Bellator upping market rates for fighters

Underground
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An effect from Bellator simply existing has been the rise of UFC fighter pay, according to this article by Gross at ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/mma/post/_/id/18967/a-breakdown-of-alvarezs-bellator-re-signing

See the relevant paragraph here:

Alvarez's experience as a free agent isn't typical. But it was valuable.

"Everybody wants to know their true value and what they're worth as a fighter," Alvarez said. "It's a rare occasion where you get to go out and do that."

Alvarez said when the UFC offer became public, he learned of five or six fighters who immediately received raises as a result.

"That made me feel regardless of what happened, a little bit of power was put back in the fighters' hands and guys got raises," he said. "We deserve it. We work hard."

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LOL.  Markets--how do they work? 

Also--MMAAdnet runs the advertising on this site?

 

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That's great. That's how it's supposed to work.

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Ah, competition. You would think in an industry that sells FIGHTING that the idea of competition would be a healthy thing. But it never is to monopoly holders.