Brett Rogers asking for $800,000

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/josh_gross/07/22/barnett/index.html?eref=writers

"Rogers is interested and would ask for a purse approaching at least the $800,000 Affliction Entertainment paid Sylvia to fight Emelianenko, a source told SI.com.

Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker is away in Italy and could not be reached Tuesday."

Rogers is only worried about the paper

Shit... I'm old, have almost 40 years experience with a 0-0 record, I have a broken neck and a torn rotator cuff... I'll take the fight for 800K!!!

My point is anyone could ask to fight the guy for that kind of jack. You have to earn your place and have a reputation that gives you the right to ask for that... KOing a guy with a glass chin after beating a list of cans isn't a resume that warrants those demands.

Pay him market value for his services. 800K is a reasonable purse for fighting Fedor.

yeah that is really not that crazy considering it is such short notice

NO... You don't get paid on the value of your opponent... You get paid on your value. Joe Shmoe doesn't get a million dollars if he faces John Keker in a courtroom. Keker might demand that, but Shmoe packing only 10 wins might only earn 75K, win or lose...

Now when Rogers is a former champion in a legitimate org., he might be able to demand that. But Attencio is going to laugh it off and grab Werdum or Vitor for 10%...

NO Rogers or Werdum for Fedor

well its hard to argue giving Rogers that much when poopy pants sylvia got that much... but im really hating how Fedro is not getting worthy opponents



FUCK YOU BARNETT...FUCK YOU

he just annihilated Andrei Arlovski. Blah blah, glass chin blah blah. He was a highly ranked opponent, Rogers is now a top ten fighter.


Pay the man.

You're right Wolfy... And when the guy comes knocking on the door and asks your boss to pay him what you're making even though he has 1/3 the experience and has only one noteworthy mark on his resume, compared to your near flawless resume, you should just step aside and say welcome... Even though there are others applying that have better resume's asking for a lot less money. I'm sure you would agree with a smile and move forward, right?

LikesToFightGuy wrote:

You're right Wolfy... And when the guy comes knocking on the door and asks your boss to pay him what you're making even though he has 1/3 the experience and has only one noteworthy mark on his resume, compared to your near flawless resume, you should just step aside and say welcome... Even though there are others applying that have better resume's asking for a lot less money. I'm sure you would agree with a smile and move forward, right?

Fedor isn't making 800K for the fight. That is what timmy made. Facts my man. They can be friends.

Anyway, if my boss needed a quality employee asap for a must-do job with 11 days notice that my company hinged on, and he payed other similarly ranked employees a salary that this young, impressive, yet somewhat untested upstart with a ton of potential said he would only work for, I am sure he'd pay it.

Rogers is top ten. Rogers isn't a bum off the streets.

LTFG, no offense man but I gotta ask you to stop commenting on non-ufc fighters. Lacking a bit in the ol knowledge dept.

Rogers should NOT be thrown into this kind of fight.. Fact he is top ten FACT he is very talented and beat AA but comeone Wolffy? why ruin him by putting him in there a guy that will more then likely beat him silly!


by the way hes not going to fight him hes beed ruled out so

Wolfgangsta wrote:

LikesToFightGuy wrote:

You're right Wolfy... And when the guy comes knocking on the door and asks your boss to pay him what you're making even though he has 1/3 the experience and has only one noteworthy mark on his resume, compared to your near flawless resume, you should just step aside and say welcome... Even though there are others applying that have better resume's asking for a lot less money. I'm sure you would agree with a smile and move forward, right?

Fedor isn't making 800K for the fight. That is what timmy made. Facts my man. They can be friends.

Anyway, if my boss needed a quality employee asap for a must-do job with 11 days notice that my company hinged on, and he payed other similarly ranked employees a salary that this young, impressive, yet somewhat untested upstart with a ton of potential said he would only work for, I am sure he'd pay it.

Rogers is top ten. Rogers isn't a bum off the streets.

LTFG, no offense man but I gotta ask you to stop commenting on non-ufc fighters. Lacking a bit in the ol knowledge dept.

You're completely missing the point... There are other guys out there with better resume's willing to step in for less money... NO Employer in their right mind hires the relatively unproven for more money. Coming from an employer of over 20 years my friend!!!

And no sweat on the comment... We're used to you not knowing dick. As if our discussion on this has anything to do with UFC v. non-UFC matters. This is a common sense subject, and that's why you fail here.

Edited due to someone being immature and playing kiddie games with the post...

I don't think that is a ridiculous amount...plenty, but not ridiculous. The other thing I'm wondering is if that is all he will get or if it will be like most UFC guys and that's only a small percentage of the final bill.
Plus, he knows damn well that this is a back breaker for the business...nothing wrong with being a good business man!

yeah rogers is doing the right thing. If you know someone is desperate to sell their house you don't bid at asking price you always go lower its just good business. I mean shit if he gets it he is like ok good if not he saves himself some hospital bills.

Fedor and his camp said they want to fight Rogers since he KO'd AA.

Just read it at Bloody Elbow

Jrug, just read the same thing
http://mmamania.com/2009/07/23/fedor-emelianenko-disappointed-about-losing-barnett-prefers-rogers-but-anticipates-belfort-as-replacement/
“We personally entertained the idea of having Brett Rogers step in since he knocked Andrei Arlovski out,” he said. “But if there is any problem with Rogers, then it’s pretty safe to say it’s going to be Belfort. However, we are well aware of the fact that fans don’t consider Vitor Belfort to be a suitable replacement, according to a recent Sherdog poll.”

I wonder what the deciding factor is with Rogers, is it money? Is it the short notice? Or Does he just feel he isn't ready for Fedor yet?

Belfort vs Fedor sucks the more I think about it.

Can't be mad at him for asking