Former UFC fighter John Fitch agrees that all non-UFC mixed martial arts promotions have a bad business model.
Fitch was widely considered one of the greatest grapplers of all time, despite having never won UFC gold, and despite fighting the UFC between 2005 and 2013. The 46-year-old has since retired, but often uses his respected voice to express his opinion on combat and combat contracts.
'Berator is just dead. I couldn't make any money. ”
Recently, Fitch has stated what UFC president Dana White has long been claiming. The UFC says it is the only profitable MMA promotion currently fighting.
“The UFC makes money. They're the only ones that make money,” Fitch said. clip From him Podcasts“John Fitch knows nothing.”
He quickly cited Singapore's MMA Promotion One Championship, saying, “They have never made a profit for a long time.”
One championship has been around for about 13 years, but it has not been able to attract global audiences.
Fitch went on to reveal that Bellator, who he had the final three fights, was unable to make a profit.
“Berator has just died. He couldn't make any money. The change in ownership was closed by the PFL. Now, PFL, they're not active. They're not fighting a man. yeah. . [thousand]. ”
John Fitch against UFC legend George St. Pierre at UFC 87 on August 9, 2008. photograph
Fitch then surprisingly indirectly agreed to the UFC president, saying that without the money from Saudi Arabia, the PFL would have already been shut down.
“They seem to be struggling. They're not profitable. If they hadn't done a lot of Saudi money they were given, they would probably have shut down.”
This answered questions about White's comments last October, reiterating the profitability of the MMA crossover boxing fight.
“It's really not true. It's the bulls**t that the public believes, but it's not true. It's the whole myth that everyone goes on. 'It's f**king bulls**t doesn't work cried White.
“Saudi Arabian Trillionaire takes its place to make boxing work,” White declared. “Even Saudi trioniols get bored of the f**king bull**t. It's all mythical.
Fitch went on to say that the UFC is gaining the top talent and benefiting from the “long-standing monopoly” of MMA. The former fighter theorized that having “one or two top tier names” is not enough for new promotions to make money. Rather, to make the industry prosper, access to a wide variety of fighter jets is necessary.
“You can't limit the competition,” Fitch insisted. he Added One way the UFC is locking fighters into long-term contracts is to use non-competitive clauses and retain certain commitments, such as requirements to protect the championship if they win the championship. .
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