First off genius, Strikeforce doesn't have any PPV and isn't planning on moving to PPV until next year minimum. So there's no percentage from PPV to be had. And when it comes to the gate, Strikeforce makes less than the UFC per show per live gate ticket sales. Once again you show your complete ignorance when it comes to anything regarding MMA. The UFC offered Fedor more money than he'll make anywhere else. And they also offered Fedor a cut of the PPV money made from whatever show he would fight on (because the UFC actually HAS PPV). Lesnar, Couture, Liddell, Ortiz (in the past) GSP, etc all have the same incentive. If the PPV has at least a million buyrate those fighters get a cut. Which is why UFC 101 that had a 1.72 million buyrate made Lesnar over 3 Million and GSP over 1.5 Million. Fedor was offered the same exact incentive.
The problem was the M-1 Global leeches wanted to be 50/50 partners. Which is an absolute joke. And you'll notice they only wanted that deal with the UFC. Not Afflicition. Not Strikeforce. Not Bodog. Just the UFC. I wonder why? Oh yeah.. because the UFC actually makes money.
Go ask Nike to be 50/50 partners with you and see how fast they call security to throw your lame ass out the door.
M-1 Global and Fedor originally made a series of demands that had to be met in order for Fedor to fight in the UFC. The sticking point THEN was Sambo. Second time around, the UFC conceaded to Fedor's Sambo participation.
And what happens?
M-1 Global and Fedor make a new, completely unrealistic demand of 50/50 co-promotion.
You see a pattern?
Anything to avoid the UFC. It's no coincidence that Fedor chose to fight in Strikeforce which has LESS ranked HW fighters instead of the UFC which has 6 Top 10 HW's. It's also no coincidence that Fedor chose Strikeforce which doesn't allow elbows on the ground over the UFC which does. No dispute Fedor cuts easily. First time in a cage, why not chose no elbows as opposed to elbows.
Bottomline: if any other fighter did the same exact things that Fedor has been doing he'd be ripped apart by criticism and rightfully so. But since it's Fedor it's ok.
Fedor is a joke.
The problem is the UFC is trying to be a monoply. We will never see GSP v Chung, Fedor BRockk, Etc... BUt Pride Let their fighters fight elsewhere, so does Dream, Afflitcion, StrikeForce. Its turning into boxing and theres nothing you can do about it, so toughing up.
Nasedo 2 - Deildune -0
His life goal is to have a 3-some with Dana White n Brock Lesner in the Octogon.
