WEC 50: Cruz vs. Benavidez was held on Wednesday, August 18 at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The total amount of disclosed pay was $221,000, with an additional $40,000 being paid in disclosed fight night bonuses.
The following payout figures come courtesy of Sherdog.com:
Main Event
Dominick Cruz $22,000 ($11,000) defeated Joseph Benavidez $17,500
Main Card
Anthony Pettis $12,000 ($6,000 show/win) defeated Shane Roller $16,000
Chad Mendes $11,000 ($5,500 show/win) defeated Cub Swanson $11,000
Scott Jorgensen $25,000 ($12,500 show/win) defeated Brad Pickett $7,000
Brad Palaszewski $16,000 ($8,000 show/win) defeated Zach Mickelwright $3,000
Under Card
Maciej Jewtuszko $6,000 ($3,000 show/win) defeated Anthony Njokuani $7,000
Javier Vasquez $16,000 ($8,000 show/win) defeated Mackens Semerzier $4,000
Ricardo Lamas $14,000 ($7,000 show/win) defeated Dave Jansen $4,000
Fredson Paixao $6,000 ($3,000 show/win) defeated Bryan Caraway $4,000
Danny Castillo $19,000 ($9,500 show/win) defeated Dustin Poirier $3,000
Bonuses
Fight of the Night: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett ($10,000 each)
KO of the Night: Maciej Jewtzusko ($10,000)
Submission of the Night: Anthony Pettis ($10,000)
Note: The above payouts do not represent the full take home purse for each fighter. Sponsorship money and discretionary bonuses also comprise a great percentage of fighter income.
Ratings are out – average viewers 316,000
In context the lowest rated show going back to WEC 34 as per MMAJunkie
mmaguru:
316K is the lowest rated show for the WEC since WEC 32 in 2008 which garnered 268K viewers, Condit vs Prater main event. =)
Thanks Jose,
The numbers are definitely heading in the wrong direction. The arena looked relatively empty, have not seen any ticket sales #’s yet.
mmaguru:
When the event is held at the Palms, you can expect low attend (less than 2K) and a low gate. In terms of ratings, the last two Zuffa events on Versus have not been very good, though expect some kind of bump for the next televised WEC event.