Gettin’ Paid: UFC 104 Salaries

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 weight

PRELIMINARY 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 Night

UFC 104 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $922,000

UFC 104 AWARDS & BONUSES
(Each fighter was awarded $60,000)

Fight of the Night:
-Pat Barry vs. Antoni Hardonk

Knockout of the Night:
-Pat Barry

Submission of the Night:
-Stefan Struve

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Article by Anthony De Franco

After watching Mike Swick guillotine Joe Riggs at UFC 60, Anthony was completely hooked on MMA. Since then, he has dedicated himself to spreading the gospel to the uninitiated, showing the world why MMA is great.When not writing, or worrying about this site, Anthony enjoys reading and playing XBOX 360. Anthony De Franco tagged this post with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Read 754 articles by Anthony De Franco
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