UFC Fight Night 20 payouts/paydays for 'Maynard vs Diaz' event
by MMAmania.com on Jan 13, 2010 7:39 AM EST
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The official fighter purses for those who competed at UFC Fight Night 20: "Maynard vs Diaz' this past Monday night (Jan. 11) from the Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., were recently released to Sherdog.com via the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
Main event participants, Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz, were among the top breadwinners of the evening -- "Bully" pocketed $40,000 for the split decision win and the Stockton scrapper took home $48,000 for the controversial loss.
Octagon veteran Chris Leben earned $60,000 for his "must" win, while The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 season winner, Amir Sadollah, banked half as much for his "bad" victory over Brad Blackburn.
Here is the complete list of UFC Fight Night 20 payouts:
Gray Maynard -- $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Nate Diaz -- $48,000
Maynard defeated Diaz via split decision
Evan Dunham -- $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Efrain Escudero -- $15,000
Dunham defeated Escudero via submission (armbar) in round three
Aaron Simpson -- $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Tom Lawlor -- $10,000
Simpson defeated Lawlor via split decision
Amir Sadollah -- $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Brad Blackburn -- $13,000
Sadollah defeated Blackburn via unanimous decision
Chris Leben -- $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Jay Silva -- $6,000
Leben defeated Silva via unanimous decision
Ricky Story -- $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Jesse Lennox -- $7,000
Story defeated Lennox via unanimous decision
Rory MacDonald -- N/A
Mike Guymon -- N/A
MacDonald defeated Guymon via submission (armbar) in round one
Nick Lentz -- $7,000
Thiago Tavares -- $15,000
Lentz vs. Tavares ruled a majority draw after three rounds
Rafael dos Anjos -- $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Kyle Bradley -- $8,000
dos Anjos defeated Bradley via unanimous decision
Gerald Harris -- $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
John Salter -- $6,000
Harris defeated Salter via technical knockout (strikes) in round three
Nick Catone -- $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Jesse Forbes -- $6,000
Catone defeated Forbes via split decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for UFC Fight Night 20 go here.
The Spike TV event attracted an unofficial crowd of 8,500 attendees and a live gate of approximately $730,000.
For complete UFC Fight Night 20: "Maynard vs. Diaz" results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.
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Ah ...
…. but that woulda been one helluva a gate no wouldn’t it?
by MMAmania.com on Jan 13, 2010 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
How is it that TUF winner Nate Diaz gets 48K to show, while TUF winner Amir Sadollah gets 15K/15K?
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Hard to say.
Better manager, perhaps, negotiated a better deal. Amir might still be under his TUF contract, too.
by MMAmania.com on Jan 13, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
Amir must be...he's only had 3 fights....Nate on the other hand has prob renegotiated as he's had 7-8 fights in UFC now (don't quote me on those #'s)
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
THE ENTIRE
population of North America attended this event!
HI YAH!
by Thats It For you! on Jan 13, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Not that I care too much, but I seen on anohter site
that Leben earned 15 to show, and 15 to win, totaling 60k. Just wondering which it is.
Yup ...
$60,000 total. Nice catch. And thanks.
by MMAmania.com on Jan 13, 2010 9:03 AM EST up reply actions
so which is it?
30K or 60K?
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
thx
the quotes are endless. Tito should quit fighting, and do color commentating full-time.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
that Shamrock quote is hilarious...i never heard it before, LOL
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
That's so disgusting
I can’t believe how much they pay Leben. Makes me sick to my stomach. I feel bad for the other fighters.
Tito interviewing Babalu: "I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight, what you saw, in the ring."
Tito interviewing Fedor: "Let me tell you how you feeling right now?"
Why?
Say what you want about the guy, (ie. he’s a cheater, he’s 1 dimensional, he’s got no cardio), bottom line is he usually puts on good entertaining fights – and the UFC rewards that. Personally I have no problem with it. He served his suspension time, he has to know he’s never gonna be the champ, dont see why why you are “sick to your stomach”.
agree with Ballz
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
lol...
"He is gonna find out who Ken Shamrock is, was, and is now!"
-Ken Shamrock
by McArthur... on Jan 13, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
Block Comments on Salary Posts Please
I do not know why people question any of the fighter salaries. Fighters get paid what they are worth, the value they generate for the UFC. When they are worth more, they will be paid more … plain and simple. It is clear that everyone’s comments are not coming from a business & revenue generation stand point.
Please Mania, turn of the comments section on these posts.
pretty sure Diaz at $48K is a mistaake
nearly positive that should read $24,000, which is what he made in his last fight ($24 to show, $24 to win). The UFC’s contracts go up in value with each win, but they don’t double in value.
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