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UFC 92 Payouts; Evans Earns $130,000 at UFC 92
Topic Started: Dec 29 2008, 10:01 PM (594 Views)
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Nice....

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/evans-ear...at-ufc-92-15623



Rashad Evans will ring in the new year with gold and green.

The UFC’s new light heavyweight champion earned $130,000 for his third-round TKO of Forrest Griffin during the promotion’s year-end bonanza at UFC 92 “The Ultimate 2008” in Las Vegas.

Griffin, who waged an effective strategy of leg kicks and punches until he was taken down, took home $100,000. “The Ultimate Fighter” winners both pocketed an extra $60,000 in bonus pay for “fight of the night.”

Revenge was both sweet and lucrative for the recently troubled Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who knocked out former Pride Fighting Championships rival Wanderlei Silva shortly into the first round of their third affair. Jackson’s stiff left hook came with a $325,000 price tag, not including the extra $60,000 that Zuffa brass handed out for “knockout of the night.”

Silva had little time to try and re-create his vicious knockouts of Jackson from 2003 and 2004 in Japan. The Brazilian earned $200,000 for his fourth stumble in five fights.

Frank Mir managed to pull off one of the bigger –- if not the biggest –- upsets of the year with his second-round TKO of the resilient Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira -- the Brazilian’s first stoppage ever. Mir’s performance, which has led him to his second UFC title since he began with the promotion in 2001, banked $90,000 and the opportunity to face UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in 2009.

UFC 92 Payouts

Rashad Evans -- $130,00 (including $65,000 bonus) def. Forrest Griffin -- $100,000

Frank Mir -- $90,000 (including $45,000 bonus) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira –- $250,000

Quinton Jackson -- $325,000 (including $100,000 bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva –- $200,000

CB Dollaway -- $20,000 (including $10,000 bonus) def. Mike Massenzio -- $5,000

Cheick Kongo -- $90,000 (including $45,000 bonus) def. Mustapha al Turk -- $7,000

Yushin Okami -- $32,000 (including $16,000 bonus) def. Dean Lister -- $19,000

Antoni Hardonk -- $28,000 (including $14,000 bonus) def. Mike Wessel -- $4,000

Matt Hamill -- $20,000 (including $10,000 bonus) def. Reese Andy -- $15,000

Brad Blackburn -- $14,000 (including $7,000 bonus) def. Ryo Chonan -- $18,000

Patrick Barry -- $10,000 (including $5,000 bonus) def. Dan Evensen -- $4,000
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Whoa. I like these. Some very big numbers ... looks to me like things are starting to go in the right direction as far as fighter pay.
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As much as i like to see these numbers in honor of the boys in the cage...
I can only think its because its a big-time card at the end of the year.

Sorry, I'm negative when it comes to Dana and Co. No matter what.
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I wasn't that impressed with Dan Evensen, in both of his last fights...I wonder how he got called up to the big leagues?
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Evensen didn't impress me much either...
it seems he's there for that angle of him being Scandanavian.

When Okami-Lister is gettin more money out of the deal, why aren't they on the main card instead of CB vs. Massenzio?
Are they really pushing for CB to be the next big thing?
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The Main event fights co and main also get a ppv percentage.
There is also the signing bonuses that we have heard about also.
Those numbers dont reflect the total payout, probably not even close.

Keep in mind this ppv has a higher payout due to the fact there are more stars on it, not because things are changing. Contracts over time are getting bigger, but that isnt just reflected on this card. NOG, SILVA ect all made very good coin in there last fights also.
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Dec 30 2008, 12:18 PM
The Main event fights co and main also get a ppv percentage.
There is also the signing bonuses that we have heard about also.
Those numbers dont reflect the total payout, probably not even close.

Keep in mind this ppv has a higher payout due to the fact there are more stars on it, not because things are changing. Contracts over time are getting bigger, but that isnt just reflected on this card. NOG, SILVA ect all made very good coin in there last fights also.

Not all main even fights co and main also get a ppv percentage!!! If it's in their contract, then they do. Not all have that in their contract. But some skip the PPV percentage for a larger guaranteed contract.
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Dec 31 2008, 10:23 AM
wrastling
Dec 30 2008, 12:18 PM
The Main event fights co and main also get a ppv percentage.
There is also the signing bonuses that we have heard about also.
Those numbers dont reflect the total payout, probably not even close.

Keep in mind this ppv has a higher payout due to the fact there are more stars on it, not because things are changing. Contracts over time are getting bigger, but that isnt just reflected on this card. NOG, SILVA ect all made very good coin in there last fights also.

Not all main even fights co and main also get a ppv percentage!!! If it's in their contract, then they do. Not all have that in their contract. But some skip the PPV percentage for a larger guaranteed contract.

Well put it this way, even Sherk has said this and Jardine to what you would call very good fighters but not super stars, have stated They make quite a bit more for a title fight.

In the end we dont really know because we are not told.

But look at Anderson Silva. His per fight cash is not huge. But his managers, Dana have both stated he has made millions. That is why he can retire.

Now like you say it depends what is in there contracts. If your the champ it is most likely in there contract. Also a PPV % doesnt mean millions.

If you are a Co Main event you may get 2% after the PPV hits 350,000 buys.

So lets say it hits a respectable 500,000 that is $25 Million in buys. The cable companies make about 50% So the UFC gets 12.5 mil, it is actually more because they do so well. But for the sake of this post lets say 12.5 Mil.


that would net a guy like Jardine 250K plus his ######ty show and win money.
When they asked Jardine about the crap he was paid and why it was so low after he Koed Liddell he said he makes alot more then that. A guy like Liddell may make 6%
so he would get 750K plus his 250 or 500K to show i forget what it is, but that would be very close to what they report he would take on a fight.

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Dec 30 2008, 11:31 AM
Evensen didn't impress me much either...
it seems he's there for that angle of him being Scandanavian.

When Okami-Lister is gettin more money out of the deal, why aren't they on the main card instead of CB vs. Massenzio?
Are they really pushing for CB to be the next big thing?

Evenson is there because he was riding a long winning streak. But now he has lost most of his bouts. He is a body for a guy like Berry to build on. He will be let go and they will bring in another guy that will be the next body to build young talent on or he will make it.

CB was on the main card because CB sells more PPVs then Okami or Lister, both who are known to be two of the most boring fighters in the UFC, although I enjoy watching Okami.

CB isnt exactly the guy that is selling the PPV but he hadds more value then Okami and way more people know him even tho Okami has been around for some time.

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Any serious contender should make over half a mill for a title fight win or lose.. at the least

This is comming from a person who likes ufc more than boxing..

oscar de la hoya makes mega millions every fight.. and lets be honest.. i think any ufc fight with just about any fighter might have been more entertaining than his last 2 performances

dana white sells big time on the ultimate fighter serious and as the president of the sport ... he's talented at that ... i think he hides how valuable the fighters "the good ones that is" and exactly how much money he is making off them.. how long will this go on? 130,000 for a fight is alot... but not when your top 2 for your weight in the whole world it aint.......
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Rock on, man.

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I have to be honest, I don't think MMA is even close to tapping into it's full potential and we are only a few years away from title fighters being paid a million or more per fight.

I'm asked several times a year if wrestlers are better now than when I competed. My answer is simply...YEAH. High school kids these days are at a different level technically and conditioning wise(sure with a few exceptions) than they were 10, 15, 30 years ago. Sure I think there is something to be said for the kids who won state titles when there was one class. Dan Gable was a God in his time, but I would argue he would be above average in today's age. He was certainly beyond his time and brought wrestling into a new age and will and should be respected forever for that.

This is where I believe MMA is at now. This is not a fad, it a birth, a new beginning, it's wrestlings saving grace. Kids are competing in high school wrestling and for the first time can see a future earning potential (like MLB, NBA, and NFL). In 10 years if the UFC is still around it won't be the only show in town. Athletes will be significantly better and the sport will be brought to a new level, like Gable did for wrestling, MMA will be a whole new beast. Boxing will adapt or die. Ultimately, we will be talking about the athletes now being amazaing, but not nearly in the same class as this group of kids who are going to grow up not adjusting to the sport in thier unique disciplines, but being taught MMA as an art like wrestling is now, and thank god for that. Its' wrestlings answer to Title 9 and I for one dislike the UFC's approach to thier athletes, but respect that they have brought it into the mainstream.
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