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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by braza on Monday January 06, 2025 @06:26AM (#42609687)
I knew 2 former UFC fighters (circa 2010/2016) that got USD 20K in average for their fights. The issue is that this does not cover 100% of the whole preparation that they need to be in the octagon. For instance, from little things since food and flight tickets, going to special medication (one of them was suspended by the USDA and got banned from UFC), sparring, fighting camping, and so on. One of them told me that the UFC was only the marketing for his personal Jiu Jitsu academy as a top of the pipeline for new students.
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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by trogdor on Monday January 06, 2025 @09:22AM (#42610754)
>USDA

You meant USADA, right?

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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by gamblor956 on Monday January 06, 2025 @06:51PM (#42617516)
Can confirm, noting that the $20k actually on the higher end for a UFC figher. Most UFC fighters get paid significantly less than $20k as pay is based on a fighter's "seniority" as measured by UFC matches fought (see https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/05/ufc-fight-night-241-v...).
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Re:Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken'... by insane_dreamer on Thursday January 09, 2025 @02:12AM (#42642523)
While Dana White is worth $$$$ and on the board of Meta.
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