Contract issue

[majesty95]

I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but still doesn't appear to have been addressed.

 

I just tried signing Julio Reguerio to a contract. I was blocked by Matt Tripp from offering over $25,000. So, I tried to get creative. Well, like many of us have said all along, most of the financial drop downs are meaningless.

 

Here is a screen of what I offered:

 

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/majesty95/Regueriocontract.jpg

 

And what he accepted:

 

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c24/majesty95/Regueriocontract2.jpg

 

Just the PPV bonus alone would add an extra $40-50,000 per fight. Being on PPV and in the main event would add an extra $31,250. Being in a title match and winning or defending would add another $25,000. Theoretically, he could have been making over $100,000 per fight with me.

 

Now, I knew he wasn't going to sign and I only offerd that to make a point. The "extra's" in the contract negotiations are almost meaningless. Yes, they add cost to running the show, but if they aren't going to effect negotiations, than I think they should either be greyed out so they cannot be changed or just removed completely.

 

Personally, I would rather they have some sort of an impact on negotiations.

[majesty95]

One thing I did notice is that he accepted a three-fight deal. I still think my offer blew this one away. However, in an instance like this where the fighter obviously prefers a short term deal (but will act like he's willing to accept a long-term deal) how do you go about figuring that out to snag guys like this?