![]() ![]() When facts do trickle out in the press, it can be revealing. ![]() It's rumored that they don't begin to approach mainstream sports money, but information is scarce. ![]() While the MMA promotion of record has generated more overall pay-per-view buys than boxing since hitting its stride in 2009, fighter salaries are kept under lock and key. Generally widely reported, free-agent signings, individual players' contracts and the salary cap have become part of the discourse for fans of almost every sport. We know these things because discussion of finances and money is part of the sports landscape in 2013-and has been for years. None of this, of course, is breaking news. Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols will bring home a cool $16 million this year as part of a 10-year contract that will pay him $240 million before it's all said and done. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will make up to $57 million in mostly guaranteed money to lead his team for the next five seasons. Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty Imagesīoxer Floyd Mayweather earned $32 million for a single night's work against Robert Guerrero earlier this month. ![]() UFC President Dana White (pictured) and two other senior UFC officials spoke to B/R about the company's contract policies. ![]()
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