UFC 132 Fighter Payouts, Attendance, and Gate
by Mike Fagan on Jul 5, 2011 3:01 PM EDT
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UFC 132 drew an attendance of 12,947 on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for a total gate of $2.3 million. The UFC has held two other events at the MGM Grand this year -- UFC 130 (12,753/$2.6 million) and UFC 125 (12,874/$2.2 million). The other major Vegas event this year, UFC 126, brought in 10,893 in attendance for a gate of $3.6 million.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released purse information for UFC 132 today:
Main Card (Pay-Per-View)
Dominick Cruz $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus) vs. Urijah Faber $32,000
Chris Leben $92,000 (including $46,000 win bonus) vs. Wanderlei Silva $200,000
Dennis Siver $50,000 (including $25,000 win bonus) vs. Matt Wiman $18,000
Tito Ortiz $450,000 (no win bonus) vs. Ryan Bader $20,000
Carlos Condit $68,000 vs. Dong Hyun Kim $41,000Preliminary Card (Spike TV)
Melvin Guillard $64,000 (including $32,000 win bonus) vs. Shane Roller $21,000
Rafael dos Anjos $28,000 (including $14,000 win bonus) vs. George Sotiropoulos $15,000Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Brian Bowles $34,000 (including $17,000 win bonus) vs. Takeya Mizugaki $12,000
Aaron Simpson $34,000 (including $17,000 win bonus) vs. Brad Tavares $10,000
Anthony Njokuani $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) vs. Andre Winner $14,000
Jeff Hougland $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus) vs. Donny Walker $6,000
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Sure hope Dominick got in on some of those mysterious locker room bonuses. $20K/$20K for the champ, number 1 fighter in his weightclass? Ouch.
How do you know when you are the most irrelevant champion in the UFC?
You have you after party at a club that was only popular in the 70s and for about 2 weeks when MGM first opened it up
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by xFenixKnightx on Jul 6, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
My bet is that before he was also taking home a PPV cut on top of what he made and I would bet that now he gets a flat rate.
Tito's reported pay for his fight against Hamill was $250K.
So I guess that would make sense.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
I'm sure
Rampage at UFC 92, Couture at UFC 129. I think if you have the PPV cut you get it no matter if your first fight on the card or main event. But at 450k win or lose I doubt Tito has it anymore.
I'm sure you are correct
I didn’t even think of that. 450,000 is still great, Tito must have a damn good agent :)
Far be it for me to complain about someone making money
But this is a farce. Tito has no business making 12 times as much as the headliners. Thats bs
I am Genuinely going to miss Macho Man Randy Savage. RIP
by warren305 on Jul 5, 2011 7:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I am surprised Chris Leben took home twice what Dom Cruz did, yes.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
They spend less on food and they can shop in the kids section for clothes
by Danger Dan on Jul 5, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Stevie Nicks circa 1979 disagrees with you
because of the cocaine habit, is what i’m trying to say.
AS GOD AS MY WITNESS, HE IS BROKEN IN HALF.
hopefully, now that the lighter weight classes have been folded into the UFC
we’ll see their pay raise significantly
Someone else raised this point...
but that might be why Cerrone is taking so many fights.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
They actually pay fighters by the pound, don’t know if you know that…
If heavyweight isn't the toughest division in the UFC, then why doesn't someone that can kick their asses move to it? They don’t even have to cut weight!!
Like tuna.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
by alicks on Jul 5, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Youhave to remember, it;s a sumo culture over there
by Schwizzles on Jul 5, 2011 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's a bunion.
It’ll heal.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
Titio has also done way more for the sport than Fedor.
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 5, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
This is 100% true
I wanted to write a fanpost about how Tito is the last relevant fighter who got MMA off the ground who still may be relevant but I kept going off on tangents and just gave up
i predict hate coming against you MDH
but…truer words.
by Body Triangle on Jul 5, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
you forgot to add
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AS GOD AS MY WITNESS, HE IS BROKEN IN HALF.
by Anthony Pace on Jul 5, 2011 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Titio has also done way more for the sport “getting mainstream attention in America” than Fedor.
If not it looks like you saying that Tito is a bigger legend in MMA than Fedor
by Carlos Estrada-Ibars Martínez on Jul 5, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess.
Sure whatever. This kind of reeks of UFC fanboyism and hurt feelings though.
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by Neil Manich on Jul 5, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hurt feelings how? Are you referring to the time Fedor kicked my cat or the time he slept with my grandma?
but how could you argue that Fedor did more to further the sport of MMA than Tito?
Don’t try to pigeon hole me into some UFC fanboy.
Sig betting against The-gentle-way is like playing Russian Roulette with a semi-automatic weapon. The only thing he knows more about than fighting is pleasing women, and my girlfriend is thankful for that.
by Earl Montclair on Jul 6, 2011 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
No, it doesn't.
Fedor rode the MMA wave when it was at its peak. Tito helped start the tide.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jul 6, 2011 3:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Tito making that dollar
AND he got a win. He’s had a good week. No cracked skull either.
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Kalib Starnes Defense?
I sincerely promise I could have fared bette
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wft?
please explain if possible
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 5, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
You are not familiar with the Kalib Starnes -- Nate Quarry fight?
LOL, I HIGHLY recommend you watch it. You will laugh til you cry. No shit.
The only substitute for victory is overkill.
by Underhand Left on Jul 5, 2011 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions
See also:
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
haha man that's crazy
did dude ever engage? Man that had to be annoying for Quarry lol.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 5, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And a fun Wikipedia quote.
Quarry defeated Starnes via unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–24). The third score marks the second-widest point margin in a three-round fight in UFC history, with the record belonging to a bout between Forrest Petz and Sammy Morgan, which was scored 30–23 Petz by one judge.
"So even though it’s the gayest sport ever, MMA is still the best sport ever. I love my gay sport." - Wrestling Uber Alles
If Bobby Lashley continues to “fight,” I predict he’ll set the record for widest point margin. Well, if he has to go three rounds he might gas and need CPR, but still, stranger things have happened. (Can’t think of one at the moment.)
.....
Cutting down to 145 to avoid the great comments at 155.
by Scabby Knuckle on Jul 5, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Kalib Starnes
School of keeping distance in a fight.
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Kalib Starnes:
“How to Force Judges to Score 10-8 Rounds”
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by John Danaher's Hair on Jul 5, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec'd
I knew there was a better joke there
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If by "fared better" you mean die, then I agree.
by sadface on Jul 5, 2011 3:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, because he didn't train or spend time away from his family at all preparing.
Fuck I hate when people say that dumb shit.
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by pdl on Jul 5, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Sometimes I think you just hate people
:p
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Your sig...
its pronounced gill-o-teen, no?
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Wow, sad face for Bader.
Career suicide for 20K? Yikes. He was really in a no-win there unless he got a bonus if he won.
that six-figure contract from TUF
is cumulative. as in iirc its a ten-fight deal that will pay you a few hundred grand over the life of the contract.
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 5, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, TUF contracts suck ass
You’re better getting in on a 3 fight deal and then getting a big contract after. Jon Jones has about as many fights in the UFC as Bader and he’s making like 70K/70K. I think the Shogun fight was the last one on his second contract.
It's funny that these guys sign big money contracts
when they are finally headliners but past the point of being able to fight effectively. Randy, Chuck, Wanderlei, Tito…..well, god bless Tito
Perfect illustration that fighters don't get paid for their fighting ability
but rather their ability to draw which equates directly to how much money they can generate for the UFC.
There was a time that this bothered me in principle, but it makes both logical and business sense.
by Cocytus on Jul 5, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
JESUS FU**ING CHRIST
Tito Ortiz $450,000 (no win bonus)
Dominick Cruz $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus)
Tito is a criminal mastermind.
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true."
Tito has made the UFC so much money indirectly
that I have no problem with that fat check. It’s kinda like a pension for an old veteran. Also, holy SHIT that was fricken’ awesome! Dude earned his check.
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by pdl on Jul 5, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The bar where I was
just about everyone in the place yelled" HOLY SHIT!" when Tito landed that punch. I mean, everyone.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Not really
He may be a champion but barely anybody know’s who he is or even cares. His style doesn’t exactly make a lot of fans.
