Chandler: My UFC income swings from zero to $1M a month
Mike Chandler · MMA Champion Explains How to Work Harder than 99% of People [Mike Chandler Interview] · May 7, 2024 · at 50:31
UFC fighter Mike Chandler compares the unpredictable financial and scheduling reality of professional mixed martial arts to structured careers like medicine.
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“I don't know if I'm going to make zero dollars for the next three months, or I can make a million dollars in the next month. I don't know. You know, I might fight next week. I might fight a year from now, you know.”
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