UFC 125 Salaries: Thiago Silva Top Earner With $110K Payday
by Nick Thomas on Jan 3, 2011 2:06 PM EST
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According to the Nevada State Athletic Commission: (via MMA Mania):
Frankie Edgar: $102,000 ($51,000 win) def. vs. Gray Maynard: $52,000 ($26,000 win)*
Brian Stann: $42,000 ($21,000 win) def. Chris Leben: $46,000
Thiago Silva: $110,000 ($55,000 win)def. Brandon Vera: $60,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $70,000 ($35,000 win) def. Nate Diaz: $33,000
Clay Guida: $62,000 ($31,000 win) def. Takanori Gomi: $50,000
Jeremy Stephens: $36,000 ($18,000 win) def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
Dustin Poirier: $8,000 ($4,000 win) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
Brad Tavares: $16,000 ($8,000 win) def. Phil Baroni: $25,000
Diego Nunes: $20,000 ($10,000 win) def. Mike Brown: $23,000
Daniel Roberts: $24,000 ($12,000) def. Greg Soto: $8000
Jacob Volkmann: $24,000 ($12,000 win) def. Antonio McKee: $15,000
* - Although not reflected in the NSAC paperwork, both headliners received their win bonuses despite the draw
$60,000 fight-night bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Frankie Edgar s. Gray Maynard
- Submission of the Night: Clay Guida
- Knockout of the Night: Jeremy Stephens
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How'd that happen?
Either way
GET MONEY
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
I got money in the bank
shawty what you drank.
I got money in the bank.
How come he gets so much money? Chris leben has been in the UFC longer and should have a better contract. Thiago’s never fought for a title or done anything that i can think of to have such a higher payday than the rest (including the champion).
by sanfrecce on Jan 3, 2011 1:37 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
im guessing if you do the marketing research and blah blah blah, it may be that thiago silva provides more bang for the buck when it comes to the bottom line, im just guessing though
I see what you did there
Bang for your buck. I like it.
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
Frankie Edgar would not be making 51k/51k if it was based on popularity. It’s a combination of both.
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by ChiCubs23 on Jan 3, 2011 3:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
But
Do you see the kind of theatrics he does during and after fights
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by AfroSamurai on Jan 3, 2011 1:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think salaries also tend to inch up as you go higher in weight class
because the heavier weights tend to do better business.
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by Dave Strummer on Jan 3, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
I wonder if it is because of last year's new years card?
I heard rumor that he was hurting but the UFC really wanted him to face Evans anyway due to the rash of injuries. Maybe he got a salary bump because of it? Then again I didn’t hear anything about his contract expiring so I don’t know if that explains it.
He had a major back injury that should’ve caused him to drop out of the fight with Evans, but he did the UFC a major solid and went through with the fight anyway.
I dunno if that’s why he makes so much money, but it’s probably why he got Vera as a comeback fight instead of being fed to Jones/Davis.
by Verklemptomaniac on Jan 3, 2011 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
I read somewhere he had 4 herniated discs. Not so sure about that though. But I love Thiago Silva, plus I was looking at him he seems to be fucking huge. Would like to see him in comparison to Forrest(which would be an awesome fight) and some other big 205ers.
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by Tokyo Sandblaster on Jan 3, 2011 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
Shows the benefits
of being able to win consistently and put on a show at the same time.
OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!
by lowellthehammer on Jan 3, 2011 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Standard Zuffa contract goes up when you win
Leben started on a non-TUF winner contract
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by S.C. Michaelson on Jan 3, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
i know they get more for sponsorships and what not
but i’m surprised guida’s base pay is that low, considering the following he seems to have.
brown and silva must have good managers though. maybe the same through ATT?
Guida has a few losses
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by S.C. Michaelson on Jan 3, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
With the FOTN bonus
Frankie cleared $160. Not bad at all.
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backroom bongo bonus?
I hope so. That was hilarious!
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by some schmuck in texas on Jan 3, 2011 1:59 PM EST reply actions
I heard he did a bongo show like Pacquiao did a singing show and got major paper from it.