I hope you are talking about Dominic Cruz
Because Tito Ortiz still remains one of the most recognizable faces in the UFC.
by Hashmo on Jul 5, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Do you really think Tito pulls that many viewers?
I’m not really sure about it. Hardcore MMA fans are not thinking the same way the mainstreams do, so you might be right. It’s just extremely hard for me to wrap my little head around it.
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true."
Do you really expect someone who's been in the UFC for less than a year
make more than Tito who’s been there for almost 15 years?
Last week was Cruz’s first fight in the UFC too.
Did I say that I expected Cruz to make more money than Tito?
I put Cruz’s pay up there because it was such a great gap between the two sums, but that seems to confuse some people. I was at no point arguing that Cruz should make more money than Tito. I was just asking if Tito really pulls the numbers for such a sum.
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true."
Actually, yes.
I was watching TV with a bud, and the only face he recognized on a UFC promo was Tito, and he watches absolutely zero MMA.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
well Tito's paycheck was the one shocking me
I can somehow understand why Cruz get’s that sum while I don’t necessarily agree with it.
"No man dies for what he knows to be true. Men die for what they want to be true, for what some terror in their hearts tells them is not true."
They even made a movie about him.
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What's up?
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by sgiblin on Jul 5, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
People are surprised about Cruz getting paid so much less than Tito?
Hell I’m surprised he’s not getting paid less. The WEC guys are on some terrible deals. Look at what Njokuani got. I think everyone should wait until the PPV buy numbers come out before we complain about how underpaid everyone is. With that said at least he got FotN so that put him over six figures for one fight.
Well 20/20 isn't great numbers for a UFC title holder
But there’s also no reason to compare Cruz with tito.
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Does this include submission of the night
Bonus of 75k?
DHK is making more than i thought he would.
Even with the 2 fight skid, G-Sot is ridiculously underpaid.
Yeah DHK beating out Faber, Cruz, Guillard, G-Sot, Simpson, and Bader is beyond me.
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Because he's Korean
and the only one in the UFC. He also happened to have a pretty good streak going on too.
Chan Sung Jung's been cut????
Man, KOREAN Zombie loses one fight…
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
Wanderlei has 200,000 plus...
reasons why he shouldn’t retire.
"No person can disobey reason, without giving up his claim to be a rational creature." - Swift
I got no problems with Tito making that much money.
Dude put his time in. He deserves it. But if he wants to stay on, he’s gotta keep winning.
Because a guy who won his first fight since 2006 made 450k lol but seriously if you fight 3 times a year or so making the money they make is actually pretty good, add in the potential fight,ko or sub bonus, any locker room bonuses and sponsorship plus the fact they now have their medicals covered its a pretty good job.
by DCJon. on Jul 5, 2011 6:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeh but what if you’re a guy like G Sot. You win 7 in a row and are still getting paid 15k to show. He has fought twice this year taking 30k. Say he fights once more this yr and wins, that’s 60k salary. Take off taxes, training camp fees etc. and he isn’t left with a whole lot. All this in a sport you can compete in for an avg. of 10 years. Doesn’t sound very attractive to me.
by MMAussie on Jul 5, 2011 8:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Why does anyone become an actor? A teacher? A reporter?
Although of them have shitty pay. You do something because you love it.
"Complacency is your demise." - Kerry King
...Tito that is.
I got no problems with Tito making that much money. Dude put his time in. He deserves it. But if he wants to stay on, he’s gotta keep winning.
True.
If he was getting paid that much to lose fights (which he was), this would be a whole different matter.
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by McKinley B. Noble on Jul 6, 2011 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Never mind bout Tito making more than Cruz
But Siver? Getting paid more than Cruz or Bader? That ain’t right
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Yeah that makes sense
Tito getting that coin, i’m pretty sure it was his retirement payout (a no win bonus haha), well he will definately be renegotiating with Zuffa if he wins another fight.
Well at least Dana did the right thing and gave Cruz Faber 75k bonuses. Well deserved too.
Cruz made a cool $115k that night. Time to upgrade the hooptie.
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Wanderlei Silva is robbing the UFC blind
signing Wanderlei to that contract has to be high on Dana’s regret list.
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