Gonzaga was contracted for $30K, and he got $30K for winning right?

Wow! Kongo made $40K

I bet Cro Cop would trade pay checks with Gonzaga to take that loss off his record.

$2k for a fight? That sucks.

Hey Im curios ufcmania. Why do you guys make false information i was chilling with gsp and he said nothing has been comfirmed for him and kos got it on tape too

Hey Im curios ufcmania. Why do you guys make false information i was chilling with gsp and he said nothing has been comfirmed for him and kos got it on tape too

when you “chill” with gsp do you usually tape him?

when you “chill” with gsp do you usually tape him?

Haha…funny shilt……Mirko’s cut was very nice….He’s charging the UFC top dolla for gettin’ ko’d..Damn he’s a business man…..

From my understanding GSP vs. Kos was just a rumor that was up for discussion. Mania never said it had been confirmed.

Most things that are posted on this blog and as well as other MMA sites are just rumors at the time of the post. Some go on to be confirmed and some remain just a rumor.

From my understanding GSP vs. Kos was just a rumor that was up for discussion. Mania never said it had been confirmed.

You’re right about that. It was just a discussion of who we the viewers thought he would fight next. I still think he will fight KOS next. Then he’ll fight the winner of Sera vs. Hughes and run over them too. GSP is gonna come back strong, really strong.

Sinosic took that beating for only $8,000. There is a sucker born every minute.

i wonder if we’ll ever see the day MMA fighters get a wage they deserve? A champion should be getting paid AT LEAST £1,000,000 – (so about $2,000,000) per fight, at least !
If MMA really is echoing round the world more than boxing, then the pay should reflect this.

i wonder if we’ll ever see the day MMA fighters get a wage they deserve? A champion should be getting paid AT LEAST £1,000,000 – (so about $2,000,000) per fight, at least !
If MMA really is echoing round the world more than boxing, then the pay should reflect this.

You know that Chuck gets that a fight, but they dont mention it. Think about it all the sponser, bonuses and stuff, he could well make up to that ammount.

Dana White is a shitty business man, he pisses just about everybody off. Except the ones he over pays Herring Cro- Cop. I hope Tito kicks shit out of him.

Most of these guys are way way underpaid.

Wow! Kongo made $40K

My thoughts exactly. This guy is not very good or well known. There are plenty of people who were below him that deserved much more money.

i read allthe bonuses were 30k each. so both bisping and sinosic got 30k each extra for fight of the night. gonzaga and etim both bagged an extra 30k also. i dont know if this is fact but those are pretty good bonuses.

The pay scale seems really messed up, chuck and cro cop are over paid, they shouldn’t get as much if they lose a fight, that’s just dumb. So much to show up and a bonus to win seems right to me, if cro cop loses his next 4 fights imagine how dumb dana is going to feel.

the kongo fight and machida fight,I feel like I should have been payed for watching those they were so f in boring

I think fighters should be deducted from their purse for putting on such a lame ass performance as they did

lucky this is not the roman times and they are not fighting in the colaseum coz for a performance like them ones winner and looser could of expected nothing less than being squished by a bear

The pay scale seems really messed up, chuck and cro cop are over paid, they shouldn’t get as much if they lose a fight, that’s just dumb. So much to show up and a bonus to win seems right to me, if cro cop loses his next 4 fights imagine how dumb dana is going to feel.

Their certainly not overpaid. Those are the fighters that bring the crowd in, in other words they bring the money in to Dana’s pocket. If it wasn’t for Cro Cop or Chuck their would be less pay per view orders and tickets wouldn’t sell out as fast. It’s just good business sense to pay big cash to the fighters who bring in the money.

Hey Im curios ufcmania. Why do you guys make false information i was chilling with gsp and he said nothing has been comfirmed for him and kos got it on tape too

post the link where i ‘confirmed’ the fight please. id like to see where you’re getting this information. its speculated, not confirmed — big difference.

maybe crocop got paid that much too lose and make somebody alot of money… lol

350 k ain’t to bad for 4 and a half minutes of work, sloppy, lazy work at that…

Bisping should of been payed more as in the UK he was the biggest atraction considering the UFC was trying to reach out to alot of new fans who have never even heard of Cro Cop,they would of just watched to see how the British guy was gonna do and then hopefully became fans of the sport from that point on,therefore I dont see how Machida or fukin Kongo should of been payed more.I think its obvious Bisping is not a very good buisness man and he needs to give his manager a damn beatin.If I were him I would of pushed to get atleast 100 grand out of dana,and thats English Pounds not watered down dollars.
I am actualy anoyed at this and I think its a fukin disgrace
but I supose Bispings the dumbass who signed the contract,hopefully hes gonna realise that he could of milked a load more coin out of this Manchester event and realise what an idiot he was for agreeing to that lame ass purse!

