The UFC and Fighter Pay Situation (ESPN ARTICLE LINK INSIDE)

[REDDzone]

I honestly have no response to the current line of discussion about concussions/CTE/pugilistic dementia. It's a real issue, and the fact that it is getting swept under the rug is kind of disgusting. I still question how you put a price tag on that

No doubt.

[REDDzone]

Another thing I have thought of in the past is the ufc gets singled out here. They may not be a monopoly in terms of mma, but they get treated like it when issues like this arise (i.e., fighter pay or lack thereof).

[REDDzone]

Bruce LeRoy thought he was being pranked when the ref told him the fight was over, they were going to decision, last Sat. He'd been blacked-out ever since that head-kick in the first round. All the subsequent shots he took were to a brain that was badly damaged and swollen.

Wow, I never heard about Bruce's situation. I thought Figueroa took the brunt of the damage in that fight.

Holy ****, cbr is right. On Dana's latest vlog, Bruce Leroy doesn't even know that he had points deducted. Doesn't even know he hit the dude in the nuts twice. He literally thought he won every round.

That's unreal.

[cowboyronnie]

It actually happens a lot. I know a guy who is 1-0 in MMA, but he has to check Sherdog like the rest of us to find out because he has zero recollection of the fight. He got hit with a knee in the first 30 secs and fought the rest of the fight in a total black-out. And won.

[REDDzone]

It actually happens a lot. I know a guy who is 1-0 in MMA, but he has to check Sherdog like the rest of us to find out because he has zero recollection of the fight. He got hit with a knee in the first 30 secs and fought the rest of the fight in a total black-out. And won.

I was just going to post that I don't think the couple of grand that Bruce Leroy probably made for that fight was worth it. I KNOW the money the guy you know made wasn't worth it...

Sad.

[Cammo101]

It actually happens a lot. I know a guy who is 1-0 in MMA, but he has to check Sherdog like the rest of us to find out because he has zero recollection of the fight. He got hit with a knee in the first 30 secs and fought the rest of the fight in a total black-out. And won.

I was just going to post that I don't think the couple of grand that Bruce Leroy probably made for that fight was worth it. I KNOW the money the guy you know made wasn't worth it...

Sad.

It must have been worth it to them, because they chose to fight.

[REDDzone]

Is your point that I don't have the ability to speak for them? Because that part seems obvious.

[cowboyronnie]

It actually happens a lot. I know a guy who is 1-0 in MMA, but he has to check Sherdog like the rest of us to find out because he has zero recollection of the fight. He got hit with a knee in the first 30 secs and fought the rest of the fight in a total black-out. And won.

I was just going to post that I don't think the couple of grand that Bruce Leroy probably made for that fight was worth it. I KNOW the money the guy you know made wasn't worth it...

Sad.

It must have been worth it to them, because they chose to fight.

The guy I know chose not to fight ever again. For what that's worth. He doesn't regret the fight, I don't think. But he's together enough to know that a career of that is bad news.

[Cammo101]

Is your point that I don't have the ability to speak for them? Because that part seems obvious.

My point is it is all subjective. Obviously it is sad, but they weren't forced into a fight. They fought because at the time they thought it was worth it and wanted to do it.

You know the risks when you get into something like this. And while injuries are always tragic, they know what they are getting themselves into.