WEC 47 fighter salaries and paydays for 'Bowles vs Cruz'
by James Kimball on Mar 8, 2010 5:25 PM EST
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The official fighter purses for those who competed at WEC 47: "Bowles vs Cruz" this past Saturday night (March 6) from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio were released earlier today by the Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC).
Team Alpha Male product Joseph Benavidez walked away from the event with the most impressive performance as well as the biggest payday. The probable WEC bantamweight number one contender pocketed a cool $29,000 for his submission victory over Miguel Torres, who took home $26,000 in defeat.
The main event participants, now former WEC 135-pound champ Brian Bowles and the new king of the bantamweights, Dominick Cruz, earned $12,000 and $18,000 respectively.
In what is likely to be his last payout as a mixed martial arts competitor, Jens Pulver received $14,000 in his loss to Javier Vasquez, who is now $12,000 richer for retiring "Lil Evil."
Here is the complete list of WEC 47 payouts:
Dominick Cruz -- $18,000 (9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Brian Bowles -- $12,000
Cruz defeated Bowles via TKO (injury) in round two
Joseph Benavidez -- $29,000 ($14,500 to show, $14,500 to win)
Miguel Torres -- $26,000
Benavidez defeated Torres via submission guillotine choke) in round two
Javier Vasquez -- $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Jens Pulver -- $14,000
Vasquez defeated Pulver via submission (armbar) in round one
L.C. Davis -- $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Deividas Taurosevicius-- $9,000
Davis defeated Taurosevicius via majority decision
Bart Palaszewski -- $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Karen Darabedyan -- $4,000
Palaszewski defeated Darabedyan via submission (armbar) in round one
Scott Jorgensen -- $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Chad George -- $3,000
Jorgensen defeated George via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Chad Mendes -- $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Eric Koch -- $3,000
Mendes defeated Koch via unanimous decision
Anthony Pettis -- $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Danny Castillo -- $9,500
Pettis defeated Castillo via knockout (head kick) in round one
Leonard Garcia -- $14,000 George Roop -- $3,000
Fight was ruled a draw
Fredson Paixao -- $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Courtney Buck -- $3,000
Paixao defeated Buck via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Ricardo Lamas -- $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Bendy Casimir -- $3,000
Lamas defeated Casimir via knockout (knee) in round one
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 WEC 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 WEC 47 go here.
The total base fighter payroll for the Versus TV event was $236,500.
For complete results and coverage of "Bowles vs Cruz" click here and here.
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Does anyone know if WEC has bonus?
Because Jorgenson and Benevidez are in dead heat for Sub of the night.
I want Ricardo Arona to sign with the UFC and his first fight should be James Toney. This is a win win scenario for MMA
they do have the bonuses as the UFC
Just scaled down tremendously. I think its 10k for WEC.
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 8, 2010 6:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
You’ve gotta think Reed Harris was hoping for a Torres/Bowles 2 title fight. That fight will probably now happen as a non-title affair, but a Cruz/Benavidez title fight is possibly the worst-drawing title fight they could conceivably put together.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Mar 8, 2010 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Did any1 hear the crazy ass WEC announcer call forest griffin a legend?!
Give me a f’ing break!! That is some ridiculous shit rote there!
by d*locc on Mar 8, 2010 5:52 PM EST via mobile reply actions
its because Bonnar was on the commentary for this event
but i missed the comment live
I want Ricardo Arona to sign with the UFC and his first fight should be James Toney. This is a win win scenario for MMA
Bonnar didn't say it tho! It was that other crazy ass guy that said
“oh that was a nice leg kick 2 the head =D
by d*locc on Mar 8, 2010 6:12 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lol, it cracks me up when professional announcers say shit like that
That’s like saying “fist punch”
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by PSYQO78 on Mar 8, 2010 6:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
12k to defend your title
9k to be #1 contender and fight and claim title. 9k extra for win but still. Lol paying 30k total for the main event? Not too shabby for Zuffa.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 6:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i just wish i saw it the same way as 95% the other posters
Apparently I’m an “idiot” and “uneducated”, for “somehow” believing that zuffa underpays. Then 2% of the remainding 100% tell me that they don’t give a shit what the fighters make. Good. I’m glad you guys don’t care what the guys you make sure to wayh and admire, and be a fan of, make. Nice of you. Big hearts. Yet its funny how the posters that “don’t care” always seem to only tell the guy who thinks their underpaid. Not a word of your “non caring” to the posters who think their “paid just fine”.
