Billy Baker of the Boston Globe has written a seven page profile on UFC President Dana White which examines his rise to fame. The piece is definitely flattering, but it also doesn’t shy away from what some people might call the “touchy” subjects (e.g., White’s controversial gambling habit). While the article is an interesting read all […]
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UFC 116: Payouts and Bonuses
MMAPayout.com has retrieved the UFC 116 payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission where a total of $923,000 in disclosed purse was paid to the fighters. The usual disclaimers exist here: the disclosed payouts do not represent the full amount that each fighter earned. Disclosed payouts Brock Lesnar ($400,000) def. Shane Carwin ($40,000) Chris Leben […]
Payout Revisited: Minimum Fighter Payouts
MMAPayout.com hasn’t done a Payout Revisited segment in quite some time, but upon reading an article from the Canadian Press on the cost of living for high performance athletes, I thought it might be time to revisit one of my first and most talked about pieces on fighter payouts. Minimum Fighter Payouts was a part […]
Strikeforce Fedor vs Werdum: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective! This week we’ll be taking a look at Fedor’s Strikeforce debut on Showtime, titled “Fedor vs Werdum”, which took place in the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. The event featured 4 fights (1 title fight): Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum, Cung Le vs. Scott Smith, Cris Cyborg […]
UFC 115 Payouts
The disclosed payouts have been released by the Vancouver Athletic Commission for UFC 115 and Chuck Liddell leads the way in purse with $500,000 for his show fee. In total, over $1.2 million was paid out in disclosed money. Courtesy of MMAWeekly.com: MAIN CARD FIGHTERS: -Rich Franklin: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Chuck Liddell: […]