Vice President of the Russian League ASA Aslanbek Badaev, in an interview with , said whether changes in the exchange rate of the dollar against the ruble could affect the payments of participants in the Grand Prix.
Currently, the Russian MMA promotion is holding (in lightweight – held) a Grand Prix with eight fighters in each weight class, where a payout of $200,000 (about 20 million rubles) has been announced for the winner. Fighters from Russia, USA, Georgia, Kazakhstan and other countries participate in the knockout tournament.
– Grand Prix fees are recorded in dollars, but the rate has changed in recent months. Alexei Yatsenko said that contracts are concluded in rubles and the equivalent is paid. At what price?
– Contracts with Russian fighters were signed in rubles. Grand Prix victory is 15 million rubles. In the final battle, four million – for the exit, 11 – for the victory. That is, the winner takes 15, the loser – four.
For foreign fighters, the dollar equivalent. Although there was an idea, when the dollar jumps and can exceed 100, to pay foreign fighters in rubles or fixed, but then the problems will begin. If the dollar goes crazy, it would make sense to think about it.
– I heard that some fighters participate in the Grand Prix, but continue their current contract. Is it true?
– It’s true. First, the base amount of the contract is paid. And in the final will be, as I said.
– Grigory Ponomarev (Fight Nights champion passed to ASA – editor’s note) Will he receive more than a million rubles for the first fight?
– Yes definitely. He was happy. Yes, and we have studied his fees. We have to get away from something. We ask colleagues, we are interested. We figured out what numbers he had in AMC Fight Nights, Badaev told .
Live broadcasts of the Mixed Martial Arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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