UFC 86: Fighter paydays and salaries for Jackson vs. Griffin

i am glad stevenson got 60,000. he has 2 kids and needs to support his family.

Wow, Gonzaga must have recieved a pretty good rase for the KO of Cro-Cop.

Does anyone know if this was Kos’s first fight under his new contract? I think he signed a 10 fight contract after TUF 1.

Gonzaga makes 50K for showing up and Mcully makes 5K..and it’s not even televised.

Does anybody else think Aurelio might be packing his bags soon when he is recieving 40k just to show?

does anyone know anything about this guy lindlands is fighting on the 19th?

Just to say that this couldnt have worked out better for the UFC. They can now stage two matches that will really sell out, considering a Liddell win against Evans. By the end of the year if all goes to plan the UFC will stage Liddell vs Forrest and Jackson vs Silva. Its what the UFC really wanted, a chance to get Liddell back as champion which would only happen against another fighter because Dana knows Jackson has Liddells number. But it would be an awesome card if it goes to plan. If Rashad wins I think theyll finally put Machida in for a title shot.

These purses sound really low, how many millions did UFC make from the fight night?

Do UFC have a pension plan? What happens to these guys at the end of their relatively short and low-paying (compared to many other pro athletes) career?

I don’t see Forrest holding on to that title for too long if he fights top comp.

well lets just hope Rashad doesn’t win.
i am a huge liddell fan but i dont think he should be fighting
for the belt just yet. but if i were him i wouldnt be comlaining about it. must be nice to have some pull around there.

Are the bonus amounts for fight, submission, and KO of the night not made available to the public? I know who won those but no $ amount?

fighters now days arent pay by there ability to fight, but by their popularity…. case in point.. wanderlei 150k flat, wehre has griffin 100k to show 150k to win… hmmm

and 100k to show 100k to win for vera… thats a lil bs cuz vera is super hyped… his hyped got exposed by two of the best hw… sylvia and werdum… as much as i hate sylvia but he is still amongst one of the best in the game

why the Tibau’s pay so low? He’s a great fighter and fought better than knockoff Aurelio who got 40k just to show. shame on you Dana.

FEDOR EMELIANENKO has injury concerns ahead of his fight with Tim Sylvia, according to UFC superstar Michael Bisping.

Russian legend Emelianenko, 31, squares up against former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in a fight for new MMA promotion Affliction on 19 July.

But speaking exclusively to SunSport, British star Bisping, 29, claims The Last Emperor will go into the bout with 32-year-old American Sylvia at less than full fitness.

Bisping said: "It’s going to be good to see if Fedor is still the man but I’ve heard on the grapevine from inside sources that he could be injured.

"But this is time for Fedor to step up. Everyone knows what Tim Sylvia is all about but Fedor’s had an aura about him for a long time.

"The guy was devastating in Pride but he’s had a long lay off now and his last couple of fights have been against smaller guys.

"It’ll be interesting to see if he’s still got what he had in Pride – which I’m sure he has – because the guy’s probably the best fighter in MMA history."

Emelianenko will be the favourite going into the heavyweight clash, but Bisping warned the Russian of the threat Sylvia poses.

Bisping added: "Tim will give anyone a hard day, he’s a very, very experienced, underrated fighter and has knocked out a who’s who of MMA.

"But he’s gone a little bit stale lately – he’s trying not to lose as opposed to trying to win which has given him a boring style.

"In the past he was knocking people out left, right and centre. If he gets back to his roots and goes out like that then who knows, maybe he could surprise a lot of people."

But Bisping admitted: "I think the fight will play out similar to when Randy Couture fought Tim Sylvia, but I’m picking Fedor to beat Tim."

i think gonzaga got WAY overpaid. C’mon 100,000!!!!!!!

I beleive these fighters are really under paid, especially Griffin and Jackson, Cmon, just 250,000 , for the champ. And less than 1,000,000, between every fighter, You know how much does a BOXER gets paid ???? Especially a championship bout. Do your homework guys, Dana White is taking EVERYTHING. I guess Tito Ortiz, was right about The GREED OF DANA. I would like to see how much did the event got from the tickets and PPV’s. The cheapest seat for the fight was $189. and the front row, was $10,000. !!!! I know because I tried to buy tickets for this event.
     I just think they should get paid a lot more than that.

they will get a stack from sponsors and ppv cuts etc

odd that rampage wasnt wearing a sponsors shirt

other weird thing is chris lyttle only getting $14k for co main event/2nd biggest fight on the card

the dude has been around forever and deserves way more than that

chump change.. for the next biggest sport!! according to Dana white… there still is no money in the ufc… forrest gets more than rampage? unbelievable..also theyre hyping the bonuses.get real.. its small money… rampage fought twice only in a year… so its really small money…
HEY MANNY PACQUIAO a 135lbs boxer got $5 MILLION dollars!!!

dana and fertita is taking all the money..stop the hype already

Rampage owes his whole purse to Forrest!… He said on TUF he would bet his whole purse they wouldn’t go to a decision.

I honestly think part of this whole pay issue is that fighter careers are so unpredictable. Look at some of the recent hype in the past few years (fighters that were supposed to be huge and didn’t perform well), then also factor in draw power, age (years they have left to fight), and several other factors. I think the UFC is being careful with what they pay fighters for the most part and trying to only pay the big salaries to sure-thing fighters (like Chuck, Wanderlei, and other big names).

Sometimes recently the UFC has paid non-contending fighters a lot too – mainly for draw or hype (see Tito Ortiz, Cro Cop). So I think they are compensating based on what they think are safe bets and fighters that could be considered franchise fighters – people they are certain they want to hold on to and not lose to other organizations. Is the pay fair – maybe not proportionally to what the UFC is now pulling in – but this is a business and they are trying to run it as best as they can to continue to make money. A good business model in my opinion is not what Affliction is doing by paying all of their fighters big money and hoping for success. The UFC already is a success and they don’t need to throw millions at their fighters right now.

Personally I love the fights and events that the UFC puts on. Everyone that is a UFC fighter seems to be ok with what they are getting paid – and there is a lot of talent flooding the sport now. There are many people training to fight professionally now and when you have a high supply of talented workers this can drive the pay down. We have all heard these arguments some say not enough some say look at their sponsors (these guys are walking nascar cars – walking billboards).

I say they get compensated well in my opinion to participate in a professional sport, and I know and I bet you know a bunch of guys who would fight for less for a chance to fight in the UFC. Lots of the fighters used to have different professional careers – you never hear about them returning to their old job because the pay was so poor. They enjoy what they do and what they get paid well to do it. With the exception of a few money hungry fighters who basically lit this fire of debate all seem ok with the cash or they would find other ways to earn their living. I have no bleeding heart for people who make thousands or millions/year to participate in professional sports.

u gotta understnad at the end of the day this thing is a business. it takes 2 to make a contract….. if the fighter agrees to the contract that means he feels the money is right for him… and dont blame zuffa for raking in money bc if its ur company u would love to get more money dont u?