MMAPayout.com has learned from the Oregon State Athletic Commission that the total disclosed payroll for UFC 102 was $1,285,000. The fight by fight breakdown: Antonio Nogueira ($250,000 + $150,000 = $400,000) d. Randy Couture ($250,000) Thiago Silva ($29,000 + $29,000 = $58,000) d. Keith Jardine ($55,000) Jake Rosholt ($13,000 + $13,000 = $26,000) d. Chris […]
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UFC 100 Payouts
Courtesy of MMAWeekly: MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS -Brock Lesnar $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Frank Mir $45,000 (win bonus would have been $45,000) -Georges St. Pierre $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves $60,000 (win bonus would have been $60,000) MAIN CARD FIGHTERS -Dan Henderson $250,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus) def. Michael Bisping $150,000 (win […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 4)
Meeting Fighter Interests Unfortunately, for the fighters and the public that love to loathe the UFC, a lack of information and the problematic complexities of a definitive revenue splitting scheme means that they may have no other choice than to cooperate with the UFC and trust that Dana White “takes care of his guys”. Most […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 3)
Narrowing In On Better Revenue Sharing We’ve already acknowledged the fact that the information isn’t available to make an absolutely precise definition of fair. As a result of this we’re forced to use what we have at our disposal. Let’s look at what we know: 75% of Zuffa’s revenue is event-related (i.e., PPV buys, live […]
Fighter Salaries: A Fair Share of Revenues (Part 2)
Reinvesting Into Zuffa Some are quick to point out that accurate information isn’t required for them to know that the fighters are getting “screwed.” Despite the obvious shortcomings of this argument, it needs to be addressed, because it’s an important segue to another issue that is not commonly explored: the re-investment of earnings back into […]