UFC Fighter Payout

[T-Pain808]

I know I'm not the only one that thinks its crazy that the UFC is paying their fighters only a few hundred grand each, yet pulling in 40+ million for some of their fights. I heard BJ Penn made 125,000 for this last one. Gsp 400 to 500 grand. What the hell, contract or not that is just plan insane. McDonald's pays their employees a higher percentage to flip burgers.

 

[canibus]

:wf: how are they underpayed? 500k for potentially fighting just a few seconds sounds pretty good to me. Please don't start a boxing-mma feud again. Boxing is over a century old. It took a long time to get what they do.

 

[T-Pain808]

Like I said under paid when they are getting 1% of it.
Oh yea 49ers rule.

 

[crazyj0n]

So you are saying you would complain about getting paid 500,000 for a hour of work?

 

[Vegas 01 Cobra]

Ill get punched in the face for half an hour for 500 grand. Hell Id get gang raped for 500 grand!

 

[canibus]

:lol:

 

[Letsrunem]

They have hella sponsers. They get scratch to advertize clothes drink certain drinks and to shout out various vendors. They get pretty decent money. Yet, train very hard. Boxing is gay, period.

 

[T-Pain808]

Ya boxing is lame, but they get payed a hell alot more. I guess they are getting paid enough if I listen to you guys. I guess when Uncle sam takes that 30 percent from ya'll paychecks and 50 percent from your overtime your happy with it. Damn you all should be running a sweat shop in the philliphines or something.

 

[craz1469]

So you are saying you would complain about getting paid 500,000 for a hour of work?

They don't get paid for months of training.

 

[trev0006]

Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Payouts

Fedor Emelianenko -- $300,000 (no win bonus listed) def. Andrei Arlovski -- $1,500,000

Can someone explain to me how AA earned fives what Fedor made?

Josh Barnett -- $500,000 (no win bonus listed) def. Gilbert Yvel –- $30,000

Vitor Belfort -- $200,000 (including $80,000 bonus) def. Matt Lindland –- Not listed (MMAWeekly.com reported as $225,000)

Renato “Babalu” Sobral -- $90,000 (including $30,000 bonus) def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou -- $50,000

Dan Lauzon -- $23,160 (including $11,160 bonus) def. Bobby Green -- $4,000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -- $150,000 (including $30,000 bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko -- $50,000

Paul Buentello -- $90,000 (including $20,000 bonus) def. Kiril Sidelnikov -- $10,000

WEC 38 “Varner vs. Cerrone” Payouts

Jamie Varner -- $34,000 (including $17,000 bonus) def. Donald Cerrone -- $9,000

Urijah Faber -- $48,000 (including $24,000 bonus) def. Jens Pulver –- $35,000

Danillo Villefort -- $8,000 (including $4,000 bonus) def. Mike Campbell –- $3,000

Jose Aldo -- $10,000 (including $5,000 bonus) def. Rolando Perez -- $3,000

UFC 94

Light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida not only managed to keep his undefeated 14-0 record unblemished, but did so in surprising fashion by knocking out Thiago Silva in the last second of the first round. Machida made $120,000 for his efforts and was also awarded a $65,000 bonus by UFC officials for the sole knockout on the card that night. Silva, who dropped to 13-1, was paid $29,000.

Georges St. Pierre -- $400,000 (including $200,000 bonus)
def. B.J. Penn -- $125,000

Lyoto Machida -- $185,000 (including $60,000 bonus) ($65,000 KO bonus) def. Thiago Silva –- $29,000

Jon Jones -- $14,000 (including $7,000 bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar –- $22,000

Karo Parisyan -- $80,000 (including $40,000 bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim -- $26,000

Clay Guida -- $40,000 (including $20,000 bonus)
def. Nathan Diaz -- $20,000

Jon Fitch -- $68,000 (including $34,000 bonus)
def. Akihiro Gono -- $28,000

 

[kasee 03]

They have hella sponsers. They get scratch to advertize clothes drink certain drinks and to shout out various vendors. They get pretty decent money. Yet, train very hard. Boxing is gay, period.

I'd rather be a gay millionaire than a TBI thousandaire wearing a backwards Tapout cap trying to be cool.:bored:

 

[NytMrSS]

Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Payouts

Fedor Emelianenko -- $300,000 (no win bonus listed) def. Andrei Arlovski -- $1,500,000

Can someone explain to me how AA earned fives what Fedor made?

I'd guess a large sum of tax free money waiting for him in Russia solved that number

 

[Ry_Trapp0]

if this was really a problem, the fighters would do something about it(like, refuse to fight). appearantly they are pretty happy though.

 

[93_408_LX]

Why is it that people are SO greedy? Why is it that you base him being underpaid on what the people who started this are making...if suddenly they figure out how to make a lot more money, or at a company you figure out how to cut costs and make more profit, you should magically pay them anything? Good for them for making 40 million plus a fight, the fighters shouldnt deserve more than if they were making 10 mil a fight

 

[Ry_Trapp0]

i wonder how much dana white was making when he first took control of the UFC? i bet it was dirt.

 

[chvyeter]

I would think a fighter takes much more damage during a boxing fight than an MMA fight for long term problems.

 

[SVTDavid]

I would think a fighter takes much more damage during a boxing fight than an MMA fight for long term problems.

They do, boxing is limited to body and head contact. While MMA has body, head and legs as a target. Plus I think a well trained boxer packs a much more powerful punch than an MMA athlete.

 

[tristateZ28Lt1]

So you are saying you would complain about getting paid 500,000 for a hour of work?

one hour of work? These fighters work about 70 hours a week man plus having a life 100% dedicated to staying in the shape their in. I think 125k is ridiculous.

 

[JST A HDA]

I know I'm not the only one that thinks its crazy that the UFC is paying their fighters only a few hundred grand each, yet pulling in 40+ million for some of their fights. I heard BJ Penn made 125,000 for this last one. Gsp 400 to 500 grand. What the hell, contract or not that is just plan insane. McDonald's pays their employees a higher percentage to flip burgers.

What they get paid is very fair enough. Along with all their sponsers....I dont think ANY of them are complaining. If you're a top dog and have 4 fights in a year payin out $500k....which will total $2 mil....hell I would fuggin complain. You only had to give UFC and hour and 40 min in that whole year to make that $2 mil.....and yes thats NOT inclunding all the training they do outside the ring but they dont pay you to train....they pay you to win.

 

[cobra_4]

I'd say the get paid fair, everyone else in sports just gets paid too much.