Bisping is lucky he got paid what he got paid. He’s new to the UFC and he took home alot more than any other new fighter I know of. You gotta prove yourself before you get paid anywhere near 100K. He might of proved himself but certainly not for anywhere near 100K. He’s a good fighter but not a lottery winning fighter.

Speaking of vicious head kicks, check this one out from the K-1 tourney in Hawaii…
http://www.dailymotion.com/search/fujimoto/video/x1uki2_k1-badr-hari-vs-fujimoto

and he took home alot more than any other new fighter I know of. You gotta prove yourself before you get paid anywhere near 100K. He might of proved himself but certainly not for anywhere near 100K.

 
It says he made 24k plus the bonus of 30k? And I think he SHOULD have made at least 100k. He’s putting butts in seats in the UK. Now if it was in Vegas, his pay would be fine.

This is the first card we have seen good money for these guys, not all but at least some. Like GG said at his PC, now he can fight for a living. The UFC is starting to really take care of these guys.

the kongo fight and machida fight,I feel like I should have been payed for watching those they were so f in boring

I think fighters should be deducted from their purse for putting on such a lame ass performance as they did

lucky this is not the roman times and they are not fighting in the colaseum coz for a performance like them ones winner and looser could of expected nothing less than being squished by a bear

Dude, its not Machida’s fault that Heath is nowhere near his level. Machida is a counter puncher and Heath proved to be a lump. WHen you land several body kicks a few head kicks, some punches and several knees that land only to get beaten by the bell before you can sink in the rear naked choke, you have pretty much done your job. How you can you say anything about Machida other than he is the man? Heath was losing and it was up to him to press the action, not the guy way ahead on the score cards.

I will say this now. Machida can take anyone in the light heavyweight division. ANYONE.

It says he made 24k plus the bonus of 30k? And I think he SHOULD have made at least 100k. He’s putting butts in seats in the UK. Now if it was in Vegas, his pay would be fine.

This is the first card we have seen good money for these guys, not all but at least some. Like GG said at his PC, now he can fight for a living. The UFC is starting to really take care of these guys.

I will say this now. Machida can take anyone in the light heavyweight division. ANYONE.[/quote]
You do know Chuck fights in the Light Heavyweight don’t you? I you do know this I’m pretty sure alot of people will have something to say about that statement.

Agree with Mahde, Machida can take anyone in that division, including Liddell.

Wow, I wish there was a medium for wagers to be placed.

Another noob troll.
I’ll be nice, we all know Chuck Liddell can’t ever be beat, he’s the man, he would beat Fedor within an inch of his life while on Nyquil, he would be the first to KO Nog, his sub skills are better than Fihlo’s, his legs are better that Mirko’s, and he screws porn stars while drinking beer with Pointon.

Another noob troll.
I’ll be nice, we all know Chuck Liddell can’t ever be beat, he’s the man, he would beat Fedor within an inch of his life while on Nyquil, he would be the first to KO Nog, his sub skills are better than Fihlo’s, his legs are better that Mirko’s, and he screws porn stars while drinking beer with Pointon.

I guess that’s a typical statement coming from someone who thinks Bisping is the only reason for a sold out fight in Manchester. Plus you’re comparing Chuck to a bunch of Heavyweights. Ohh and nobb is spelled with a K.

How can you say Ryoto is better then Liddell? Forget about all the other fighters…just the fighters these two have face are on a completely different level. Ryoto has neven even faced someone close to Liddell. Franklin or Bonnar? Decisions over White and Hoger.?..Liddell has not only faced the best, but knocked out all whom was never knocked out…man do you really believe the stuff you sell? Record to record they wouldn’t even allow your boy in the ring with Liddell.

