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Strikeforce: 'Diaz vs Cyborg' nabs $533,214 at the gate with 9,059 attendees on Jan. 29 in San Jose

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The Strikeforce: "Diaz vs. Cyborg" event took in a gate of $533,214.50 on Jan. 29 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, according to official figures from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) released earlier today.

The final attendance of 9,059 was a result of 8,817 tickets sold and 231 comped tickets.

A mere 11 tickets remained unsold.

"Diaz vs. Cyborg" featured a main event between Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz submitting challenger Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos while Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza retained his middleweight title against "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler.

Herschel Walker and Roger Gracie also picked up victories during the Showtime-televised event.

For complete results and coverage of Strikeforce: "Diaz vs. Cyborg" click here and here.

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i wonder how much does showtime pays for the airing rights

there’s not a lot of margin between fighers’ pay and gate so maybe showtime pays for the arena and stuff?

by vhw_ on Jan 31, 2011 5:18 PM EST reply actions  

Anyone else notice how much more Showtime is involved in SF?

Before we know it, it won’t be Strikeforce anymore but Showtime MMA Fights

Facebook is for gays!!

by MMACHAMP on Jan 31, 2011 5:22 PM EST reply actions  

From left

Hottest,4th, second, third

Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.

by Ulf Murphy on Jan 31, 2011 5:24 PM EST reply actions  

DSH

Love me some of that!

Fighting solves everything.

by Two_Words on Jan 31, 2011 6:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Yup.

"Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth."

-Stephen King

by OJR on Jan 31, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Yup

They ARE all pretty.

by Mustafa G on Feb 1, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions  

$533,215 gate - $439,500 fighters salary = $93,715

to pay location costs, insurance, employee salaries, etc.

I really want to know how much Showtime kicks into the mix. It seems to me that SF is bleeding money unless they are getting a huge, read $250,000+ boost, from Showtime.

Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.

by Ulf Murphy on Jan 31, 2011 5:31 PM EST reply actions  

They are not bleeding. Showtime gives them $300k-700K per event. They also hosted the event at the HP Pavilion, which they own.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Jan 31, 2011 5:46 PM EST up reply actions  

You lost me.

The HP Pavilion is owned by the City of San Jose and I can find nothing linking Showtime to the Management company, San Jose Sports and Entertainment Enterprises.

What am I missing?

Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.

by Ulf Murphy on Jan 31, 2011 5:57 PM EST up reply actions  

You are not missing it...

City of Sj does own The Shark Tank.

But SF gets plenty form Showtime, and plenty in concessions,and plenty in sponsarships.

This was a successful, sold out event.

by StrikerDave on Jan 31, 2011 6:52 PM EST up reply actions  

HAHA

I’m sure they’re raking in the dough with their concession sales.

dia mette!!! Shut up.

by jay. on Feb 1, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions  

http://www.svse.net/

.. they own SJ Sharks, manage and operate the HP Pavilion, and partially own Strikeforce.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Feb 1, 2011 2:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Does anybody know what UFC makes?

Id like to see a comparison.

"I'm not a mind-fucker...I'm an ass kicker"-Lesnar

by Menime on Jan 31, 2011 6:48 PM EST reply actions  

both are private companies

there is no way to know for sure. We could do a quick side-by-side based upon gate revenue versus fighters pay, but that leaves out so many variables, it is not worth it.

Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.

by Ulf Murphy on Jan 31, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions  

True.

But id still like to see some estimates.

"I'm not a mind-fucker...I'm an ass kicker"-Lesnar

by Menime on Jan 31, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions  

UFC makes $2mm per event times 20 events a year = $40mm annually

SF makes $500,000 per event times 8 events a year = $4mm annually.

anything more detailed than that equals pure guess (which mine is as well)

;)

Only I would be dumb enough to pick a guy who couldn’t even beat his own wife in a fight agaisn’t a world class fighter like Nick Diaz.

by Ulf Murphy on Jan 31, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Ah

Thanks sir, very much appreciated.

"I'm not a mind-fucker...I'm an ass kicker"-Lesnar

by Menime on Jan 31, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions  

eastcoastatlas

That fa* must be appalled at this picture.

by shogun frate train on Jan 31, 2011 8:27 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

Stikeforce revenue

From an article at a small buisness website on strikeforce.
The one-story, bluish-gray office building on San Jose’s Lincoln Avenue is unassuming and easy to miss — it is tucked behind a martial arts studio, has no signs, and looks like a storage garage.

But inside the former hay barn is the headquarters of Strikeforce, a professional cage-fighting league that has grown rapidly in recent years with more contests, television deals and an expanding roster of fighters.

Strikeforce, 50 percent owned by San Jose Sharks owner Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, is on pace to post up to $30 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending this June, said …

Read more: Strikeforce makes millions on mixed martial arts | Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal

by ALKATRAZ33 on Jan 31, 2011 9:47 PM EST reply actions  

$30 million in revenue

Any accounting person will call BS… wheres the exepenses

I am the WAMMA Light Heavyweight Champion

by Reality_Jockey on Jan 31, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions  

If u read the article u may be making the mistake of thinking profit.it says revenue.i made that mistake at first.so its how much money they made total last yr.not counting payouts and all.,

by ALKATRAZ33 on Feb 1, 2011 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Anyone who cries about UFC being better than Strikeforce

Is a whiny fucking idiot and obviously not a true fan of the sport. Grow the fuck up, stop going balls deep on the UFC for enough time to possibly realize that you are just another fucking fanboy on the internet.

I suppose McDonalds makes the best hamburgers in the world because they sell the most right? Fuck off.

" Its a good thing you look good in that suit, cos that's all you're gonna be doing - wearing a suit."

by dec3ptiKon_ on Jan 31, 2011 10:37 PM EST reply actions  

Weird post.

I can’t like the UFC better than Strikeforce? And we’re the idiots?

dia mette!!! Shut up.

by jay. on Feb 1, 2011 1:42 PM EST up reply actions  

mcdonalds are pretty good

but i still eat hungry jacks or burger king where your from, but maccas still my favourite, their chips are better and the barbeque sauce, Hjs chips normally stale but edible.

by four20 on Feb 1, 2011 6:34 AM EST reply actions  

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