huerta signs with Affliction or EliteXC allowing them to cement a large Hispanic crowd.
5. WAMMA has a LW tournament for the WAMMA lightweight belt between the best of Dream, EliteXC & Affliction (UFC, will of course, refuse to participate)
6. EliteXC, Dream or Affliction possibly begin a turnaround that can give them many years in the business and many great cards for the true fans of MMA who can look past the UFC for great fight cards.
Man this Huerta thing can really lead to big things I look forward to.
Go Roger Go!
Again I stress…getting past Florian will be extremely unlikely for Huerta…but I will be rooting for him.
YEAH I SEE WHAT YOUR SAYING. THIS SCANDAL CAN OPEN ALOT OF DOORS. SEE ELITE AND AFFLICTION JOINING TOGETHER… THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE VERY SMART. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AA/KIMBO….
Oh and I will add Frank “Talk your !@#%ing head off” Trigg as another accurate commentator.
I’LL BE ROOTING FOR ROGER TOO. AND I THINK ITS BE A DISAPPOINTING FIGHT.. ROGER IS GONNA GO AND JUST BEAT IN 1ST OR 2ND ROUND… EVERYONE IS EXPECTING A WAR BUT IT USUALLY NEVER HAPPENS THAT WAY… I HOPE IT HAPPENS THAT JUST WHAT I WANT
Well YZF I’d prefer a 1st round knockout by Huerta. No need for a war if he can get it done quick.
What sucks is I won’t get to see this live as I will be at a Carolina Panthers football game.
AH NO ARE YOU SERIOUS… THAT SUCKS MAN… JUST GO SELL YOUR PANTHER TICKETS ON CRAIGSLIST OR SOMETHING MAN… YOU CAN’T MISS THIS UFC… ITS THE BIGGEST FIGHT CARD SINCE PROBABLY UFC 79 I THINK WITH HUGHES AND GSP
Don’t worry I will see it Sunday. Will have to avoid coming here for the day though.
TRUST ME MAN ITS HARD… I MISSED THE JACKSON/GRIFFIN CARD CUZ WE WENT ON THE LAKE FOR THE WEEKEND AND I STILL HAD PEOPLE TEXTING ME AND I GAVE IN AND CAME HERE. TO SEE WHAT TO LOOK FOR AND ENDED UP ORDERING THE REPLAY ON YAHOO.COM
Dannyboy,
You are right on the money. If Affliction starts a LW grand prix, that would be awesome. That would cement the WAMMA belt as very prestigious. I say each promotion gets their top 2 fighters to compete on their own promotion (DREAM, Elite XC, Ring of Fire, Strikeforce, etc) for the chance to enter the tournament on Affliction. Imagine the build up.
The winner of the title should be able to defend it on whichever promotion they’d like. (similar to boxing)
I am rooting for Huerta, and looking forward to a great fight.
YZFOXRACING…. thanks for getting back to me kinda funny that the first thing i think i saw you type was a request for them to ban him, then hey by the end of my first day poof slickkid is gone o the power u have haaha
if Huerta went the Affliction he would get PAID.. bottom line, if he were to go to EliteXC he would be put on National T.V. and 16yr old girls could fall in love… if he was serious about leaving the UFC and wanted to fight for fights sake go to Japan and fight in DREAM i think him over there would be phenominal but he will most likely stay in the UFC and re negotiate or go to Affliction and get his pay~day…
ha ha your funny… everyone here is to talk mma and it pisses me off when people are acting a fool like that… kris is good at staying on top of stuff…
As soon as I saw the complaints he was gone in minutes. There’s so many comments its hard to keep up with the conversations but I do my best to keep people like that out.
