Comments on: Josh Barnett: I’m not taking a pay cut if asked http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:37:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Josh Barnett Says No Thanks To Affliction Pay Cut | MMAFrenzy.com http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-58732 Josh Barnett Says No Thanks To Affliction Pay Cut | MMAFrenzy.com Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:54:13 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-58732 [...] says he will not accept any such pay cut, and dished a bit about facing Fedor Emelianenko as well: “We asked him about a report from Dave Meltzer, claiming that Affliction VP Tom Atencio [...] [...] says he will not accept any such pay cut, and dished a bit about facing Fedor Emelianenko as well: “We asked him about a report from Dave Meltzer, claiming that Affliction VP Tom Atencio [...]

]]> By: Josh Barnett Says No Thanks To Affliction Pay Cut | UFC Fighting http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-56119 Josh Barnett Says No Thanks To Affliction Pay Cut | UFC Fighting Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:44:55 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-56119 [...] says he will not accept any such pay cut, and dished a bit about facing Fedor Emelianenko as well: “We asked him about a report from Dave Meltzer, claiming that Affliction VP Tom Atencio [...] [...] says he will not accept any such pay cut, and dished a bit about facing Fedor Emelianenko as well: “We asked him about a report from Dave Meltzer, claiming that Affliction VP Tom Atencio [...]

]]> By: b.w. http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51568 b.w. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:53:50 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51568 #32 sved. i hate it when people point out barnetts win over randy, but fail to mention that he tested positive for steroids after that fight,had his belt stripped and the decision was reversed. its like they are trying to hide something. maybee you just didnt know? #32 sved. i hate it when people point out barnetts win over randy, but fail to mention that he tested positive for steroids after that fight,had his belt stripped and the decision was reversed. its like they are trying to hide something. maybee you just didnt know?

]]> By: sved http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51567 sved Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:43:38 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51567 hey how about a little respect for Josh Barnett...His last loss was due to losing his contact and not wanting to get a fractured orbital he tapped b4 Mirko layed on a heavy Pride style GnP w/ Soccer Kicks+ Knees Basically his last UFC match was a win over every body's favorite hero Randy Couture.... As for Contracts affecting the length of the Affliction show...get real The Affliction show was pure Fan Service giving the Fans what they want...but not all of the fans are eager to go and see the event live and at least 15-25% of the PPV Ca$# is cut by UtUBE+OTHER types of streaming/Dl options that don't put a penny in AFFliction's Coffers... The fact is that statistic is fairly conservative--Do you know how many Prides I saw for Free w/o going to the Bar b4 I actually ordered an event---about 6 of them...why...because they weren't live+ and it was difficult to enjoy watching something you already read about beforehand. As for Afflictions future plans--it was originally planned for 3 shows that IT the notion that they'll still be around is for us to support and make happen...Buy Tickets or invite some friends around and watch the live show otherwise complaining that they overpaid can be solved the same way that they used in Tournaments in Asia the last ohh..20 years in MMA----pay the tournament competitors 10k$ to show and an additional 10-20k$ to advance _+ a big check for the Winner of the Tournament Boxing Style/Wrestling Style matchmaking and promotion might be fine for exhibition shows but for MMA to be taken seriously the world needs to see the same focus that olympics get in tournaments and trials be given to MMA hey how about a little respect for Josh Barnett…His last loss was due to losing his contact and not wanting to get a fractured orbital he tapped b4 Mirko layed on a heavy Pride style GnP w/ Soccer Kicks+ Knees

Basically his last UFC match was a win over every body’s favorite hero Randy Couture….

As for Contracts affecting the length of the Affliction show…get real

The Affliction show was pure Fan Service
giving the Fans what they want…but not all of the fans are eager to go and see the event live and at least 15-25% of the PPV Ca$# is cut by UtUBE+OTHER types of streaming/Dl options that don’t put a penny in AFFliction’s Coffers…
The fact is that statistic is fairly conservative–Do you know how many Prides I saw for Free w/o going to the Bar b4 I actually ordered an event—about 6 of them…why…because they weren’t live+ and it was difficult to enjoy watching something you already read about beforehand.

As for Afflictions future plans–it was originally planned for 3 shows that IT

the notion that they’ll still be around is for us to support and make happen…Buy Tickets or invite some friends around and watch the live show
otherwise complaining that they overpaid can be solved the same way that they used in Tournaments in Asia the last ohh..20 years in MMA—-pay the tournament competitors 10k$ to show and an additional 10-20k$ to advance
_+ a big check for the Winner of the Tournament

Boxing Style/Wrestling Style matchmaking and promotion might be fine for exhibition shows but for MMA to be taken seriously the world needs to see the same focus that olympics get in tournaments and trials be given to MMA

]]> By: John http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51562 John Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:34:29 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51562 @CapnHulk: Good lord, that's just horrible. Maybe now people won't think it was such a cool stunt as some seem to do. Very sad news. @CapnHulk:
Good lord, that’s just horrible. Maybe now people won’t think it was such a cool stunt as some seem to do. Very sad news.

]]> By: CapnHulk http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51561 CapnHulk Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:00:20 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51561 Off-topic, but jeez... http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6813&zoneid=2 Off-topic, but jeez…

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6813&zoneid=2

]]> By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy) http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51559 Jeremy (not that Jeremy) Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:48:38 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51559 Enderle, go elsewhere. Enderle, go elsewhere.

]]> By: Jeremy (not that Jeremy) http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51558 Jeremy (not that Jeremy) Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51558 I think that the 300k buy floor is partially the UFC name, but it has value because people have come to expect that even if there isn't a massive headline fight, they're still going to get a card that's competitive, and they're almost always going to have at least a couple outstanding fights on any given night. That's due to good matchups by Silva, it's also due to good lower tier fight talent in the organization. I think that the 300k buy floor is partially the UFC name, but it has value because people have come to expect that even if there isn’t a massive headline fight, they’re still going to get a card that’s competitive, and they’re almost always going to have at least a couple outstanding fights on any given night.

That’s due to good matchups by Silva, it’s also due to good lower tier fight talent in the organization.

]]> By: Rob Enderle http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51557 Rob Enderle Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:41:02 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51557 @DarceYou: You, a hardcore fan? No, youre a reality TV loving UFC nut hugging cock sucking hanger on. Dont use the word hardcore to describe your MMA knowledge. Your dick gobbling skills though are probably top notch. @DarceYou:
You, a hardcore fan?
No, youre a reality TV loving UFC nut hugging cock sucking hanger on.

Dont use the word hardcore to describe your MMA knowledge. Your dick gobbling skills though are probably top notch.

]]> By: Rolf Rosenstein http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/comment-page-1/#comment-51556 Rolf Rosenstein Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:05:22 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2008/07/31/josh-barnett-im-not-taking-a-pay-cut-if-asked/#comment-51556 Did Tom Attencio actauallu say the fighters on contract would have to take paycuts or was it reference to fighters trying to come on board? Has anyone evidence of any of the fighters being asked to take a paycut? Double R Did Tom Attencio actauallu say the fighters on contract would have to take paycuts or was it reference to fighters trying to come on board?

Has anyone evidence of any of the fighters being asked to take a paycut?

Double R

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