WEC 42 Salaries!

August 10, 2009, at 2:35 pm

As we all wait to see exactly what Anderson Silva made for embarrassing Forrest Griffin, I can tell you that Brian Bowles only made $18,000 in his championship win. I will say this until I’m blue in the face: The WEC guys need to get paid more. Here’s the full list courtesy of MMA Weekly.

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

-Brian Bowles $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres $25,000 (win bonus would have been $26,000)
*Bowles also received a $10,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

-Dominick Cruz $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Joseph Benavidez $12,500 (win bonus would have been $12,500)
*Cruz and Benavidez also received a $10,000 bonus each for Fight of the Night

-Danny Castillo $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Lamas $4,000 (win bonus would have been $4,000)

-Takeya Mizugaki $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Leonard Garcia $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Jameel Massouh $3,000 (win bonus would have been $3,000)

PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

-Cole Province $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao $2,000 (win bonus would have been $2,000)

-Shane Roller $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Hicks $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Ed Ratcliff $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Phil Cardella $3,000 (win bonus would have been $3,000)

-Rani Yahya $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. John Hosman $3,000 (win bonus would have been $2,000)
*Yahya also received a $10,000 bonus for Submission of the Night

-Diego Nunes $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dias $4,000 (win bonus would have been $4,000)

-L.C. Davis $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Javier Vazquez $6,000 (win bonus would have been $6,000)

WEC 42 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $234,500

WEC 42 POST-FIGHT AWARDS AND BONUSES
(A $10,000 bonus was awarded per fighter per award.)

Knockout of the Night:
-Brian Bowles

Fight of the Night:
-Dominick Cruz vs. Joseph Benavidez

Submission of the Night:
-Rani Yahya