WEC 33 fighter paydays for Marshall vs. Stann

by Chris Cosme on Mar 29, 2008 11:39 AM EDT

MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) yesterday received the fighter payouts for WEC 33: "Marshall vs. Stann" from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the event held on March 26 at Hard Rock Joint and Casino in Las Vegas.

Chael Sonnen didn't get the opportunity to compete for a world title, but cashed in after his three-round domination of Brian Baker. Sonnen was the highest earner of this past Wednesday's event, getting a check for $34,000 bananas.

Not to be outdone, new WEC Light Heavyweight Champion Brian Stann collected his share of the Benjamins (18,000), while the deposed 205-pound kingpin, Doug Marshall, raked in $10,000.

Here are all of WEC 33 payouts:

Brian Stann — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Doug Marshall — $10,000
Stann defeated Marshall via TKO (strikes) in round one

Chael Sonnen — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Brian Baker — $5,000
Sonnen defeated Baker via unanimous decision

Marcus Hicks — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Ed Ratcliff — $7,000
Hicks defeated Ratcliff via submission (guillotine choke) in round one

Steve Cantwell — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Tim McKenzie — $6,000
Cantwell defeated McKenzie via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Richard Crunkilton — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Sergio Gomez — $11,000
Crunkilton defeated Gomez via unanimous decision

Hiromitsu Miura — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Blas Avena — $6,000
Miura defeated Avena via knockout (strikes) in round one

Brock Larson — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
John Alessio — $15,000
Larson defeated Alessio via DQ (illegal knee) in round one

Alex Serdyukov— $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Ryan Stonitsch — $12,000
Serdyukov defeated Stonitsch via submission (triangle choke) in round one

*Chris Manuel — $3,000
*Kenji Osawa — $5,000
Manuel and Osawa fought to a spilt draw

*There was no win bonus awarded due to both men fighting to a draw

Now is time for your friendly reminder: The salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. Deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc. are also excluded.

For complete WEC 33 results and coverage click here and here.

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Stann defeated Marshall via TKO (strikes) in round three

Mania you might want to fix that. Supposed to have been in round 1

by Sparxx on Mar 29, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions

Mania you might want to fix that. Supposed to have been in round 1

Gracias.

by MMAmania on Mar 29, 2008 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

I never even checked the undercard results. I figured Larson to win that fight against Alessio, but an illegal knee DQ win is not how I saw that one going down.

by PW on Mar 29, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions

UFC, WEC…at this point in the game those numbers are friggin disgraceful! Good thing for me and the rest of the fans that these guys love the sport cause there is no way I would train for three months, deal with all the PR stuff and get battered and bruised for a pathetic 10k!!!

by wannabe on Mar 29, 2008 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

HOW DO THESE GUYS MAKE A LIVING??

by chefdaddy on Mar 29, 2008 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

WEC champion is only making 10k? Zuffa is prolly getting paid off of the WEC. They got a tV deal and they put on some pretty solid shows.

Sonnen has a higher base Salary fighting at 185 then the former WEC Light heavyweight champion Marshall….WEIRD!!!

by john on Mar 29, 2008 1:24 PM EDT reply actions

5k for Bryan. Helluva beating by Sonnen for that. No way partner.

by cigarbud on Mar 29, 2008 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

THAIS IS STEALING THE UFC IS STEALING THEYY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THEIR FIGHTERS!!!
I MEAN DOUG MARSHALL HAS DEFENDED HIS LHW TITLE TWO TIMES BEFORE THIS FIGHT SUCCESSFULLY AND ONLY GETS LIKE 10, 000??
THIS IS RAPE!!!
DOWN WITH THE UFC DANA AND FRETUTU’s!1

by GORANDY on Mar 29, 2008 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

THEU UFC IS LIKE WALLMART :its all about their own brand name and the lowest price point to their fighters, randy c was right for 96% of fighters in the ufc and wec are getting rapped!!!!

competition is good imagine no Burger king or wendys?

by GORANDY on Mar 29, 2008 2:22 PM EDT reply actions

I wanna see “Rob Roy” fight again..

by pUniSHment on Mar 29, 2008 6:18 PM EDT reply actions

Some of these fighters have sponsors, so they’re not really paying for gym time and personal trainers, right?

by robodad on Mar 29, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

That is fuckin’ ‘sad’ payday, WEC 205lb Champions don’t make squat!

by THORAZINE on Mar 29, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Wait a second…

Doug Marshall, 2 time champ gets 10K…and guys on the undercard no one has EVER heard of, like Gomez, Stontisch, and Alessio (I’ve heard of him, but only because of the WEC)….get 12-15K???

Doug, the Rhino….PLEASE get a new manager.

Hire me…I will make sure you get more then some undercard idiots

by UFCPreview.com on Mar 30, 2008 1:00 AM EDT reply actions

Chump change

by RiverHorror on Mar 30, 2008 2:36 AM EDT reply actions

Sigh. Guys, it’s called a contract. How many of you heard of Doug Marshall before he was the champ? He most likely signed his contract before he won the title. When his contract is up, chances are he will ask for and get more.

And (sorry, I am about to use CAPS) READ THE FRICKING FRIENDLY REMINDER! Seriously, how many times does this need to be explained? Often times, a fighter salary is less than half of what they actually receive due to sponsorships, ppv cuts, fight bonuses etc. MMA is LOADED with unofficial payments. Why? Most likely to get around the orgs having to pay taxes on what would otherwise be crazy high salaries.

by JB on Mar 30, 2008 11:37 AM EDT reply actions