Thanks Kris… i don’t know why i was bugging me but i thought you should know… and i know you can’t look at all of this. but i also want to tel you that you guys are great. this is a good site and alot of my knowledge is from this site… so thank you
i had been a part of this site for like i dont know 2hours or something and i could definately see if i had to deal with slickkid for lets say 5weeks he would drive me up a wall, well Kris i thank you for doing what you do and YZFOXRACING you arent using all caps today are u concerned about that bet u made yesterday, trying to get in some practice…. man im just kidding…
i see the last fight of Huerta’s UFC carrer as a title shot against BJ thats just my thoughts.. thanks again cheers
No alot of people have been complaning about it. so ill just stop
YZFOX,
I’ll admit that the caps lock thing bothered me at first but after awhile it’s just an easy way to recognize your personal signature..haha.
see i only did it cause here at work were supposed to enter everything in the system with all caps. and its a pain to keep going back and forth. ya know
understandable YZ, hey it never bothered me
no joke people would go off on me about it… its stupid i know…. but once roger wins there back on…
hahaha right on
haha, yeah. I can’t wait for this fight. This card is gonna be great. I’m really looking forward to seeing if Lesnar improved. It sounded like he was working on BJJ!
is anyone else excited for the return of Lesnar? I hope that he has improved. It sounded like he was training pretty heavily in BJJ.
yeah actually i think he’ll knock out herring… weve been so caught up on gsp/fitch and huerta/floria i forgot about lesnar… im tired of typing heurts name already ha ha ha
I can understand why Huerta would want this contract. White pays the ultimate figters 6 figures for winning the show, and how many of them really proved they were worthy on the show? Most didn’t gain respect until after the show and it took a while. Huerta is a good fighter and only becoming better. Alberto Crane was considered an expert on the ground and Huerta made him look like he has never fought before. The Clay Guida was considered one of the fights of the year. So in my opinion Dana White needs to suck it up and pay the man what he deserves.
Higgie- TUF winners don’t receive 6 figures per fight, they receive a 6 figure contract. So most like a 3 to 4 fight deal paying 40 to 50K a fight. Huerta wants as much if not more than BJ (150K a fight) plus a share of PPV revenue. That’s why there are a lot of people who thinks he should just shut up and fight. Cause he isn’t a champ and he hasent beaten anyone of note. So to demand that much is crazy.
Thanks for the compliments.
Do the champs or the best always make the most money? Then why should they start now. Contracts are about negotiating nothing more nothing less. It is not Huerta’s fault, that BJ Penn is one of the top 5 pound for pound fighters and he makes peanuts compared to what he should. Why should Huerta take less just because BJ Penn is and idiot to fight for less money the “THE SPECTACLE” Brock Lesnar. Brock might be a chump but he’s not a champ why is making more than BJ? I guess because he sells pay per views. So in the end its all about money no matter what side you are on. “Get your money HUERTA!!!” Signing with the Dana and the UFC, is like signing with Puffy and BAD-BOY you better get something for soul.
Ear2thestreet- of course you gotta try n get as much as you can. But one things I always tell my staff is “never overestimate your worth”. Cause is he a nice fighter? Yes, but he aint the only one. And if he thinks he can hold out like Steven Jackson he’s wrong. If he didn’t learn anything from Tito or Randy, the UFC is a brand not a specific fighter. The UFC is very much like the NFL, where the team and the league is greater than any 1 player. So when Tom Brady & Peyton Manning retire, they will just move on to the next great QB. That’s what the UFC has become. So if Roger thinks he can make more in affliction or Elite, by all means try. But guys like Mac Danzig or Nate Diaz or waiting to get the pub this guy has been getting and I would argue they could be just as good.
Huerta’s situation will become really clear tonight, and if he get handled by Kenny then he needs to start looking to get paid somewhere else, or this all just some masterminded hype to bring attention to this fight all thought up by crazy man Dana White, hahahaha
FR702 - We are laughing but there is nothing Dana White could do that would do for money that would surprise me. And i agree with aznstar_inc that Diaz maybe as good, He’s actually my fav lightweight. I’m just saying that people should stop sipping HATER-ADE because the guy wants to get what he feels is coming to him. Regardless of what organization it is. Someone is only going to pay him what they THINK he’s worth. The UFC maybe the biggest and the best now. However, it is not the only card in town anymore. Green is the color of every season people get use to it. You only have so many fights in you, they should get all they can. Because when the fighters who don’t get their money retire, and end up with Parkinson’s disease or other brain injury, bad joints and aches and pains. They wont be paying their medical bills or any others with “HEART”.
