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How good is irish mma

yourdeadwright · 2009-10-07 14:16:32

So my question is How long before we see a Irish fighter go on a good run in one of the big Global orgs like UFC,Strikeforce or Dream,Wec I know its a relatively new sport over here and the likes of the US and Russian get a head start by competing in wrestling and Sambo from early ages in school and then college, Then…

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#32 10-10-2009 2:53pm
Menace2Society

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sul02 wrote: »

Is it the case that the A class rules fighters in ireland have their hands tied? In that for them to reach the next level they need to train full time, but if they did that the money they get from fighting isnt enough to live on - so they have to work and cant train full time?

Bingo! Got it in one!

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#33 10-10-2009 3:21pm
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Pride Fighter wrote: »

It is the a fight show with about 10 A class fights, no B,C or D class. Castlebar has a high capacity. I'd say this will be the highest grossing indigenous MMA show ever and as a result the fighters will get higher pay.

Where are you getting this information from btw? A high grossing event just means that the promoter makes more money, did someone say the fighters are being paid more?

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