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 […]
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Strikeforce Challengers 10 Payouts and Ratings
The Arizona State Boxing Commission has released fighter payouts for Strikeforce Challenger 10. Miesha Tate ($18,000) and Joe Riggs ($15,000) were the top earners of the event. In total, Strikeforce paid out $53,250 in disclosed payouts. Note: that the money reported below is only the money required to be reported by the commission. Courtesy of […]
UFC on Versus 2: Attendance, Gate, Payouts
UFC on Versus 2 drew 8,132 fans to the San Diego Sports Arena on August 1 for a live gate of $489,685. The card was headlined by rising star Jon Jones and the experienced Vladimir Matyushenko. The disclosed fighter (courtesy of f4wonline.com) and bonus payouts for the card are as follows: Main Event Jon Jones […]
UFC 117 Payouts
The California State Athletic Commission has released fighter payouts for UFC 117. Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes topped the list with $200,000 each. In total, the UFC paid out $1.029 million in disclosed payouts and another $300,000 in disclosed bonuses. Note: that the money reported below is only the money required to be reported by […]
Joe Stevenson Without Health Insurance
Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie writes that UFC lightweight Joe Stevenson recently went to Tijuana, Mexico in order to get an MRI done on his knee, because he doesn’t have health insurance and Mexico was the cheaper option. The former lightweight contender once had health insurance through his wife, Maia, but lost it when she stopped […]