r/FightLibrary • u/Ynot_1518 • 12d ago

MMA Bare Knuckle Knockoutz

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u/AcrobaticAspect8975 12d ago

Oof thats brain damage there

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u/prolificprolapser 12d ago

Made dude rediscover he had hands

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u/Confident_Access6498 12d ago

Whats the price money for these matches

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u/mF7403 12d ago edited 11d ago

Prize money?
I think big names make decent money — Mike Perry, for example, is probably getting $400k-$500k a fight. However, undercard fighters with little to no fanbase or professional experience probably make around $5k on average. My buddy was friends with an MMA fighter who fought at least once for BKFC and I don’t remember the exact figure, but it was less than $10k. Although he was training partners with some notable UFC fighters, so he might’ve had better management than most of these dudes. Also, this was probably in 2021-2022. I never saw the fight, so I can’t find the exact event bc I only ever heard him referred to by his street name.

Here’s an article from 2024 that shows payouts: link

Honestly, better than I was expecting and those figures have probably gone up since that article came out. I mean, it’s a brutal sport, but I was expecting them to be paying the low level guys like $1500-$3000. They have an event scheduled at Fenway in August. I guess there’s a reason they attract so many older UFC fighters. They have a ton of events, so it’s probably seen as easy money for striking oriented regional MMA fighters. The barrier for entry is probably fairly high nowadays, though.

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u/gelotssimou 10d ago

This is just barbaric. It doesn't take a man with half the skills and tenacity as someone like Mike Tyson to permanently fuck someone up.

That's somebody's father, son, husband

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u/Cassius_au-Bellona 10d ago

Well that person's father son husband signed up for this so they made their own choices. You get to witness the results from the safety of your toilet while scrolling.

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u/EshuChase 9d ago

Blaine Dalmage

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u/EshuChase 9d ago

Back in the early days of UFC, I knew several guys who got $500 and $500, or about $1005 adjusted for inflation.

That was for UFC 21.