In the debut episode of his Bischoff On Wrestling podcast, former WCW President and RAW General Manager Eric Bischoff detailed his theory on how Brock Lesnar may have lost money on his UFC 200 fight against Mark Hunt:
You know what’s another interesting aspect of this that I’ve been thinking about the last couple of days? I read that the fine from the state of Nevada or the USADA could range somewhere from $1.5 million on up to about $1.875 million. Which is a pretty hefty fine but think about it from an accountant’s point of view. Again, I’m totally unfamiliar with how this works but just from a layman’s perspective if Brock Lesnar was paid and earned $2.5 million for that fight that means that Brock Lesnar has to pay taxes on that earned income of $2.5 million. Which is roughly 50%. Now if he gets fined $1.875 million of the remaining $1.25 million that was left after taxes he literally lost money on that fight. This time of year I think about everything from a tax perspective.
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(All transcribed quotes courtesy of WrestleZone)
