Quote from: Slow death on April 03, 2023, 06:29:13 PM

It's funny that someone from the UFC goes to Boxing instead of retiring, I wonder why these guys who make a lot of money and keep getting hurt for years still want to keep fighting, they even created exhibition fights to keep fighting even when they're done. they are old, UFC guys learn various martial arts and as in the UFC they throw punches so it is very easy to get used to Boxing, although in Boxing they will spend many hours using only their arms but from what I see not even that is not a barrier that will make them give up

there will come a time when we will see fights between fighters who are already very old and who were legends in the past and the title of the fights will be: "fights of legends". I do not doubt that this will happen, because we are walking in a path where fighters are no longer able to retire, could it be that fighters do not earn enough money to guarantee a good retirement? Why do I keep asking myself why they retire from the UFC but go into Boxing or exhibition fights, but don't retire from Boxing?

in some cases they stop fighting for a while and when you think they are going to retire they start fighting again, why does that happen? Could it be that the money they earn in the UFC isn't good enough for them to retire? What is the lowest salary paid in the UFC?

Imho they cant retire (mentally), because they cant change their life style. They have been going to gym to train for tens years. Cant let go their past life. A lot of people say that UFC is greedy and their contracts are close to slavery. A new fighter gets 10+10 for a fight and a 3 fight contract. Fighters like Aldo, Stephens, Pettis, Belfort probably were getting 100-200k for a fight. If we subtract taxes, team expenses and etc, I would not say they were living like kings.

Why they go to boxing? Not because they could earn there more (only few professional boxers earn millions, probably less than 50, while there are thousands of them), but because a man must work/earn. How can it be if you are 35 and you retire. What should they do? Sit on couch or do gardening? Imho they have switched profession.

Quote from: notblox1 on April 03, 2023, 06:55:34 PM

I was thinking Anthony Pettis is still under contract with PFL, but maybe they are allowing lose roles and boxing fights

He is still in PFL roster. Havent found that he is a free agent again. PFL contracts turns to be more flexible than UFC Cheesy