You don't think Conor, Ronda, GSP or Silva deserve any ownership?
I'd argue that without Conor or Ronda that billion dollar deal would
not have went down the way it did. Nor the Fox deal
I'd say at minimum they deserve some equity.
They did far more to build the UFC then these executive clowns
Especially that dumb ass from Budweiser
"Be yourself... Be Conor McGregor". Clueless and largely useless
They absolutely don't deserve any ownership
they were paid for their fights.
You can argue they could have been paid more, but they agreed to the compensation & in Conor's case record breaking compensation
It goes both ways
Because of the UFC, Conor made a reported $100m from Boxing & because of the UFC, Ronda has a career after MMA.
1% of UFC is worth $70 million.
Neither deserves anything near that as a gift.
I get being anti-corporate & UFC mainly bc of DW plays into people looking at them negatively, but Conor/Ronda got a shitload out of UFC & the reverse is true.
If Conor was not a P.R. nightmare & was doing something to earn a position, that could be discussed, but as of now he doesn't deserve anything.
He is by far the most popular MM fighter ever.
He was paid by far the most of any fighter ever
The owners (not just WME) behind UFC are very powerful people.
The reason UFC went up in value during less interest was due to their business acumen.
Fertitta's made less off of more.
So hate them all you want (if you do) but they made deals that made UFC go up in value 75% during a time when interest was low.
If anybody owes anybody anything, its Fertitta's owing Conor & Ronda from their billions (they don't but Lorenzo could have bought Conor a car or something lol)
Funny thing, but the truth is, UFC/WME could have stopped Ronda from going to WWE unless they took a cut.
But they didn't.
She still owes UFC fights & WWE is a non compete.
PS ... always enjoy our back/forth even if we disagree man