UFC 100 Payroll Released
by Nick Thomas on Jul 13, 2009 3:57 PM EDT
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Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre get top paydays in $1.8 million payroll:
Brock Lesnar -- $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir –- $45,000
Georges St. Pierre –- $400,000 (including $200,000 win bonus)
def. Thiago Alves –- $60,000
Dan Henderson –- $350,000 (including $150,000 win bonus, $100,000 knockout bonus)
def. Michael Bisping –- $150,000
Jon Fitch -- $90,000 (including $45,000 win bonus)
def. Paulo Thiago –- $8,000
Yoshihiro Akiyama –- $160,000(including $20,000 win bonus, $100,000 fight of night bonus)
def. Alan Belcher –- $119,000 (including $100,000 fight of night bonus)
Mark Coleman –- $100,000 (including $50,000 win bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar –- $25,000
Jim Miller -- $22,000 (including $11,000 win bonus)
def. Mac Danzig -- $20,000
Jon Jones –- $18,000(including $9,000 win bonus)
def. Jake O'Brien –- $13,000
Dong Hyun Kim –- $58,000 (including $29,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. Grant -- $5,000
Tom Lawlor –- $116,000 (including $ 8,000 win bonus, $100,000)
def. CB Dollaway –- $14,000
Shannon Gugerty –- $10,000(including $5,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Grice -- $7,000
After a cut of PPV revenue:
"Brock Lesnar got $3 million for the fight."
HT: MMAWeekly.com and lvrj.com
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Tom Lawlor is the man: epic weigh in, fruity walk out, napping Dolloway, then septupling his pay with the sub of the night bonus and getting it shown on the PPV.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
God damn, do I feel good for Mark Coleman.
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by subo on Jul 13, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I would feel better about it except for the Coleman trolls on the UG.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The UG is like one big fucking bridge. I try to steer clear. This website is where about 90% of all the intelligent discussion of MMA on the Internet takes place, and that’s the truth.
How's the weather up your own ass? - Stephen Colbert
by subo on Jul 13, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
Its almost funny to go on Sherdog or the UG and read some of the threads…
by Fedorable on Jul 13, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sherdog has a better political subforum
than the UG or BE :)
he was injured. injured bad.
by troy145 on Jul 13, 2009 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I go to the UG for posts from fighters and people like Keith Kizer and Joe Rogan. That and photoshops.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Belcher and Lawlor have to be feeling pretty great right now, even though Belcher took a loss on the night. I wonder what Akiyama’s actual number is, if 120k of that figure is bonus money.
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by Blackout612 on Jul 13, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna guess
and my math might be a little off here, Akiyama got 40k give or take.
by proflex on Jul 13, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m talking about off the books, since it was reported that he landed a pretty huge deal.
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by Blackout612 on Jul 13, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you can probably attach another 50-100k at least
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by Day Man on Jul 13, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also...
Bisping’s base pay is 150k?? Must be nice being the flag bearer for the UK..
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by Blackout612 on Jul 13, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, except for this part:
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I love how he kisses his hand in between shots
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by subo on Jul 13, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doesn’t sadly, it is just the angle.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be honest
i’d get brutally KO’d for much less than $150k and a sick new ride.
he was injured. injured bad.
by troy145 on Jul 13, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL, Kevin Iole said after the fight when Bisping walked by he heard him ask Rampage “What happened?”.
Due to Cheick Kongo's atrocious takedown defense....
Walla walla walla, I’m an idiot
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by ufc4 on Jul 13, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my gawd, Bisping got 100 grand more then Mir, thats just too funny.
by proflex on Jul 13, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't like Mir
but there is NO WAY that overhyped pompous jack@ss should have made more than Mir!
Unless the UFC hands out “best impression of a fallen tree” awards that we don’t know about…
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by funnytiger on Jul 13, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He made significantly more than Thiago Alves and John Fitch too, heck if you work out the math Bisping’s base pay was more than Dan Henderson’s base pay.
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess maybe getting that Ultimate Fighter contract isn’t so bad after all…
by jebushchrist on Jul 13, 2009 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
even
Alves got more then Mir, does someone in the UFC not like Mir or something, I don’t like the guy but I do think he shoulda got more for fighting Lesnar, isn’t there some sort of Danger pay to fight a guy like Lensar.
by proflex on Jul 13, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s probably working on his old contract, and that’s besides teh fact that these numbers are useless.
by Phildo on Jul 13, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how are
these numbers useless, it’s their base pay, if they had a contract that works in a percent of the PPV draw, then thats on top of the numbers.
by proflex on Jul 13, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Locker room bonuses, sponsorship money are often quite a bit more than base pay. They are also not talked about, so the amount actually made is never known to the public.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And signing bonuses and all this other jazz that we have no idea about.
