He finally started showing some personality a few fights ago and it's about damned time. He's funny and really likable but in the past he was too quiet and just wouldn't speak up on camera. Now he's all out of fucks to give and is letting it out more and it's making him someone that is really worth paying attention to in and out of the cage.I didn't know he had that much charisma. That was actually a good interview. I hope he wins and stays with UFC. There is a lot of good fights to be had with him in it.
I do think that lost to Uriah Hall cost him a little bit
It's a question of how much did the UFC make from that card. He headlined the card, it was only a fight night, and other fighters need to be paid too, but when you include all the TV deals, international and domestic, and the gate, then I would hazard a guess that Mousasi is extremely underpaid.He is very good but he lost to Hall. He was gifted a rematch and now a fight with Weidman, that's pretty good treatment. Of course, everyone wants more money but he made $140K for his second fight with Hall. That's not peanuts. That would come close to paying off my mortgage.
That's one view. Another might be that the market decides his value, not him.It's a question of how much did the UFC make from that card. He headlined the card, it was only a fight night, and other fighters need to be paid too, but when you include all the TV deals, international and domestic, and the gate, then I would hazard a guess that Mousasi is extremely underpaid.
If he could leave at any time then the market would decide his value, but he can't as the only way to end the contract is to fight it out. The UFC can also use monopsony power, due to having a disproportionate market share, to only offer above what anyone else can offer, not true market value.That's one view. Another might be that the market decides his value, not him.