Me: Damn, Doc stopped the fight huh?
Fighter: Yeah, I was dominating until I got caught with an elbow breaking from a clinch half-way through the second round.
Me: That sucks…
Fighter: Yeah, elbow opened up a gash above my eye and the doc called it.
Me: Must have been a pretty bad cut.
Fighter: Yeah, 1 month, 15 stitches, and $500 later and I’m back on the mats.
Me: $500? I thought the promoter had insurance for that type of stuff.
Fighter: Yeah, it was covered, but he told me that the fighter is responsible for the deductable.
I have had the following conversation with up and coming fighters many times over the years:
