Here is the proof that Mma does NOT pay as good as boxing
heres a few examples
UFC Fight Night 17 Payouts
Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jeremy Stephens — $10,000
Lauzon defeated Stephens via submission (arm bar) in round two
Cain Velasquez — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Denis Stojnic — $5,000
Velasquez defeated Stojnic via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Josh Neer — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Mac Danzig — $15,000
Neer defeated Danzig via submission (triangle choke) in round two
Anthony Johnson — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Luigi Fioravanti — $13,000
Johnson defeated Fioravanti via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Kurt Pellegrino — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Rob Emerson — $10,000
Pellegrino defeated Emerson via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
Dan Miller — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Jake Rosholt — $13,000
Miller defeated Rosholt via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Matt Veach $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Matt Grice — $7,000
Veach defeated Grice via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Gleison Tibau — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Rich Clementi — $23,000
Tibau defeated Clementi via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Nick Catone — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Derek Downey — $3,000
Catone defeated Downey via submission (keylock) in round two
Matt Riddle — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Steve Bruno — $7,000
Riddle defeated Steve Bruno via unanimous decision
UFC 94 Payouts
– Georges St. Pierre $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $125,000 (win bonus would have been $125,000)
– Lyoto Machida $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva $29,000 (win bonus would have been $29,000)
– Jon Jones $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Stephan Bonnar $22,000 (win bonus would have been $22,000)
– Karo Parisyan $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim $26,000 (win bonus would have been $26,000)
– Clay Guida $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000 (win bonus would have been $20,000)
– Jon Fitch $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Akihiro Gono $28,000 (win bonus would have been $28,000)
– Thiago Tavares $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan $14,000 (win bonus would have been $14,000)
– John Howard $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Chris Wilson $15,000 (win bonus would have been $15,000)
– Dan Cramer $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Arroyo $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)
Total Disclosed Payroll: $1,057,000
This is just sad, now we all know how big ufc 94 was. To have a total payroll of a little over a million for all the fighters is just crazy. If a boxing card would have sold as much ppv buy we all knwo the fighters would be getting more than that.
heres a few examples
UFC Fight Night 17 Payouts
Joe Lauzon — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jeremy Stephens — $10,000
Lauzon defeated Stephens via submission (arm bar) in round two
Cain Velasquez — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Denis Stojnic — $5,000
Velasquez defeated Stojnic via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Josh Neer — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Mac Danzig — $15,000
Neer defeated Danzig via submission (triangle choke) in round two
Anthony Johnson — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Luigi Fioravanti — $13,000
Johnson defeated Fioravanti via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Kurt Pellegrino — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Rob Emerson — $10,000
Pellegrino defeated Emerson via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
Dan Miller — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Jake Rosholt — $13,000
Miller defeated Rosholt via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Matt Veach $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Matt Grice — $7,000
Veach defeated Grice via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Gleison Tibau — $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win)
Rich Clementi — $23,000
Tibau defeated Clementi via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Nick Catone — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Derek Downey — $3,000
Catone defeated Downey via submission (keylock) in round two
Matt Riddle — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Steve Bruno — $7,000
Riddle defeated Steve Bruno via unanimous decision
UFC 94 Payouts
– Georges St. Pierre $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $125,000 (win bonus would have been $125,000)
– Lyoto Machida $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva $29,000 (win bonus would have been $29,000)
– Jon Jones $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Stephan Bonnar $22,000 (win bonus would have been $22,000)
– Karo Parisyan $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim $26,000 (win bonus would have been $26,000)
– Clay Guida $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000 (win bonus would have been $20,000)
– Jon Fitch $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Akihiro Gono $28,000 (win bonus would have been $28,000)
– Thiago Tavares $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan $14,000 (win bonus would have been $14,000)
– John Howard $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Chris Wilson $15,000 (win bonus would have been $15,000)
– Dan Cramer $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Arroyo $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)
Total Disclosed Payroll: $1,057,000
This is just sad, now we all know how big ufc 94 was. To have a total payroll of a little over a million for all the fighters is just crazy. If a boxing card would have sold as much ppv buy we all knwo the fighters would be getting more than that.
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