Roy Nelson: $16,000 ($8,000 win) def. Brendan Schaub: $8,000
Matt Hamill: $46,000 ($23,000 win) def. Jon Jones: $20,000
Kimbo Slice: $25,000 (no win) def. Houston Alexander: $13,000
Frankie Edgar: $46,000 ($23,000 win) def. Matt Veach: $5,000
Matt Mitrione: $16,000 ($8,000 win) def. Marcus Jones: $8,000
James McSweeney: $16,000 ($8,000 win) def. Darrill Schoonover: $8,000
Jonathan Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win) def. Justin Wren: $8,000
Brian Stann: $30,000 ($15,000 win) def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
John Howard: $14,000 ($7,000 win) def. Dennis Hallman: $15,000
Mark Bocek: $30,000 ($15,000 win) def. Joe Brammer: $5,000
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When Jones lost I said that I bet Dana gave him his win bonus.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
The kicker for me....
was Hammill got more in BASE pay, before the win bonus. WTF?
"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White
Hammil is more established and probably on his 2nd or 3rd contract while Jones has come out of nowhere in the last year.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
by Ubernoober on Dec 7, 2009 4:01 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
But not many were tuning in to see Hamill
But I had neglected the effect of an existing contract with Hamill.
"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White
by duck on Dec 7, 2009 10:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
To be fair
Hamill has a pretty nice following and was able to sell his story for a film adaptation.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
To be realistic, however..
…No one really knows nor cares about Hamill except that his last name makes anyone wonder if he is related to Luke Skywalker or something…. :p
Okay sure, let's be realistic
Jon Jones isn’t that popular….. yet.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
The UFC is not about to arbitrarily raise Jones’ salary based on perceived value mid contract.
Keep firing Assholes!
Fedor has accomplished nothing until he fights Kimbo.
Especially since this was the first fight under his new deal (for 4 fights I believe).
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
d00d is gonna be making big bucks someday
He’s only fuckin 22.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
Hahahaha, WHAT???
Ok so the UFC just got Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson to fight on one card and the total bill including win bonuses was $41K. Damn the UFC is impressive
$25,000 and no win bonus means Kimbo has some bonus structured into his deal. He probably gets extra based on ratings and ppv buys.
I am surprised by Nelson’s pay.
by John Nash on Dec 7, 2009 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nelson's pay may have been dictated by the original TUF contract.
Note that all the TUF10 fighters got $8K plus an $8K win bonus.
That 6-figure contract will pay him quite a bit more per fight.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yeah, maybe it’s just for this fight because I can’t believe Roy would have signed on for the same crappy (for his abilities) 9-fight contract as past TUF winners.
by John Nash on Dec 7, 2009 2:20 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’m honestly surprised the official report shows anything different for Kimbo than it does for everyone else.
Roy getting the 8/8 doesn’t mean he doesn’t have special business on the side.
If you notice, those that don’t recieve a win bonus are the same fighters that recieve ppv bonuses: Liddell, Tito, GSP, Couture, Lesnar, Anderson, BJ, Machida, and apparently Kimbo now.
You’re right Roy has got to be getting more. My thinking is he really recieved only $16,000 but before going on the show he signed a much better contract than past TUF winners, with the only stipulation being that he has to win the show.
by John Nash on Dec 7, 2009 2:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
GSP, BJ, Machida all recieve win bonuses
I’m not saying they dont get PPV % but if you look up UFC 98 and 100 you will see GSP and Machida got money to show and money to win.
101 was in Philly so they didnt release salaries but the last time BJ fought in Vegas and Won which was UFC 84 he had money to show and money to win.
Lyoto has a new contract now that he's champ.
No win bonus for 104.
by pdl on Dec 7, 2009 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
You’re right about GSP. I believe that’s because when they renegotiated they left they old deal in but added bonuses. Not sure. Also, I don’t think Machida and BJ receive win bonuses anymore.
The total disclosed bill was $41,000, they probably got a lot more than that.
The only thing Jon Jones does better than Matt Hamill is hear.
(And smash faces)
by ufc4 on Dec 7, 2009 2:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
It says a lot about Kimbo’s confidence that he signed a contract with no win bonus.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
Or that his agent isn’t a complete moron
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
by Day Man on Dec 7, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Icy Mike, FTMFW
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Kimbo’s Agent: the UFC’s offering either 25k, straight up or $20k to show and $20k to win.
Kimbo: Man, you know, when these fists, I mean, I just gonna let them go, and pow. If he wants to bang, there’s gonna be a war. And if it goes to the ground, there’s gonna be a war. Somebody’s gettin’ hurt. You feel me?
Kimbo’s Agent: I’m signing for the 25k guaranteed.
by kid_eh on Dec 7, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Or what really happened.
We will give you 25k for your fight purse and spike will throw you a boatload of extra cash for being on TUF.
Want to see Rashad's bonus for coaching TUF?
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 7, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
We're just a million little gods causin' rain storms, turning every good thing to rust.
by Anthony Pace on Dec 7, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs
Nice.
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They have Roy Nelson at a bargain. Well at least he has the $1 million contract but if he loses a couple of fights . . . we know how that goes.
Kimbo will make more money outside the Octagon.
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that's 1 million..... in a span of 10 fights. :P
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 7, 2009 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Roy aint making 100k a fight
Giving Shogun his props. I had the fight 48-47 Machida but Shogun put up a monumental performance and I am honored to have seen it in person.
Roy would spend that much...
…on Twinkies and Cupcakes, though….
lol.
I know it’s totally irrelevant but Rodney Wallace makes 6k in his Octagon debut, Brammer only makes 5k in his debut, and Veach makes 5k in his second UFC fight. Think its a difference in pay due to weight class or just that Rodney has a better agent?
It isn’t static— there isn’t a set figure that a fighter receives when he debuts. There is a negotiation, no matter how small a scale it’s on for unestablished newcomers.
And in most cases, there isn’t a scale until a fighter signs a second deal, so Veach can probably expect that pay for his next fight and probably one more (if he’s still around) after that.
"I’m sorry. I didn’t drink last night, so I’m not funny today."
-Sakuraba
That, and it depends on when you sign.
There’s a very good chance that when you are at the end of your initial contract you will be getting less than people making their debuts (especially with the people that are on the undercard/bottom of the main card) the salaries are going up, but you don’t get a raise until in sign a new deal.
Well I personally can deal with 25k, more than 500k that ProElite (EliteXC) was giving Kimbo to fight the likes of Tank Abbott and James Thompson, I’m really not too concerned about it honestly…
"Its a cliche that boxing is the sweet science, man we're astro physics..." ~ Mayhem Miller speaking about MMA
The other part of Kimbo’s pay was written to Reality Kings.
=)
LOL, at those who think Kimbo was only paid 25K.
I do believe that most logical people understand that a fighters “disclosed pay” isn’t what the fighter actually walk with…. Similar to when Strikeforce “disclosed” that they paid Mousasi 2k to beat up on Babalu people actually believed that and I was blown away by it, owell some things are just for a good laugh I guess
"Its a cliche that boxing is the sweet science, man we're astro physics..." ~ Mayhem Miller speaking about MMA
Jon Jones' Elbows
cost him $20,000 plus any possible Xotn bonus he could have earned. Who thinks he’ll ever throw an illegal strike again?
It's not like he didn't know they were illegal.
I assume everyone else noticed that McSweeney was in the process of throwing an illegal downward elbow to the back of Schoonover’s head when the first round ended.
It would have been funny to see two DQs the same night.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
McSweeney also nearly
launched an illegal knee, until the ref reminded him not to. I was surprised the ref caught it before it happened, because I saw him loading it up as well.
I don’t think he was actaully gonna fire it off, alot of guys get ready for it in case that one hand on the ground comes up, then they’re eating a knee.
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by Kaleb Kelchner on Dec 7, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
McSweeny did actually hit tities with about 4 12-6 elbows
by xbuckeyex05 on Dec 7, 2009 4:38 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
and Rashad got an escalade..
they get bonuses, what’s new?
by Anton Tabuena on Dec 7, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
Here’s your cookie captain obvious. (hands over whole batch of cookies under the table)
"You guys are jerking eachother off with some pseudo deep bullshit." - Kid Nate
by Kaleb Kelchner on Dec 7, 2009 9:31 PM EST up reply actions
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