It seems like forever since we’ve done one of these, but the last few UFC’s have been in places that don’t release salary, I guess. Anyway, it’s back.
Before we take a look at the salaries, here are a few of my observations.
- Ben Rothwell gets paid a lot. The heavyweight made 50,000 in a loss to Cain Velasquez. For his first fight in the UFC, and for being a guy that almost no one knows about, that’s a bundle.
- Lyoto Machida is yet another main event fighter with no win bonus. We saw this with Brock Lesnar a few months ago, and now The Dragon gets his pay upfront too. It’s a little shocking to me that the UFC would guarantee the full 200,000 grand regardless of the outcome of the fight.
- Joe Stevenson’s 94,000 to fight in the middle of a card has got to drive Dana White crazy. I’m pretty sure tht he is still on that big Ultimate Fighter contract, but to pay a guy who isn’t in title contention that much has got to irk the boys at Zuffa.
- And finally, who thought that Chael Sonnen would get paid more than Yushin Okami? Before all the injuries, Okami was considered a top middleweight. Sonnen is a journeyman who everyone thought was being served up for slaughter.
Anyway, here’s the full list, courtesy of MMA Weekly.
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
-Lyoto Machida $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua $155,000
-Cain Velasquez $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Ben Rothwell $50,000
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
-Gleison Tibau $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer $14,000
-Joe Stevenson $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Spencer Fisher $26,000
-Anthony Johnson $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Yoshiyuki Yoshida $12,000
*Johnson forfeited 20-percent of his $15,000 show money for missing weightPRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
-Ryan Bader $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Eric Schafer $13,000
-Pat Barry $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Antoni Hardonk $16,000
*Barry earned added bonuses for Fight and Knockout of the Night
*Hardonk earned an added bonus for Fight of the Night-Chael Sonnen $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Yushin Okami $18,000
-Jorge Rivera $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Rob Kimmons $9,000
-Kyle Kingsbury $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Razak Al-Hassan $3,000
-Stefan Struve $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Chase Gormley $10,000
*Struve earned an added bonus for Submission of the NightUFC 104 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $922,000
UFC 104 AWARDS & BONUSES
(Each fighter was awarded $60,000)Fight of the Night:
-Pat Barry vs. Antoni HardonkKnockout of the Night:
-Pat BarrySubmission of the Night:
-Stefan Struve
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