UFC doctors pay?

Mashes

Just doing some homework with the tv on, and UFC Unleashed is on.

The first Bonner/Griffin fight, Griffin gets a nasty cut on his nose so they stop the fight for a moment to have the UFC doctors examine the damage.

How much do you think these guys get paid? Are they hired by the UFC, or some code regulated sports association?

Anything you may now, please do share.

Choppy

I'm not sure why you would ask this in a physics forum.

I know that in boxing they often have a "cut man" who isn't a physician - just a guy who applied a little more vaseline and dabs up the blood quickly between rounds. Most combative events will have some sort of medical consultant/supervision though. These doctors usually have day jobs, but offer their services on the side.

Mashes

It's perfectly relevant to the career guidance section of the physics forum. I'm doing my premed at UIC right now, and I thought how cool it would be to attend something of this genre in the future, but I don't know anything about it and perhaps someone here would know.

Any who, you really think they have day jobs? I wonder if they're employed by the UFC or just contracted for the night of the event. During the fight they said "UFC doctors", so maybe they are in fact employed by the UFC.

Anybody care to share? I'm all ears!

lubuntu

You're career goal is to be a doctor for people who intentionally hurt themselves? They probably aren't even doctors just actors haha.

Mashes

No matter what kind of doctor I plan to be, I'll be dealing with people who intentionally hurt themselves. Ask an M.D. about his silliest cases and I guarantee you'd hear stuff that would make you question the success of man! :D

I do agree with you on that fact that it is pretty stupid thing to do(fighting), but I'm not the one fighting, and for me to tell someone who probably won't agree with me that fighting is stupid, I'd be wasting my time. Imagine telling someone that you helped patch up a famous person? I guess it's the title that would be attractive, telling someone I patched up so and so, and then that person actually know who I am talking about.

lurflurf

[QUOTE=lubuntu;2109929]...people who intentionally hurt themselves[QUOTE]

They do not intentionally hurt themselves, their opponent injures them.

Mashes

[QUOTE=lurflurf;2109986][QUOTE=lubuntu;2109929]...people who intentionally hurt themselves
Good call.