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[Dork8503]

– Josh Thomson ($35,000/win bonus was $15,000) def. Gilbert Melendez ($50,000)


MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

– Eric Lawson ($8,000/KO-Sub Bonus of $1,000) def. Jesse Gillespie ($3,500)

– Miesha Tate ($1,500/win bonus was $500) def. Elaina Maxwell ($4,000)

– Bobby Southworth ($25,000/win bonus was $10,000) def. Anthony Ruiz ($200)*
*Ruiz received most of his pay in an advance prior to the fight.

– Jeremiah Metcalf ($8,500/win bonus was $5,000) def. Raymond Daniels ($10,000)

– Chris Cariaso ($6,000/no win bonus) def. Anthony Figueroa ($5,000)

– Billy Evangelista ($14,000/win bonus was $7,000) def. Nam Phan ($10,000)

– Brian Caraway ($3,000/win bonus was $1,000) def. Alvin Cacdac ($3,000)


PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

– Cyrillo Padhilo ($2,500/win bonus was $750) def. Jesse Jones ($2,000)

– Jorge Interiano ($1,500/win bonus was $500) def. Travis Johnson ($2,000)

– Alexander Trivino ($1,500/win bonus was $500) def. Eric Jacob ($1,000)

– Bobby Stack ($3,000/win bonus was $1,000) def. Jose Palacios ($3,000)


STRIKEFORCE DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $203,200

are the bonuses added into the pay or did josh get 35,000 plus 15,000 or 20 plus 15.

source - STRIKEFORCE FIGHTER SALARIES AND ATTENDANCE - MMA WEEKLY - Mixed Martial Arts & UFC News, Photos, Rankings & more

[Mac]

Wow, Southworth is really overpayed.

[Mastiff_owner]

This is what pisses me off about message boards.

Where the hell is everyone that always bitches and moans about the UFC payscale. There are $1000 dollar purses on this card. I bet those guys wish they were in the UFC where the lowest payday on a UFN was like 3000.

[Healzyou]

Is that a typo, or did Southworth's opponent really only make two-hundred dollars?

[strife]

Originally Posted by Healzyou

Is that a typo, or did Southworth's opponent really only make two-hundred dollars?

If you read the fine print it says he received most of his pay prior to the fight.

Also Mastiff, the reason everyone bitches about UFC and not an org's like this (Strikeforce) is because UFC is the largest MMA org in the world and if you're fighting there you deserve to be payed like it. Dana claims it's the "NFL" of MMA, but you won't see any pro football player getting payed $1500 to show, $1500 to win.

[Gmunit]

the figures INCLUDE bonuses, so Thompson was guaranteed $25 g's then was given a win bonus of $10 g's to make his $35

Originally Posted by strife

Also Mastiff, the reason everyone bitches about UFC and not an org's like this (Strikeforce) is because UFC is the largest MMA org in the world and if you're fighting there you deserve to be payed like it. Dana claims it's the "NFL" of MMA, but you won't see any pro football player getting payed $1500 to show, $1500 to win.

AND Strikeforce didn't make 20 million dollars on this event

[ArMnHC]

MMA pay overall is just atrocious

[Mirko45]

Originally Posted by ArMnHC

MMA pay overall is just atrocious

MMA isn't yet on the level of other sports, so it is a little unreasonable to expect the pay to compare to boxing or something else like that

[Gmunit]

Originally Posted by Mirko45

MMA isn't yet on the level of other sports, so it is a little unreasonable to expect the pay to compare to boxing or something else like that

I never want to see ANYONE make the kind of money boxers do (or BB* players for that matter)






*whichever B-Ball you care to use as an example

[Mastiff_owner]

Originally Posted by Mirko45

MMA isn't yet on the level of other sports, so it is a little unreasonable to expect the pay to compare to boxing or something else like that

My point exactly. Every org has their own payscale. Until we see the Affliction payscale we won't be able to compare theirs. Right now the UFC is the big dog and they have the best OVERALL paydays for their fighters. The WEC while under the Zuffa umbrella does not generate the same money as the UFC but their payroll is also higher than anyone else's. I would consider them comparable to a strikeforce or elite xc.

ARMNHC said it best that all mma fighter pay is retardedly low, however the UFC is the only org that has had the staying power to steadily increase their pay over the last 2-3 years.

Quality of the show, fighters, and the medium that it is given to us will determine revenue growth in the future. Pretty much every other org needs to follow (to some degree) the UFC business model if they want to be successful.