MMA Manifesto Releases Total Career Earnings for 772 UFC Fighters

(Ladies and gentleman, #69. There is no God.)  I am going to apologize right from the get-go, Potato Nation, because as I'm writing this, I'm also trying to wrap my brain around the fight I just saw on Super Fight League's latest installment of Friday Fight Nights and it's all but completely crippling my ability to focus on my actual task. While I appreciate the new format that SFL has taken -- forgoing freak show fights in mega stadiums in favor of local talent in scaled down arenas -- to describe the skill level of some of SFL's fighters as amateur would be a disservice to amateur MMA fighters around the world. I'm talking specifically, about the heavyweight clash between Virender Singh and Naveen Rao I just witnessed, in which Rao seemingly refused to even attempt to get back to his feet after being taken down, like Butterbean trapped in the YAMMA pit all over again. Singh, on the other hand, was content to dance around and throw one or two GnP shots at a time instead of finishing the fight outright, as if he was unaware of what to do when an opponent literally offers zero defense. Anyway, Rao tapped to strike (yes, it appeared to be just one) and then the camera cut to the crowd engaging in synchronized dance for approximately 3 minutes. BOLLYWOOD IS CRAZY. What does any of this have to do with the topic at hand? Nothing really, except that even for their completely subpar skill levels, most of the fighters participating on SFL 11 will likely walk away with more money than Tiki Ghosn did from his entire UFC career, at least according to the figures recently released by MMA Manifesto, which tabulated the approximate career earnings of every fighter to fight for the UFC over the past seven years. Of course, the figures only date back to UFC 46, and are void of any sponsorship or locker room bonus money, so perhaps the $2,000 Ghosn was paid should be taken with a grain of salt. Still though, makes you wonder even more how he pulled off this for years. In either case, join us after the jump to find out how much each of your favorite fighters have made over the course of their UFC careers. And while you might not be shocked at the top few entries on the list, there are definitely more than a few totals that will leave you scratching your head.

Source: http://www.cagepotato.com/mma-manifesto-releases-total-career-earnings-for-772-ufc-fighters/

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