Hey look at that someone who actually knows what their talking about.

is aa payed too much?

That’s a good questiom Ken. It’s hard to say if he’s worth that much but he’s certainly paid his dues. He’s a pretty exciting fighter to watch and he’s been around since UFC 28. Weather or not he’s worth 160K is a tough question.

My thoughts exactly. This guy is not very good or well known. There are plenty of people who were below him that deserved much more money.

Yup I thought Bisping should of gotten paid alil more. kongo hasn’y really proved anything to me. he lost last fight and this time around he beat a guy who lost all 3 of his UFC fights

is aa payed too much?

He may have had a couple of slow fights, but AA is a big draw regardless. Here is where the politics kick in. I love AA I think he’s one of the best in the game but he has struggled lately to the point where his payday is questioned. He can still demand that kind of money. He can still bring money to the seats. And we will soon see the real AA again. So I don’t think he’s overpaid.

I still think it stupid to pay a fighter a certain salary for a fight even if they put on a poor performance and get there ass kicked. Of course liddel and cro cop are big attractions but I still would rather see something like 175k to show up and 175k to win for cro cop or any other fighter. I don’t think cro cop deserved 350k for his lousy performance maybe 175k, just my opinion.

Agree with Mahde, Machida can take anyone in that division, including Liddell.

 Definitely do not agree, I think machida is a stud and a great fighter but I don’t think he’s quite ready for someone like chuck yet.

He destroyed Rich Franklin. I think he’s ready for anyone.

How can you say Ryoto is better then Liddell? Forget about all the other fighters…just the fighters these two have face are on a completely different level. Ryoto has neven even faced someone close to Liddell. Franklin or Bonnar? Decisions over White and Hoger.?..Liddell has not only faced the best, but knocked out all whom was never knocked out…man do you really believe the stuff you sell? Record to record they wouldn’t even allow your boy in the ring with Liddell.

Has Lyoto ever lost?

He may have had a couple of slow fights, but AA is a big draw regardless. Here is where the politics kick in. I love AA I think he’s one of the best in the game but he has struggled lately to the point where his payday is questioned. He can still demand that kind of money. He can still bring money to the seats. And we will soon see the real AA again. So I don’t think he’s overpaid.

Has Lyoto ever lost?

And if he only beat Hogar by decision how good can he actually be.

Chuck would have completely destroyed heath and hogar.

Oh he destroyed Rich so he can handle Chuck? Who has he lost to? Who has he faced? You can look incredible in the right match up. Rampage has a chance…Ryoto none. He couldn’t even stop white or hoger while chuck knocked out white in the first round. Ryoto couldn’t stop people light for the division, Chuck has beat big men by ko. Compare records man. Look at the size and finish difference.

I didn’t know that Ryoto fought BJ Penn…he won but couldn’t stop Penn? And you think he’ll beat Liddell huh?

how is Mr. Kongo making 20k/20k? His agent is awesome.

how is Mr. Kongo making 20k/20k? His agent is awesome.

Ain’t that something

Oh he destroyed Rich so he can handle Chuck? Who has he lost to? Who has he faced? You can look incredible in the right match up. Rampage has a chance…Ryoto none. He couldn’t even stop white or hoger while chuck knocked out white in the first round. Ryoto couldn’t stop people light for the division, Chuck has beat big men by ko. Compare records man. Look at the size and finish difference.

Completely agree, except that Machida does have a chance but just a very small one, I cant say any fighter doesnt have a chance after the past few months. Machida is very well rounded, probably more so than Liddell, but Liddell is a much better striker due to his timing. Which is a reason I believe Machida was unable to finish his last couple of fights.
 Id love to see them fight but if Chuck stuck to his game like he usually does I think he would win by KO.
  Anyways I really feel for the guys that only make 2 or 3K for a fight. The UFC is supposed to be the big show for MMA atheletes so while not everyone should make 100k a fight they should still payout more to the undercard.

Bisping is lucky he got paid what he got paid. He’s new to the UFC and he took home alot more than any other new fighter I know of. You gotta prove yourself before you get paid anywhere near 100K. He might of proved himself but certainly not for anywhere near 100K. He’s a good fighter but not a lottery winning fighter.