Everyone is always willing to accept the fact the Fedor gets more than whatever is reported by Affliction, but always uses the UFC’s numbers to launch some rallying cry about how the fighters are getting screwed, it makes no sense to me.
by Phildo on Jul 14, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DHK
The Dong makes 29k/29k per fight? Don’t get me wrong I love watching the guy fight, but that seems pretty high in comparison to some of the others.
by Rusty Trombone on Jul 13, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that some of the Asian fighters that are top tier earn more then other fighters because there is more of a chance to lose the fighters to promotions in Asia.
The UFC can pay Jim Miller 11/11 and not worry about him leaving to go to Dream, or Sengoku ect… BUT I’m sure Kim is a hot comodaty over there so the UFC has to compensate him alittle better.
Plus he’s important in the same way that Brandon Vera is… Extremely popular in their national country, thus increasing PPV buys there.
by Fedorable on Jul 13, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Understood …of course Zuffa wants to get a slice of the Asian market (in this case Korea), but paying 29k/29 for a guy who wont ever be welterweight champ, could easily be 2-2 right now, and has had half his fights on the undercard (shoud have been three but his bout with Matt Brown was bumped up thanks to Karo) seems like overkill. Hell, Yoshida only made 10k/10k for UFC 98 and IMO he’s a better fighter and much more entertaining.
by Rusty Trombone on Jul 13, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It interesting how of the 6 undercard fights, 4 of the winners (except coleman and Kim) made significantly less then their counterpart
by Fedorable on Jul 13, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
FIrst thing that jumped out at me....
Akiyama gets alot more than 40 thousand to show and 20 thousand to win.
by Nick Travaglini on Jul 13, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He probably got a big signing bonus.
Due to Cheick Kongo's atrocious takedown defense....
Walla walla walla, I’m an idiot
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by ufc4 on Jul 13, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's probably true
I remember when Pride had their US shows.
The US amounts were low, and it was suggested that Japanese fighters got money on the side in their own currency for tax purposes.
Just rumors…never confirmation, but I thought that was interesting.
by MickDawg on Jul 13, 2009 3:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder how much Mir gets in sponsorship money. I mean, he IS sponsored by Ecko.
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by IHateMMA on Jul 13, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ok I'm done with this sport
When freak show guys like Brock benefit (3 million benefits) from a gap in weight classes and a lack of talent in the big men, while fighters like TJ Grant have had to grind their way through their career to get 5k, then this is all bound to crash
Goodbye MMA. Its been fun. Maybe I’ll see you at a bar sometime
by MattPa on Jul 13, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh no the ufc is about to take a major financial hit from this just hope they can survive
by brazary on Jul 13, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one cares
he was injured. injured bad.
by troy145 on Jul 13, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Simplify. I like it.
Lesnar is going to end up getting everyone else more money in the end.
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by subo on Jul 13, 2009 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
TJ Grant doesn’t draw in viewers like Brock Lesnar.
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by Mike Fagan on Jul 13, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can we all laugh and point at you as you leave?
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder...
if he is flipping us all off as he leaves
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by ANance on Jul 13, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, more like he's stumbling back to his stool
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by duck on Jul 13, 2009 9:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Not that you're listening, since you're gone and all,
but “freak show guys” like Lesnar line the pockets and put food on the table for guys like TJ Grant.
I know this is just the internet and all, but you really need to think everyone once in awhile before you speak.
by jebushchrist on Jul 13, 2009 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I don’t think this can be said loud enough. It’s a shame that TJ Grant didn’t make more money but without big goofs like Brock Lesnar drawing the public into the sport then guys like Grant are never going to make much more money doing it than they are now. The money in the sport grows from the top down not the bottom up.
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There’s also the fact that Brock Lesnar is one of the best heavyweights on the planet and Grant is maybe top 50 at welterweight.
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by Richard Wade on Jul 13, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Well yea that’s obvious but the point here really is that the sport thrives on what the stars bring to it and that is the reason TJ Grant gets to make anything at all fighting. There was a time that the top guys in the sport and the undercard guys who were just trying to get people’s attention made close to the same money…… they were all starving. I doubt any of them want to go back to that.
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guys on the PGA were hardly starving, but you don’t hear too many of them complaining about Tiger Woods these days, since his arrival brought in more money, sponsorships, and attention than they’d gotten in the 100 years (combined) before he joined the tour. Big names = big dollars, and eventually, the money trickles down.