Some of you are over analyzing and thinking too deep into this. It’s a business with a model, plan and rules. That’s that. If fighter’s don’t like their situation, they can pull a Randy and regret their decision later.
KOUCH - Somehow I don’t think Randy is losing any sleep over, trying to fight the best heavyweight while making more money. VS. Making less money and being spoken in the same breath with the UFC’s worthless division. I agree its a business with a model and a plan. But if dana wants the best organization he needs the best fighters and to provide decent pay. If he cant provide that there will always be a promoter who will try. Is huerta demanding a bit much,(probably) but I’m pretty sure if anyone was offered double what they are making at their current job, they wouldn’t say “Let me think, and make sure i deserve it.” Or maybe you wouldn’t take it because “BOB” has been with the company longer works hard and doesn’t make that much. Give me a !@#$ing break !!!!
Ear2thestreet,
forsure you should always get pai what you are worth and if u think you are worth more what do u do? quit and go and try to get more money (how is that working out for Randy) ya know it is the Brothers Ferrittia and Dana White that make the financial decision for the UFC Roger has to go and prove tonight that he deserves BJ Penn type money i guess is what im trying to say…. Roger has had nothing had a difficult life forsure he is trying to get his while the spotlight is on him he is hustlin hope the gamble works out for him…
Ear2street,
Not losing sleep? Have you ever had legal troubles? Randy was given half a million and then breached his contract. He has troubles to keep him awake for a long time. Perhaps you are unaware of all the details. Wanting to fight the best has very little to do with the situation. It’s all about the money. The UFC pays guys just fine. The problem is a few fighters wanting more. Nothing wrong with wanting more but up to this point all the fighters who wanted more have done nothing me than show why they don’t deserve it.
Randy got greedy and jealous that Fedor was going to make more.
Tito is just a moron. I’ve read his non sense, heard him speak, watched his ridiculous outrages and have been saying for a long time that the guy is not very bright. Tough with little brains.(Sorry Kris, I know you don’t like name calling but what else can I say?)
Roger Huerta needs to beat Florian and just like Dana said, after that they can re-negotiate. Up to now, what has Roger done to deserve the money?
Someone else put up “thescore.com” with that very good Dana interview. Everyone here should watch it.
Roger has already come out and said he was kind of misqouted. He went on to say how he know what the UFC and Dana White have given to him, it looks like he understands that this is the big show.
Ear2thestreet- your analogy is a bit off. Huerta isn’t getting offered more than Penn he’s almost demanding it. Which in real world term would be you going to your CEO and saying I want more than my manager. Even though he’s been here longer and done more for the company and I’m not close to his level. Now you tell me if that’s a smart move? I’m pretty sure you get thrown out the building and made fun of around the office cooler.
aznstar,
You put that very well. CEO, manager, joe in accounting……
If I’m wrong I’m wrong, But isn’t Mark Cuban paying/handling Randy’s legal troubles? aznstar_inc I completely agree with you, I admit that I assumed (yes, i know what happens when you assume) that a guy wouldn’t be dumb enough to DEMAND a huge raise from his CEO unless he was certain someone else was ready to give it to him. If he was misquoted than this whole topic is pointless and turned out to be free Publicity. Now if he wasn’t and someone has offered it to him he wont mind getting thrown out of the building because he’ll land on his feet. Sorry for the assumptions
Ear2theStreet - Mark Cuban and HDNet were supporting Couture and were requesting summary judgment for clarification on Couture’s contract status but it was denied and Couture and the UFC are in arbitration in Nevada.
Thanks for the update Kris