You are talkin a lot of nonsence man,
I understand what your saying but trust me I live in England and when I go out on a weekend I always ask people if they watch the UFC and most people havnt heard of it,no bullshit,I cant beleive it coz they dont know what their missing.I always try to educate them on the subject and tell people they should watch.
Over here for a good few months before UFC70 the UFC had been on a huge advertising campaign and without doubt the guy who they have used most is Bisping.His face has been on posters in bus stations on taxis,train stations in all the newspapers
and there was even a one hour documentry on just about mike on Bravo which has been repeated alot of times.
I would say that about 70% of the people who bought the PPV were first time watchers of the UFC and they would of watched just to see how the British guy was gonna do after having read an artical about him in the paper,and then hopefully became hooked and would follow the UFC religously,I mean that was obviously the plan concucted by Dana and them.
Now if the fight had of been in anywhere else including Vegas I would of said that the purse Bisping got was fair being that he is a newcomer to the UFC and still has a long long way to go before he is even close to having a title shot,but if you lived in the UK and saw just how much they used Bispings face to sell the UFC to britain then you couldnt possibly disagree that Bisping should of been payed more,alot more.
You have to remember how patriotic the british are about their sporting heros,and if you put an artical in a mainstream paper taking up three pages headlined"fighting for his life" with a massive picture of Mike and his family and saying how he is risking his health to feed his family in this violent new sport and how brave he is going up against these tough American fighters then thats is how you get people to pay attention and watch.

Its funny saying these fighters are getting over paid to lose but look at boxing they guys get alot more money andd nobody watches that anymore.

And to you guys who think Machida could beat Chuck in any way other than a fluke then you are wrong.
Chuck would not be scared to get in there with Machida(unlike Heath)he would do what he always does and thats force Machida into an exchange of fists with him and he would KO him without alot of trouble.
One of Liddells biggest weapons he has is his iron hard chin that alows him to get in there and KO his opponent.

What I am saying is if you put them two in a cage both on the best days of their lives at the top of their games then Chuck would KO Machida every time.
You can tell just looking at Machida he has a very suspect chin.

I dont think that Machida can bang with Chuck, not even close. He’s a small LHW at that. If he can cut down to 185. That would be interesting. Machida/Silva? Machida/Franklin2?

bisping is still under his contract from winning TUF 3, which i believe was a four fight contract for 100k. the elvis fight was only his second fight. if he wins all four fights, he will get a much bigger contract.
personally i think he is a good fighter, but let’s see what happens when he fights some good competition.

personally i think he is a good fighter, but let’s see what happens when he fights some good competition.

I agree with that,I honestly believe Bisping has the POTENTIAL to be a great champ but he has yet to prove himself against some very tough competition and I am very anxious to see how he does.
I wonder who they are gonna have him fight next.Before UFC70 there was alot of people saying that Bisping fighting Sinosic wasnt realy fair seeing how Forrest got to fight far better opponents on his first and second fights,I ofcourse corrected these people and told them that Forrests first fight was against Bill Mahood and his second against Elvis Sinosic,however,Forrests third fight was against non other than the Hunnington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz where Forrest ofcourse lost the desicion,so this makes me wonder who the fuck are they gonna have Bisping fight,
I have a feeling its gonna be Machida for some reason.

They won’t feed Bisping to Machida. It’s no secret who I think would win and I must admit, Machida is nowhere near as known as Bisping and Machida doesnt speak English so he isnt as marketable. They should give Bisping someone like Griffin who is also popular and would only give Bisping more exposure.

Plus Bisping vs Forrest would be a good fight.

I hope they dont have him fight Hammill coz that is a huge step back for Bisping and he would have so much to lose and hammill everything to gain.
You just know Hammills only way to win would be to pin Mike down and hold him there and not try anything through fear of being submitted and that would be so frustrating to watch,I just hope and pray they dont anounce that as his next fight but I dont think Bisping would take a fight with Hammill anyway.
Yeah Forrest would be an interesting fight but a bit unfair on Bisping though seeing how Forrest was given a far better oppurtunity to shine on his third post TUF fight against Tito.
I think Mike should be given his chance to shine,give him a tough test,a reason to train because it can ruin a fighters potential if they dont give him some tough tests they dont grow.