More Details on Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson
by Nate Wilcox on May 30, 2011 3:05 AM EDT
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Saturday we posted on Scott Coker's press availability in which he confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will face Dan Henderson at a Strikeforce event to be aired on Showtime on July 30 from the Sears Center near Chicago, Illinois.
During that press avail, Coker said that the Fedor vs Henderson bout would be contested at a 220lb catch weight rather than at heavyweight with its 265lb weight limit.
Dan Henderson took to twitter to differ:
On Sunday 29th May 2011, @danhendo said:
Incorrect. Ask him to show it to you cuz the one we have doesn't say that & furthermore it was never discussed. What is the point? RT @arielhelwani: Seems to be some confusion about @danhendo-Fedor fight. Just asked Coker again; said bout agreement states it's a 220-lbs catchweight
Josh Gross also tweeted more information about the pay scale for the event:
Sources: Fedor takes home $1.5 M while Henderson makes $800k for their fight in July. Huge purses. Zuffa will have hard time making money.
Gross' concern for Zuffa's financial well-being is touching, but I'm betting that Showtime is paying a fair bit of that.
Video also came out of Fedor training his wrestling in Amsterdam, getting ready for Henderson after the jump.
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Very pumped for this bout, it’s been great watching the videos of late Fedor training abroad.
Food goes in here.
Yeah,
I’m really glad Fedor’s branching out and getting away from his comfort zone a bit. This should be an awesome fight; two tough as hell legends with nuclear right hands and strong clinch games.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 30, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder
Are those normal purse numbers or did they have to get changed around to make this fight happen? What I mean is if Hendo was facing Mousasi would he still get 800k and if Fedor was facing Arlovski would he still get 1.5 million or did those numbers happen to put the fight together and when the talk was PPV.
The other thing does M-1 still take home half of the profit? I’m assuming it will still be a Strikeforce/M-1 co-promotion. Good to see both guys make good money for the fight.
For Fedor, I'm guessing the salary is similar to what he normally makes.
For Hendo, I’m guessing it’s at least twice as much as he’s normally making. Great payday for Dan, glad he’s getting it.
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by Anthony Pace on May 30, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Any idea when tickets usually go on sale? I went to Fedor vs Rogers but I happened to find out when tickets were going on sale by chance. I’ll just keep checking the Sears Center website I guess.
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Does Hendo want the limit to be 265? I dont understand why he would be upset with 220 unless its the principle of the matter.
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he said,
it would only make sense if they fought at LHW for his title, or at HW… He thinks there’s no point in having a catchweight, and since it’s guaranteed they won’t cut to 205, he’d fight him at HW instead.
by Anton Tabuena on May 30, 2011 4:55 AM EDT up reply actions
how Dutch was that music in the gym?
i’m just glad Fedor’s rounding out his game and becoming a more complete fighter. he’s doing now what he should have done a long time ago.
by Victor Rodriguez on May 30, 2011 3:40 AM EDT reply actions
Hendo made 350k on his last UFC fight at their biggest card ever
including a 100k discrgetionary bonus for KO of the night. Fedor received a disclosed 100k in 2006 to beat Mark Coleman and 400k in his submission loss to Fabricio Werdum. Good on these men for getting paid for this fight.
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by pdl on May 30, 2011 3:46 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Any insight on the structure of Fedor's deal with M-1?
As I understand it, they make far more off of the Strikeforce co-promotion deal than they would ever sniff had he signed with the UFC, although he personally makes considerably less.
It sounds like the way this is structured that money actually goes directly to him, instead of M-1 getting the bulk. Somehow I picture the arrangement not unlike Tony doling out money to Leon in The Professional…
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by The American Ronin on May 30, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t assume that. Gross’ sources are probably closer to m1 than coming out of the zuffa camp, and 1.5 million is about what M1 was getting from Affliction, I don’t think his new contract would have lead to that much money swinging from the m1 to fedor bank accounts with the way things have gone since he joined SF.
Being the highest paid doesnt make him most overrated
If this fight is a precursor to Fedor @ 205 he will enjoy dominance in strikeforce and probably in UFC also until he runs into Bones.
any man that gets in there for as many years as these guys have and do what they do
deserve every f**king cent
Uh?
Lesnar and GSP both make a lot more than that every time they fight…
Not to just show up
The highest reported figure i can think of is Chuck Liddel which was 500k just to show up.
I’m certain that GSP and Lesnar probably make more once sponsorship money is added to the equation.
Unless somebody releases the exact amount they make from Zuffa, then 1.5m is the most they paid for somebody to just show up.
How do you know for sure if they get paid more?
I’m going by facts. Out of the salaries ever released, 1.5m is by far the most.
Including sponsorship money GSP and Lesnar definitely make more.
This hasn’t even been officially released. It was reported that fedor got 300k for beating sylvia, but we all know he got more.
I don’t know for a fact that someone got more, but neither do you, acting like these numbers are the holy grail of truth is silly.
Lesnar made more than Fedor
According to ESPN Lesnar Made 5.3 Mio. $ with his two fights in 2010.
Randy made 1.4 Mio. with his Fight against Timmy back in 2007 and this is official since the Contract got public through the lawsuit.
GSP and Lesnar make a set amount with no win bonus
and then points off the PPV and sponsorship money on top of that. I don’t know if they top 1.5 mil but I wouldn’t be surprised, especially with Lesnar.
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In the end they make more money
but i’m just going off of released salaries.
Liddel is retired, no point bringing him into this discussion.
And Lesnar and GSP both make 300-400k to show up, then a PPV cut, which brings both of them above $2M everytime they fight as they always get 800k+ PPV buys.
Where are you getting these numbers from?
I’m not saying it’s not possible that they make that much but it’s not smart to treat assumptions as reality.
There was article of best paid athletes making rounds around here recently, it had Lesnar on it for making over $5M in 2010, for two fights.
Then, I’m pretty sure I read something on a Quebec website from GSP’s trainer saying he was doing very well financially and that he was making more than Jean Pascal (a big boxing star in Quebec) did per fight. IIRC, Jean Pascal makes around $1.5M per fight.
Now, these PPV cuts aren’t garanteed per say, but we all know both Lesnar and GSP sell a ton of PPV’s, so it’s pretty much the same thing.
You Really
believe these numbers?! 1.5 million 800K really?! When the gate will be less than 2M there is no way these numbers are real even if Showtime is forking nobody is that stupid unless you have a gun to their head though with M-1 Global that might be the case
yeah, their music is so much worse than the nickleback, eminem, & dance remixes of classic rock that gets blasted at gyms here in the good old USA.
by Trust Doesn't Rust on May 30, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Srs question
When was the last time Henderson attempted to use his wrestling offensively as a serious part of his gameplan? All I seem to remember as of late is him swinging murder in his hands.
the memory/recall ability of some mma fans
is a constant reminder of why witness testimony matter so little in court.
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by The Blackula on May 30, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I could care less if this is stand and bang or a grappling contest
Both men can trade and grapple very well. I’ll be interested wherever the fight goes.
I'm really interested
in how the clinch battle will go. Dan Henderson is… well, Dan Henderson, but Fedor is also a fucking bull in the clinch and has some nifty judo/ sambo tricks himself.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 30, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
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