You cant stop him, you can only hope to contain him. -- Random Person
Another one bits the dust. -- Myself
by Tokyo Sandblaster on Jan 3, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
Will Antonio McKee get another fight?
Or will the UFC simply say ’eff it.
Excuse my emotional, reactionary, fanatic output but Pettis will be the next UFC lightweight champion. Period.
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VEe is ANIMated!
Cut him
When a guy talks that high of himself, and can’t even win his first fight, there’s no redeeming him. Bring him back so he can try to eke out a lay and pray on the undercard, then blame racism for not being on the main show? Dana will pass.
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The other thing is that while Volkmann is on a bit of a streak, he isn’t any higher than a mid-level Lightweight, and some may even rank him as a lower-level UFC Lightweight. I heard that the fight wasn’t very exciting either. If McKee can’t beat someone the caliber of Volkmann, then I can’t imagine him beating some of the higher caliber UFC Lightweights. However, if he gets a non-wrestler, I can see McKee winning but there aren’t too many of those in the UFC Lightweight division.
I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.
Volkman should be cut
said he wants to fight our president. Also should be arrested for treason. F’ing traitor.
Countries where you get in trouble for badmouthing the government are thataway Sir.
Guillotine.
by iiowyn on Jan 3, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Threatening?
He said he’d like to fight Obama. I’d like to fight you for being such a brainwashed dupe. That’s not a threat. It’s simply a statement of fact.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
by IKilled007 on Jan 3, 2011 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It's just a fight.
Fighting doesn’t make one tough. Being able to fight doesn’t make one tough.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Arrested for treason? Traitor? Are Americans really this far gone?
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Nooooo, do not base Americans upon Gideon Jay.
He is of the Sonnen party
by Kevin Jennison J. Zametov-St Pierre on Jan 3, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't threaten to beat you up.
Are you functionally illiterate? I simply said I’d like to fight you. I didn’t even claim I’d win.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
I think
It’s a good thing I don’t own a banhammer or else Gideon Jay would be chilling at Sherdog right about now lol
by RobSchneider'sSuccessfulTwin on Jan 3, 2011 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
He's a PATRIOT!!!
He’d give his life for the President, whomever it may be. My hero!
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
You actually think he wanted to figh Obama?
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freedom of speech is a bitch for that idea
"I have smoked weed with alot of UFC champions" - Joe Rogan
Damn I thought we was talking Mixed Martial Arts. How'd government politics get into this without involving NY?
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
gideon jay freaked out and promotes governments that shut people up
but anyway…… how about that fight this past weekend…….
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Way ahead of you, pal...
They made a video game about Yakuzas. It’s called Yakuza. And it’s about Yakuza
People who say shit like this obviously have no idea about the principles this country was founded up. This country was founded upon the rights of the populace to criticize and in extreme conditions, overthrow, their government.
The founding fathers would roll over in their graves if they heard this kind of thing.
by Steve4192 on Jan 3, 2011 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Look at Dustin's poverty line pay
$4000 per fight, or $8000 if he wins
I suppose someone in his position can collect unemployment benefits if he doesn’t win enough money?
He made thousands in undeclared sponsorship feees revenues plus the UFC often hands out bonus’s of up to $100,000 for a good performance (Hell GSP got $500,000 and a Hummer for the second Hughes fight)
by MattParker117 on Jan 3, 2011 3:50 PM EST up reply actions
Thiago Silva deserves every Dollar
"I am very confident this fight can go either way."
by Saudi MMA on Jan 3, 2011 3:36 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Damn, Dustin Poirier is the only one under the 8k/8k mark. Good to see these salaries. This was a stacked undressed though so I’d like to see other salaries first.
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by ChiCubs23 on Jan 3, 2011 3:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I bet he got some bonus money for that. If anybody deserved it its was him.
You cant stop him, you can only hope to contain him. -- Random Person
Another one bits the dust. -- Myself
by Tokyo Sandblaster on Jan 3, 2011 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
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