Hopefully they start paying Al Iaquina what he deserves

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he was pretty unhappy about his contract and what he was getting paid going Into this fight. Hopefully the UFC pays the man what he deserves
 
nah I'd rather al waste another 2 years of his athletic prime bitching about pay rather than fighting
 
he has incredible hands and instincts, he can put away guys like conor and few others can, too bad they don't promote him and pay him. he might be making good money selling homes and without the damage so maybe he prefers that which kinda makes sense if hes making money from it
 
He probably won't, He needs to ask Chael for some tips selling houses.
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The day they pay Mighty Mouse what he deserves will be a good start for guys like Al to get what they want.
 
Against Masvidal he made: Al Iaquinta: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)

So he prob made $50,000 for this fight + 5 dollars from Reebok for wearing a "fight kit" (lmao).

For a contender like him I think 75 flat could be more realistic.
 
The UFC should pay him what he wants or release the poor guy from that shit contract...he'll be champion wherever he goes, and can get a money from sponsers..cheap motherfuckers.
 
Give Demetrius Johnson a 50k pay cut for ratings and give it to AI
 
bukofezra said:
The UFC should pay him what he wants or release the poor guy from that shit contract...he'll be champion wherever he goes, and can get a money from sponsers..cheap motherfuckers.
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He would not be the champ of Bellator and probably not WSOF (or whatever the fuck its called now).

Also lol at paying him what he wants. Some of you make Iaquinta look bright
 
MescalineDreams said:
who knows. Whatever Is fair. I'm not the judge of that. If someone's getting fucked In pay and continues putting up good performances, they deserve to get paid. That's It
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What's "getting fucked"? Of course everyone wants to make more money, but that doesn't mean that they're worth more money. What kind of revenue is he generating for the company? Realistically in the UFC the top 5% of fighters generate 99% of the revenue for the company and the pay should reflect that. Sucks, but thats life.
 
MightyLeprechaun said:
What's "getting fucked"? Of course everyone wants to make more money, but that doesn't mean that they're worth more money. What kind of revenue is he generating for the company? Realistically in the UFC the top 5% of fighters generate 99% of the revenue for the company and the pay should reflect that. Sucks, but thats life.
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There's some truth to this, sure. At the same time, there are a lot of fighters out there being underpaid. the UFC has taken a substantial chunk of the pie since It's Inception. Fighters should be getting paid more. Especially In the Interest of growing the sport so that guys like Al Iaquinta don't have to have a job on the side just to make ends meet and can focus all their potential on fighting.

That said, the truth probably lies somewhere In the middle.
 
MescalineDreams said:
There's some truth to this, sure. At the same time, there are a lot of fighters out there being underpaid. the UFC has taken a substantial chunk of the pie since It's Inception. Fighters should be getting paid more. Especially In the Interest of growing the sport so that guys like Al Iaquinta don't have to have a job on the side just to make ends meet and can focus all their potential on fighting.

That said, the truth probably lies somewhere In the middle.
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I think paying athletes more money could actually help grow the UFC. Right now if you have the decision to play pro football, or UFC you're gonna choose football every time. Plenty of people I trained with decided not to pursue their UFC dreams because they didn't see the compensation as being high enough. But I don't think the fighters "deserve" more. If the UFC decides to increase salaries they should be commended, but I believe they are under no obligation. Maybe i'm gettin too into semantics but thats how I see it.
 
MescalineDreams said:
who knows. Whatever Is fair. I'm not the judge of that. If someone's getting fucked In pay and continues putting up good performances, they deserve to get paid. That's It
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Then how do you know he hasn't been getting "what he deserves" all along?
 
MightyLeprechaun said:
What's "getting fucked"? Of course everyone wants to make more money, but that doesn't mean that they're worth more money. What kind of revenue is he generating for the company? Realistically in the UFC the top 5% of fighters generate 99% of the revenue for the company and the pay should reflect that. Sucks, but thats life.
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Explain this to Demetrius Johnson demanding a 7 figure pay day.
 
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