Fedor gets more than $300,000 for win over Tim Sylvia at Affliction

by MMAmania.com on Jul 26, 2008 5:36 PM EDT

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Quoteworthy:

"... Emelianenko received a sizable part of his Affliction contract up front in the form of a signing bonus, and added that Emelianenko also owns the rights to his fight footage in several European countries. That second part may not mean much right now but if Affliction chooses to hold an event in Europe, they would have to pay him for the footage."

Fans went a little nuts earlier this week when the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) released the official fighter salaries for Affliction: "Banned" at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on July 19. That's because Tim Sylvia pocketed $800,000 for a 36-second losing performance. And the man who thrashed him, Fedor Emelianenko -- widely regarded as the top mixed martial artist on the planet -- took home just $300,000. While it should be common knowledge that fighters often receive payment from other avenues (signing bonuses, pay-per-view percentages, etc.) in addition to their "official" pay, this report shines a light specifically on some of the other financial ways the Russian did and will continue to benefit.

(Thanks to MMAmania.com reader "john" for the assist.)

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Anybody with any sense already knew this, but thanks for the confirmation.

by MoonUK on Jul 26, 2008 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

The other thing is did Tim really make 800k, how much of that went to the organisation that lent him to afflication.

by MoonUK on Jul 27, 2008 3:17 AM EDT up reply actions

told you so again, you guys think I make all my stuff up, up I read a lot and have inside info. It was widely known that Fedor got more than 2 million, and Tim got 800,000 show and would have gotten 200,000 win bonnus!

by kevin doesn't know shit on Jul 27, 2008 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, compared to what Tim got Fedor got robbed.

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by Rob Dib on Jul 26, 2008 6:21 PM EDT reply actions

Considering that Fedor probably made twice what Tim did, probably not.

by Jason on Jul 26, 2008 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Fedors contract was mma history in the making. We all talk crap about his agent Ficklestein and his “crazy” demands, but he seems to know what he is doing.

Not only does Fedor now own the European righst to his footage (which organizations will have to pay him to use), but Fedor’s manager got Fedor to be made for the most part up front! THats crazy! NO fighters has yet been paid prior to his fight….Fedor’s deal is GROUNDBREAKING!!!

by john on Jul 27, 2008 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions

hopefully, Fedor doesn’t care about the money, hehe!

by TheNEgation on Jul 26, 2008 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

All fighters get paid what they signed to fight for. They dont complain about it so why should we. They gotta get whatever they can while they can. Good for Fedor if hes getting his money other places then just his fight purse.

by NorthStar on Jul 26, 2008 7:08 PM EDT reply actions

could not agree more, Why do the fans complain about fighters salaries when the fighters ain’t even complaining themselves?? clearly fedor knew what he’s getting and hasn’t said anything negative about it.. so why are the fans complaining on his behalf??

by ricky on Jul 26, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

YEAH AND SYLVIA GOT 800,000 FOR GETING HIS ASS KICKED ALMOST 3 TIMES WHAT FEDOR MADE THAT IS BULL SYLVIA MUST HAVE DONE SOME SMOOTH TALKING BEFOR HE SIGHNED HIS CONTRACT HE ONLY MADE 100,000 OR 150,000 PER FIGHT WITH UFC AFFLICTION SCREWED THEM SELVES..A

by adam on Jul 26, 2008 7:21 PM EDT reply actions

Thats the thing, Tim didnt actually make “Almost three times” what Fedor did. Most estimates are putting Fedor’s total pay around the 1.5 mil mark.

Thats kind of what the article is trying to get across to you. The base salaries reported by the commisions are just that, base salaries.

Its when the UFC opened the books a little and Chucks 500K per fight suddenly turned into over a mil per fight after bonuses.

by Jason on Jul 26, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions

TIM DID MAKE THAT ALL THE PER CONTRACT FROM AFFLICTION TIM WAS PAID 800,000 AND FEDOR 300,000 LOOK IT UP IS WAS ON THIS SITE. EVERY FIGHTER HAS DIFF CONTRACT ARLOVSKI GOT 500,000 TO SHOW AND 250,000 ADDITIONAL TO WIN TIM GOT 800,000 WIN OR LOOSE. THE LIST WAS ALL BASE SALARY FIGHT ONLY PAY OUT. NOT INCLUDING WHAT THEY GOT IN PROMOS AND OTHER STUFF.LOOK IT UP…..

by adam on Jul 27, 2008 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions

adam, do you read the articles before posting? If you did, you would see most of what Fedor made was in signing bonus. PLUS, he owns the rights to his fight footage, which he can now charge people to use. That’s pretty bigtime and will amount to far more by itself than what Tim made.

by chefdaddy on Jul 27, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Adam, your not getting it man….

These numbers have never been what fighters actually earn, they are just base salaries that the commisions require you to report.

Like the dude above me (and the article) said, Fedor was paid most of his money up front through a signing bonus.

Nobody using common sense actually thinks that Fedor was one of the least paid fighters on the card.

The UFC does the same thing with Chuck, GSP, and many other fighters.

by Jason on Jul 27, 2008 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions

AND, the title to the entire article is “Fedor gets more than $300,000 for win over Tim Sylvia at Affliction.” That pretty much negates this whole arguement.

by chefdaddy on Jul 27, 2008 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions

teh phail

by Pat on Jul 28, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Does anyone else get the feeling that Fedor is under the thumb of his manager? It doesn’t seem like he is very independent.

by Muscle Dolphin on Jul 26, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions

It looks it. I guess he has a middleman to transact his business for him in English[I’m assumin’ he doesn’t know much english]

Fedor also looks stoned on weed in his photo above. Check out the “heavy-eyelid” smile. HEhehe!!!…Well, maybe the dude does weed! That’s why his moves are so fluid and smooth. Poetry in the ring!

by TheNEgation on Jul 26, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess the translation goes something like this

Affliction to Feds manager – We’ll pay him 1.5mill.

Manager to Fed – I’ve signed you up to fight for 300k.

1.2mill lost in translation.

by MoonUK on Jul 27, 2008 5:06 AM EDT up reply actions

Yup. Mr.Finkelstein doesn’t really seem like a person who cares much about Fedor but just about getting money himself.. but thats no suprise when u look at that guys last name..

by LanceLegweak on Jul 26, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions