UFC 69 fighter paydays and salaries stuck in legal limbo

by MMAmania.com on Apr 12, 2007 8:26 PM EDT Comment 13 comments

The Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation is withholding the UFC 69 fighter payouts because of confidentiality concerns.

In most states, these figures are a matter of public record.

However, I sent some e-mails and made a few phone calls this week and got stonewalled.

Here's the response mash to my request:

"Thank you for your inquiry to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Department believes that the contestants' purse information is confidential under Texas law and we are requesting an Attorney General Ruling on the matter.... It usually takes 45 business days after the Attorney General receives the request. We're working on the request now and hope to have it ready to send to the Attorney General early next week."

For it being the first UFC event in Texas -- and only the second major mixed martial arts show in the history of the Lonestar State (to the best of my knowledge) -- it's not too surprising that there is some confusion.

I'll keep on them and share any and all updates that come along.

Hopefully, it won't take the full 45 days.

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i wanted to know how much serra got paid

by rop122 on Apr 12, 2007 8:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

http://www.txmma.com/

Not the second show in Texas history.

by jt on Apr 12, 2007 9:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Go figure!!! Thats the state of Texas for you !!!

by PACO on Apr 12, 2007 9:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

there have been alot of smaller mma fights in texas, ive been to one in tyler

by shannon on Apr 12, 2007 9:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve amended the post to include “major.” IFL was the only other “major” promotion prior to the UFC coming to town, “to the best of my knowledge.”

Thanks guys.

by UFCmania on Apr 12, 2007 9:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UFC makes a lot of money, and the pay the fighters like shit. Don’t be so cheap and maybe the fighters will actually fight better with more at risk. Not measley $10g thats a joke. Then Dana White braggs how many more ppv viewers he gets then boxing and pays shit.Dana White SUCKS

by American Phsycho on Apr 13, 2007 7:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my guess is Serra got paid about one-third more than GSP, … only cause he won

by ibread on Apr 13, 2007 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

my guess is Serra got paid about one-third more than GSP, … only cause he won

no way…even though serra won he probably didn’t even get paid half of what GSP made

by GSP on Apr 15, 2007 6:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

GSP just signed a new 6 fight deal that will make him one of the higest paid fighters, top 5 maybe. I think Serra got a win bonus but still not as much as GSP made.

by qball on Apr 15, 2007 10:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can’t the UFC arrange to have the salaries released?

by Mike on Apr 18, 2007 8:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thats really unfortunate.. ireally wanted to no how much GSP got to fight and how much he would have got to win.
I also never heard about this new contract.
Anyone got a link on that?

by Yas on Apr 23, 2007 4:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs