It’s just their exposure. Take Merab for example, everybody didn’t really care for him too much. He started doing interview interviews and putting himself out there and the guy is hilarious.
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He is jesturemaxxing so much though. Get a hold of yourself.
And it does not seem to translate into exciting fights.
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if fighters expect to get paid for interviews, they should not expect the softball questions they’re used to. the go-ahead-advertise-yourself questions. they should expect the kind of shit that can be used to make money. the tough questions and click-baitable topics designed to piss them off. that’s where the interviewer can recoup their outlay.
I’ve paid you, asshole, now you have to sit there and deal with my shit
you can’t walk out of a job and get paid. so you can’t walk out of an interview.
do fighters want interviews like that?
no they don’t. so they should accept interviews, tell the world how fun and awesome they are, accept that this format works for both parties - and reserve the right to fuck off if the interviewer betrays their trust.
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Paddy is smoking that UK laced weed
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What the fuck is an Instagram strike? And why doesn’t Nina own any furniture or house items?
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Exactly. Fighters need the press if they want to build their brand. In fact, I have proof right here that hainv a good interview has worked in the favour of a fighter. I posted this thread in Jan 2023 after coming across his interview with Nina on youtube. Before this interview, I knew little about Merab, and gave no shits. After the interview I was looking forward to seeing his next fight, knowing already that I would be pulling for him…
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Well said
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It would make interviews way more interesting.
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People don’t care for him mainly because his fight style is boring as fuck to watch. I’d rather watch paint dry. Fighters like Merab need interviews, but not the other way around.
Good fighter? Yes. Fun to watch? Absolutely not.
And thats my point as to why interviews are important and fighters should not get paid.
Before knowing his personality, would you pay for his interview?
A lot of ridiculous takes. Anyone is free to demand cash for an interview. Maybe they’ll get it and maybe they won’t.
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Supply and demand. How does it work?
I don’t watch his fights for his personality though. One has nothing to do with the other.
If he’s a great personality, then he could start his own channel or an account and make money himself, instead of giving others free content.
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He has a channel. But his is more day in the life vlogs.
Interviews he’s more flowy and fun.
See I watch his fights cause I like his personality. Same with Strickland. I root for these guys cause they’re fun on the mic.
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Do athletes in other sports get paid for interviews? And the fighter gets the benefit of promotion. That’s the hand off.
i could announce on here that i expect to be paid for posting. maybe I’ll get paid and maybe i can get fucked. but if you stepped in to advise me that i am unlikely to get paid due to the many factors involved (not least the arrogance of making such a demand) and that it wouldn’t make sense, that wouldn’t be a ridiculous take.
to be fair, i probably should get paid for posting. please can you pm to the top men and ask them to pay me? thank you.
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Fighter interviews are no different than actors going on talk shows to promote their latest movie. Paddy comes off a bit dumb here.
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Strickland is at least somewhat interesting though. His fight with Adesanya was great. Merab seems like a nice guy but his fights are boring.
It does not matter how fun a fighter is in interviews, at the end of the day, it’s not their job. Their job is to deliver good fights.
I may checkout the interview, but I am not wasting time on a 25 minute hold fest.
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Oh see I will, if its on a card I already like.
I guess we are all different, but Im happy he got the exposure from the interviews and is becoming more popular.
Some people need interviews to boost their popularity, others have a style that does it for them.
Paddy is the interview, he isn’t a very exciting fighting in his own rights, so he should watch his mouth
Fighters should be popular because they’re exciting in the cage. Being likeable or exciting on the mic is just a bonus.
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