Boxing has been around a wee bit longer than MMA.

Just think of it this way...if the UFC hadn't underpaid before now (which apparently, from what I've been reading, has changed drastically in the last few events. They apparently pay better now than Pride, which is a big surprise to me. And this is coming from the president of Pride fighting), they wouldnt be able to afford Cro Cop, Rampage and Herring, in addition to the rest of the WFA. If they had tried to do this sooner, they'd wind up just like the WFA (bankrupt and bought out by a bigger company).

I was always pissed at how much they paid, but kudos to Dana and crew for being far better businessmen than I and establishing the UFC as the new dominant force in MMA, and perhaps even in sports in general.