Comparing boxing and MMA pay, promotion, negotiation | Ep. 02

* Who makes more boxers or MMA fighters?

* Is it true that only the top boxers make any money and MMA have better paid undercards? Why is there such a difference between their pay?

* To start off how do we know what they make?

* How do we know what UFC and MMA fighters get paid?

* What about boxers? How do we know what they get?

* How does MMA vs boxing overall pay compare between the sports?

* So why do boxers seem to make more at the lower levels?

* Why do we see more MMA fighters making middle class purses (10k-100k) than boxers?

* How much more are the top boxers making than MMA fighters? How many more boxers are making $1m purses than MMA fighters are?

* What explains the difference?

* What part do the sanctioning organizations play in there being more competition?

* What part does the Ali Act play?

* What part does antirust play?

* Example of a negotiation and how all these come into play?

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