My favorite argument is: “Throw me in there, ill fight for 9k!”.
Sure ya will pal.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 7:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Agreed.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Mar 8, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Lol someone’s getting defensive I agree with you they should be paid more but insulting a bunch of random people on the internet really doesnt advance your position
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
frosnt1
I never made any mention of any particularl poster. If they think I am speaking about them, then they probs said what I mentioned. Therefore no harm, no foul, as I didn’t call anyone a retard or a fuckin this and that, so I stand by what I said.
I get jumped on a lot for my belief in the pay department of Zuffa. And its not by 1 at a time. Its usually 5-10 on me. Hell I’ve had fanposts with my name in the title, just due to how “dumb I can be”, on this topic.
I never said anything of extreme offense to anyone. I make no apologies this time.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 8:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
yea, throw that person in there and he'll come home aftera nice weekend on the hospital
For a sport that goes out on injuring your opponent it sure as hell should be everyone’s best interest to collect as much money as they can before ruining themselves.
UFC will be great on Versus btw, watching Caps/Stars now just saw the Vera/Jones ad.
it's not what you do in life that matters, it's about who you are.
agreed mang, whoop whoop caps up 1 nil.
Go King OVI!!! All hail the king!!!
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 8:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
lol, his mom gave him a haircut.
UFC should get a hot woman to do some interviews like nhl and other sports have.
it's not what you do in life that matters, it's about who you are.
and as i speak OVI nets one.
Atta boy! 43 shots on turco after 2 periods of play! Ha ha. Yes!
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 8:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I have money riding on the losers. 2-2 now, terrible.
it's not what you do in life that matters, it's about who you are.
ha ha their the best team in league
Riding a 13 game home winning streak. Longest in franchise history, and close to clinching their whole division already in mid March.
Ps: OVI scores and ties it.
Relax Roberto keep the faith.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 9:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
pfft, whaaaatever ulf
Lol, I look at last year as the only one that counts. We’ll see what happens this year. Going to be a lot of fun this years playoffs. Lots of stories to consider.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 10:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
the caps being good = bittersweet
finally a great hometown team, but its hockey.
which dont get me wrong is a great spotr and fun to watch and even better to go to live but somethins missing…
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
then look at benavidez HAHA he made more than a title fight combined
i would be laughing all the way to the bank
by randy murders on Mar 8, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
WOW.
Now I know why Dana White is adamant that the WEC will not merge with the UFC. Why would he pay these guys more? Does anyone know how much Bellator pays? I would think that they can offer pretty comparable money to the WEC.
they definitely offer comparable.
Not only that, they have tournament set up as well, which allows the overall winner to walk away with 150k to 250k that night.
This is exactly why I’ve always said they won’t absorb WEC into the UFC as well. Makes no sense at all. Even Faber, their golden boy (unjustifiable IMO) makes just over 50k a fight and I believe he’s top paid.
If ufc took them in faber, torres, bowles, cruz, brown, etc would all instantly be making 100k to 250k a fight.
Zuffa won’t push that button.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 8, 2010 9:31 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I am a big believer in market forces determining fighter pay, as you an I have discussed in the past, and this should be an example of the changes that will start to erode Zuffa, specifically WEC, brand power. By paying the winner of their tournaments 6 figures, Bellator should start to corner the market on the lighterweight fighters, as long as they are able to produce a product like the last tournament. If they have one bad tournament, it could be all over for them.
pay-per-view
i really hope the pay-per-view guys get more than this. this is a pathetic payday. at least with the pay-per-view they hopefully will get a cut of the sales
by Jui-jitsu4life on Mar 8, 2010 10:40 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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