MMA Junkie reports the salaries and bonuses for this past Saturday’s TUF 13 Finale held at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Via MMA Junkie: Tony Ferguson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $8,000 Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000 Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Tim […]
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UFC 130: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another Payout Perspective. This time we look at UFC 130 held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event, Quentin “Rampage” Jackson was too much for Matt Hamill. Rampage dominates Hamill Not the most impressive main event, but Rampage Jackson dominated Matt Hamill in positioning himself for a title […]
Lacy signs on to box Nick Diaz
Journeyman boxer Jeff Lacy has signed on to fight Nick Diaz sometime this fall according to a press release sent out on Friday. The press release does not state whether Diaz has signed on to fight Lacy. Immediately after the Paul Daley fight, Diaz’s manager. Cesar Gracie indicated that he may retire to enter boxing and […]
ESPN: Lesnar highest paid MMA star
ESPN reports that Brock Lesnar tops the salary list of mixed martial artists with a reported $5.3 million. The story appearing in May 2nd edition of ESPN The Magazine features the highest paid athletes in 30 sports. The highest paid athletes were Alex Rodriguez and Manny Pacquiao with both making $32 million each. Rodriguez’s dollar […]
Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at the Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley event televised on Showtime and headlined by Strikeforce Welterweight champ Nick Diaz, as he defended his title against UK’s Paul “Semtex” Daley, and Lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, as he defended his title in a rematch […]