Unfortunately, for me, what made MMA and the old-school UFC enjoyable was the fact that people were doing it because they loved it.
They were doing it for its own sake, not because they could make thousands of dollars helping to sell some bullshit spam product. In my opinion, if someone doesn't compete in MMA because they don't think it pays enough, then MMA is better off without them.
Do you really think the guys promoting Xience actually take it? It's funny, in my opinion, because the corporations are taking the images of these great fighters and using them to sell a bullshit supplement to people that want to be like those fighters. Take all the god damn Xience you want, you're never going to beat anyone in UFC/Pride/K1 because of it.
What would I do in their position? No idea. Obviously people want to get paid as much money as possible for doing what they want with their lives. At the same time, I wouldn't feel right taking money to promote BS products. Can you picture a UFC fighter in a McDonalds ad? "When I feel like losing my next match...I eat a nice greasy #3 meal...mm mmmmm mmmm!!" |