BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Collective Bargaining https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:58:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 World Series of Fighting 3 Fighter Salaries: Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch Top $200,000 Payroll https://www.badmma.com/world-series-of-fighting-3-fighter-salaries-josh-burkman-and-jon-fitch-top-200000-payroll.html https://www.badmma.com/world-series-of-fighting-3-fighter-salaries-josh-burkman-and-jon-fitch-top-200000-payroll.html#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:28:19 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/world-series-of-fighting-3-fighter-salaries-josh-burkman-and-jon-fitch-top-200000-payroll.html The World Series of Fighting 3: Fitch vs. Burkman fighter salaries were released to MMAWeekly.com on Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Josh Burkman established himself as the promotion’s top welterweight by upsetting the incoming Jon Fitch in the night’s main event, while Steve Carl put his name in the welterweight mix with a win over Tyson Steele. WSOF 3 took place Friday, June 14, at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners’ bonuses. Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters’ salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States.

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World Series of Fighting 3 Fighter Salaries: Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch Top $200,000 Payroll – MMA Weekly

]]> https://www.badmma.com/world-series-of-fighting-3-fighter-salaries-josh-burkman-and-jon-fitch-top-200000-payroll.html/feed 0 Jacob Volkmann, Jon Fitch hit pause on WSOF 3 to discuss MMA fighters’ union https://www.badmma.com/jacob-volkmann-jon-fitch-hit-pause-on-wsof-3-to-discuss-mma-fighters-union.html https://www.badmma.com/jacob-volkmann-jon-fitch-hit-pause-on-wsof-3-to-discuss-mma-fighters-union.html#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 02:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/jacob-volkmann-jon-fitch-hit-pause-on-wsof-3-to-discuss-mma-fighters-union.html A middle-of-the-road media teleconference briefly turned into an informal union meeting as World Series of Fighting signees Jacob Volkmann (15-4) and Jon Fitch (24-5-1) swapped ideas about collective bargaining. “I did have a question for Fitch after this question,” Volkmann said in response to a query from MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) about his feelings about the promotion. “I was wondering if Fitch wanted to get a fighter’s union started for the UFC, to see if we can get a union started so fighters have a little better pay and a little more leverage in their contract.” As it turned out, Fitch already was on the same page. Like Volkmann, he had been unceremoniously released from the industry-leader following a loss and signed with the WSOF. In several interviews after his departure, he criticized the UFC’s business practices. Both Fitch and Volkamnn will turn over a new leaf when they compete on June 14 at the upstart promotion’s third event, which takes place at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event’s main-card airs live on NBC Sports Network following prelims that will stream at MMAjunkie.com

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Jacob Volkmann, Jon Fitch hit pause on WSOF 3 to discuss MMA fighters’ union – MMA Junkie

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