Kimbo Fight

[Genghis Con]

I don't know where you're getting your info on salaries in the UFC...

From mmaweekly.com: "As previously reported by MMAWeekly, each TUF winner's contract bind the fighter exclusively to the UFC for three years, with three fights per year. In the first year, the salary for each fight is $12,000 to fight and an additional $12,000 to win. Fighting income for the year would range from $36,000 to $72,000, depending on wins and losses. In the second year, it's $16,000 and $16,000 per fight, meaning that fighting income for the year would range from $48,000 to $96,000. In the third year, it's $22,000 and $22,000 per fight, meaning that fighting income for the year would range from $66,000 to $122,000. That is actually a six-figure income in one year out of three, or zero years out of three, depending on wins and losses."

"Fighters from TUF who did not win the competition generally get paid no less than $5,000 for each of their UFC fights (with rare exceptions), while the UFC's minimum for fighters who have not been on The Ultimate Fighter is still $2,000. This can be seen as recently as UFC 61 earlier this month."

"UFC 61 Fighter Salaries
Event took place on July 8, 2006 and aired on PPV
-Tito Ortiz: $210,000 (defeated Ken Shamrock in co-main event)
-Tim Sylvia: $120,000 (defeated Andrei Arlovski in co-main event)
-Ken Shamrock: $100,000 (lost to Tito Ortiz in co-main event)
-Andrei Arlovski: $90,000 (lost to Tim Sylvia in co-main event)
-Frank Mir: $56,000 (defeated Dan Christison)
-Joe Stevenson: $24,000 (defeated Yves Edwards)
-Jeff Monson: $20,000 (defeated Anthony Perosh)
-Drew Fickett: $12,000 (defeated Kurt Pellegrino)
-Josh Burkman: $10,000 (defeated Josh Neer)
-Hermes Franca: $8,000 (defeated Joe Jordan)
-Yves Edwards: $8,000 (lost to Joe Stevenson)
-Josh Neer: $6,000 (lost to Josh Burkman)
-Cheick Kongo: $6,000 (defeated Gilbert Aldana)
-Dan Christison: $5,000 (lost to Frank Mir)
-Joe Jordan: $4,000 (lost to Hermes Franca)
-Anthony Perosh: $3,000 (lost to Jeff Monson)
-Gilbert Aldana: $2,000 (lost to Cheick Kongo)
-Kurt Pellegrino: $2,000 (lost to Drew Fickett)
Gross Totals:
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $676,000
Known Event Revenue: Unknown (live gate figures not yet available; PPV sales figures not yet available)"

"UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
Event took place on June 28, 2006 and aired on Spike TV
-Anderson Silva: $36,000 (defeated Chris Leben in main event)
-Rashad Evans: $24,000 (defeated Stephan Bonnar)
-Stephan Bonnar: $16,000 (lost to Rashad Evans)
-Jon Fitch: $16,000 (defeated Thiago Alves)
-Josh Koscheck: $14,000 (defeated Dave Menne)
-Jason Lambert: $14,000 (defeated Branden Lee Hinkle)
-Luke Cummo: $12,000 (lost to Jonathan Goulet)
-Rob MacDonald: $10,000 (defeated Kristian Rothaermel)
-Mark Hominick: $8,000 (defeated Jorge Gurgel)
-Chris Leben: $7,000 (lost to Anderson Silva in main event)
-Thiago Alves: $6,000 (lost to Jon Fitch)
-Jonathan Goulet: $6,000 (defeated Luke Cummo)
-Kristian Rothaermel: $5,000 (lost to Rob MacDonald)
-Jorge Gurgel: $5,000 (lost to Mark Hominick)
-Justin Levens: $5,000 (lost to Jorge Santiago)
-Dave Menne: $5,000 (lost to Josh Koscheck)
-Branden Lee Hinkle: $4,000 (lost to Jason Lambert)
-Jorge Santiago: $4,000 (defeated Justin Levens)
Gross Totals:
Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $197,000
Known Event Revenue: $358,368 (includes live gate of $134,368 and TV ad revenue of $224,000)"

Your numbers are NOWHERE NEAR the actual salaries.

Also, I'd like your source where Klitschko said he wouldn't step into a kickboxing match with Cro Cop. (I think he'd be smart not to step in with Cro Cop, but I'd like to see where he actually said that.)

Those are disclosed fighter payrolls bro. Dana White said in plenty of interviews that Chuck Liddell made over 10 Million last year and the same for Tito Ortiz. Most of the UFC payouts are bonus money that does not have to be reported to the NSAC.

They give out 60k to each fighter that gets a Sub, KO or fight of the night on each card. They dont put that in the NSAC payroll, PPV bonuses dont get put in the Payroll.

Dave Meltzer who is an MMA journalists has all the inside numbers and the actual payrolls. You have to be subscribed to his newsletter in order to get this information.
www.wrestlingobserver.com - subscribe

He prints the Bonuses and PPV buys.

[Genghis Con]

pbf couldn't pull 25 million til he fought oscar lol

Thats what I said...

pbf has been get 2-7 mils since last 7 fights before oscar

2-7 mill aint 25 million...so once again....thats what I said...

[jamesbrown]

Thats what I said...


2-7 mill aint 25 million...so once again....thats what I said...

who is your favorite boxer since you love boxing???
and your here because you love boxing???

[TomC03]

No, they give out 30k for both the fighters in the "Fight of the Night", 30k to the "KO of the night", and 30k to the "sub of the night." So 4 fighters get 30k extra for the night.

And also, these figures do INCLUDE the fighter bonuses...

"MMA Weekly
" ...
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that the UFC is required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses. (Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson had flat salaries with no win bonuses.)

Although MMA fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that the UFC also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, PPV bonuses for PPV main event fighters), are not included in the figures below. Also not reflected below are the taxes that the fighters have to pay.
..."

[jamesbrown]

Genghis Con

[TomC03]

"Title Match & Main Event Fighters UFC 71

-Chuck Liddell: $500,000 (18th fight in UFC; lost to Quinton Jackson)

-Quinton Jackson: $225,000 (2nd fight in UFC after 17 fights in Pride; defeated Chuck Liddell)


Main Card Fighters

-Karo Parisyan: $32,000 (9th fight in UFC; defeated Josh Burkman)

-Ivan Salaverry: $17,500 (6th fight in UFC; lost to Terry Martin)

-Terry Martin: $12,000 (4th fight in UFC; defeated Ivan Salaverry)

-Kalib Starnes: $10,000 (3rd fight in UFC; defeated Chris Leben)

-Chris Leben: $10,000 (9th fight in UFC; lost to Kalib Starnes)

-Houston Alexander: $8,000 (1st fight in UFC; defeated Keith Jardine)

-Josh Burkman: $7,000 (6th fight in UFC; lost to Karo Parisyan)

-Keith Jardine: $7,000 (6th fight in UFC; lost to Houston Alexander)


Preliminary Match Fighters

-Din Thomas: $28,000 (7th fight in UFC; defeated Jeremy Stephens)

-Wilson Gouveia: $16,000 (4th fight in UFC; defeated Carmelo Marrero)

-Thiago Silva: $16,000 (1st fight in UFC; defeated James Irvin)

-Alan Belcher: $14,000 (4th fight in UFC; defeated Sean Salmon)

-James Irvin: $7,000 (5th fight in UFC; lost to Thiago Silva)

-Carmelo Marrero: $5,000 (3rd fight in UFC; lost to Wilson Gouveia)

-Sean Salmon: $3,000 (2nd fight in UFC; lost to Alan Belcher)

-Jeremy Stephens: $3,000 (1st fight in UFC; lost to Din Thomas)

Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $920,500"

Yes, there is still other money that a lot of these guys make with sponsorships and whatnot, but this is what they're getting paid by Dana and company.

[HELLRAZAH]

who wants to watch 2 grown men wrestling on the ground anyway

[TomC03]

who wants to watch 2 grown men wrestling on the ground anyway

somebody who has "wrestled on the ground" with a pro and realize it's quite the art form with a lot of techinique involved..

[raysan]

money has nothing to do with the sports to me, but look explain this to me. A wrestler out of college can rise to the top of the sport in MMA with training, do you think anyone outside of their teenage years can pick up boxing in todays world and become a champion? That right there should show you boxing is harder than MMA, and with training a great boxer would dominate the sport.

[jamesbrown]

boxing is the most appealing single martial art in the world period
the best parts of MMA are the K.O. that is why Chuck is/was loved same with Cro cop boxing tries to get rid of the hugging non action not embrace it...
I'm suprised Kick boxing isn't that big here, but the USA loves non kick related sports i guess (soccer,kick boxing)