“You don’t bring much in, but you keep striving for more, but I keep losing more time with my family,” he said. He managed to win by submission and get that discretionary $50,000 performance of the night bonus, but still realized the sport will take so much more than what he’s willing to give. He says this became more evident when his opponent Cody Durden pulled out and rescheduled, then Flick ended up cutting a lot of weight twice in 12 days. That hinders fighter pay, and Flick noted how the amount of risk involved factored into his decision to call it quits. What Flick touched on, happens with the UFC’s control of the market, where instead of the athletes working to get everyone paid better, fighters just have “reverse auctions” and bid each other down in hopes of getting a high profile bout. “Fighters are too stupid to unionize, and it’ll never happen, because there’s other fighters that will fight for that money.” We have no fallback,” Flick told MMA Fighting. “There’s no benefits of beating my body up no more being in the UFC. After over a decade fighting professionally, he made it to the sport’s biggest stage and won impressively, but felt that he still couldn’t afford to quit his day job. The former LFA flyweight champion says that he also works as a CNC operator, and earns $40,000 a year, with 401k and other benefits. This fight should have a mix of everything, and it is very tough to call but we give Flick the nod to earn a decision.Posted by The Corner & The Casual on Saturday, April 10, 2021įlick is currently under his Contender Series contract, which starts with a $10,000 base purse. Durden looked exceptional in the early stages of his fight with Gutierrez and if the weight cut goes well, he will be very dangerous and 125 lbs. Both fighters bring a furious pace and always look for the finish especially on the ground with their grappling prowess.įlick makes his UFC debut, but he is an established flyweight fighting good competition. On paper, this is a very exciting contest. He was paired with Chris Gutierrez who was coming off three impressive UFC wins in a row and they fought to a draw in a quality scrap.ĭurden drops down to flyweight which is very interesting especially as the division is really hotting up now. He was riding an extremely impressive seven-fight win streak finishing every fight (four knockouts and three submissions) so was given a tough debut. He met Nate Smith in September off the back of two impressive submissions over Jesse Bazzi (Freestyle Cage Fighting) and Greg Fischer (Legacy Fighting Alliance) and made it three subs in a row with a beautiful arm-triangle.ĭurden (11-2-1) is coming off a draw on his UFC debut. Jimmy Flick (15-5) gets the call-up after his successful showing on the Contender Series. These two flyweights have a new date after their original scheduled fight was scrapped two weeks ago just before UFC Vegas 16 as Cody Durden had conjunctivitis and thankfully not COVID-19. Where can I stream UFC Vegas 17 ? BT Sport subscribers can stream the fight online via the BT Sport websiteįor viewers in the United States, the event will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here! What channel is UFC Vegas 17 on? BT Sport 1 Where can I get tickets for UFC Vegas 17? No tickets are available as this event will take place without spectators Where is UFC Vegas 17? UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada (US) When is UFC Vegas 17? Saturday 19 th December, 2020 - 22:00 start (UK) Select the sports you want to hear about and TSZ will send the best previews, analysis and predictions straight to your inbox.
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