Love him or hate him (see: the artist formerly known as MattPa) – he provokes everyone to feel something, which is exactly what the business side of the sport requires.
by jebushchrist on Jul 13, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You made good points. I just wanted to make sure that obvious bit didn’t get overlooked.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Jul 13, 2009 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The garbage man also works harder than your dentist… You should stop going to the dentist.
by mmalogic on Jul 13, 2009 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
You’ve convinced me. Lazy, greedy dentists…
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
by Richard Wade on Jul 13, 2009 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're an anti-dentite
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by ufc4 on Jul 19, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should stop leaving my garbage behind the dentist office?
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dentist spent like 90 seconds peering into my mouth!
USE THE DRILL OR STAND EM UP ALREADY
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by capital L on Jul 13, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My garbage man is now my dentist.
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by Blackout612 on Jul 14, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP was a garbage man for a while…
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 14, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Josh Neer is the dentist. There is justice in the world!
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by Blackout612 on Jul 14, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mir’s contract is from prior to him beating Brock the first time, he was not exactly setting the world on fire.
That said, Frank is walking away with mid six figures for this fight. Frank and Alves both will end up making a hell of a lot more than listed.
GSP also gets a cut of the ppv and will end up around 3 million, making his total for his two 2009 fights about 5.5 million.
by Lynchman on Jul 13, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If you believe that Mir only gets 40k for this...
then you also believe that Brock Lesnar will destroy MMA forever.
by cyph on Jul 13, 2009 5:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Some Math….
Reported Pay: $1,790,000
Bonuses: $400,000
Lesnar Bonus: $2,600,000
TOTAL: $4,790,000
And GSP & Mir likely got more. My guess would be that payroll is over $6 Million easy.
That’s a huge difference compared to 5 years ago. The sport has really grown.
by AlwaysRelaxing on Jul 13, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UPDATE: Dave Meltzer is saying Frank Mir got 7 figures for his fight. GSP likely did too.
Which means the payroll was likely over $7 Million easy.
The UFC pays their top guys. Plain and simple.
by AlwaysRelaxing on Jul 13, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you link me to where he said that? I think I missed it.
GSP has a PPV cut, he is in for a LOT of money.
by Michael Rome on Jul 14, 2009 5:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
GSP has a PPV cut, he is in for a LOT of money.
Exactly, GSP probably made pretty close to what Lesnar did.
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by ufc4 on Jul 14, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your wasting your breath don’t you know that Zuffa is cheap and guys are being exploited by the evil business practices of Dana White and friends.
by Raker on Jul 13, 2009 6:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Mir isn’t exactly hurting for cash. In a previous interview, I remember him saying about how his house in Vegas and stuff was paid off a long time ago. I don’t think he’s the frivolous type.
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by BadB on Jul 13, 2009 7:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m happy that they gave coleman a really good paycheck plus whatever he got for sponsor money. Cole seems like he could really use that money.
by Yasnian on Jul 13, 2009 7:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Did Lesnar get his win bonus cut?
Because of the tirade at the end of the fight?
A wise man told me don't argue with fools
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by thetakeover on Jul 13, 2009 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The fighters with a straight PPV percentage written directly into their contracts usually don’t have a win bonus written in.
by Phildo on Jul 14, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hendo's knockout bonus
so much for punishing late shots after KO’s—Dana rewarded it, bigtime.
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by thetakeover on Jul 13, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That was not a late shot, fight til the ref stops you. However it was most definitely not very nice or sporting.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jul 13, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG WHAT WILL THE MANE STREAM THINK???
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by subo on Jul 13, 2009 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t we just go through this with the Gilbert Yvel fight? They fight till the ref stops them, it might not be a nice move but it’s how they are told to fight.
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fighters are obligated to fight until the ref stops you…
I cant believe people on this shit. Hendo did nothing wrong… what if the fall would have woken bisping up?
We got a fucking flying forearm smash like no other and people are bitching about it… It was beautiful.
People can bitch about what he said but people bitching about him fighting until the ref stops him is like people bitching about a fighter throwing a freaking punch in a cage fight… A CAGE FIGHT!
by mmalogic on Jul 13, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
It was not an objectionable shot
But there is definitely a gray area. If Hendo himself was completely comfortable with it, he wouldn’t have said something to the effect of “I’m not usually like that” upon his first viewing of the replay.
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by capital L on Jul 13, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was definatly harsh but it wasn’t in any way illegal.
by who me on Jul 13, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paulo Thiago
I hope he has some good sponsors or incentives, because I would have to fight like 5-8 times a year to support my family on pay like that.
Although, I suppose the incentive is WIN.
by GreenG on Jul 14, 2009 4:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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