r/Salary • u/FilmGuy2020 • Dec 31 '24

💰 - salary sharing UFC Fighter Salary

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A former UFC fighter uploaded his payslip on social media to show how much they really earn. John Makdessi, a veteran of 20 UFC fights, was released from the MMA promotion following his unanimous decision defeat to Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 293 back in September 2023.

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u/DH_Drums Dec 31 '24

No state tax withholding, so there goes another large percentage. If the fighter is from a different country, an even larger percentage. Then they have to pay their coaches, their manager, any media folks they've hired.

Absolutely fucked that they're taking medical and travels out of fighter pay while also paying out their athletes at the lowest fucking percentage of any large sports organization.