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'Pay-per-views make people rich': Why the UFC is a cash machine

2022-01-21T18:31:50.978Z


Driven by charismatic fighters and an efficient business model, the biggest MMA league continues to grow.


I don't forget my primary mission, which is to take care of my family and loved ones.

In the sincerity and frankness that characterize him, Ciryl Gane does not hide the importance of money in his choice of career. Like other fighters before him, the "Good Kid" rose through the ranks of MMA to be able to surf on the lucrativeness of the UFC (Ultimate Fight Championship), the main mixed martial arts organization. Well took the MMA prodigy (10 wins-0 losses), who will compete for the planetary heavyweight belt this Saturday against the Cameroonian Francis Ngannou (16 wins-3 losses), ensuring at least 500,000 dollars in the process, the amount of his scholarship according to various sources.

An ascent both sporting and financial for the 31-year-old Vendéen, who started in the prestigious American league only two and a half years ago.

The UFC fight spot can be worth several thousand dollars and is only going up as the league is gone…

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Source: lefigaro

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