(When you’ve got a championship belt on your shoulder and 200k in your pocket, all the ladies want a piece of you — even the old and busted ones. That’s your mom @ 0:37-1:01. Props to TATAMETV.)
The fighters who did battle at UFC 98 took home $1,196,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses, according to figures released today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Though Rashad Evans came into Saturday’s event with the highest to-show salary in the building ($200,000), Lyoto Machida tied his purse when bonuses were added in, and Matt Hughes actually surpassed both of them thanks to his bumps. The numbers — which don’t include any undisclosed backstage palm-greasing — are below…
Matt Hughes — $260,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus and $60,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Lyoto Machida — $200,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus and $60,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Rashad Evans — $200,000
Matt Serra — $135,000 (includes $60,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Brock Larson — $102,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus and $60,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Chael Sonnen — $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Frank Edgar — $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Sean Sherk — $40,000
Drew McFedries — $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Krzysztof Soszynski — $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Yoshiyuki Yoshida — $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
George Roop — $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Dan Miller — $15,000
Mike Pyle — $15,000
Tim Hague — $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Phillipe Nover — $10,000
Kyle Bradley — $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus)
Dave Kaplan — $8,000
Pat Barry — $7,000
Xavier Foupa-Pokam — $6,000
Andre Gusmao — $5,000
Brandon Wolff — $3,000
Underpaid: Frankie Edgar has been in nothing but wars during his six-fight stint in the Octagon. Though the UFC has occasionally paid him back in Fight of the Night bonuses, we have to consider Edgar a minor star at this point, and worthy of a little more than $20,000 to show. Of course, Lyoto Machida should be getting Rashad Evans money now, but as I understand it, title contenders sign new contracts before championship fights that promise them more money for their next fights if they win the belt. (Those contracts also have that gnarly "champion’s clause" that ties them even tighter to the organization.) I’m also not worried about K-Sos; his $8,000 base pay is garbage, but TUF products often sign three-fight contracts and can negotiate more cash if they do well in those three fights, which he certainly has.
Overpaid: Matt Serra. You know I love the freakin’ goombah, but an extra $60,000 for getting laid on for three rounds? His unsatisfying match against Matt Hughes didn’t deserve Fight of the Night, so this is more a knock on the UFC’s choices than the Terror, but it would be nice if they broke with tradition for once and gave out an extra KO bonus to Drew McFedries instead — or donated it to the Chris Wilson Shit Luck Fund.








Post your comment
Showing 1-25 of comments
commentsHey Im not running from anyone. I can beat anybody in the UFC easily. Remember Im #1 in the world and no one could touch me! I just choose to fight once a year for Affliction for millions rather than in the UFC for peanuts
HAL YOU ARE A FUCKING INBEAD RETARD...FUCK OFF
Petition in Support of having HAL banned:
1) TITSFTW
2) LOOKS LIKE YOUR GONNA HAVE TO TRY SOMETHING ELSE OL'BUDDY.
3) I'M NOT TRASH TALKING, I'M GIVING MY OPINION ON THE TOPICS HERE ON CP.
4) THATS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO.
5) NOTHING VULGAR COMING FROM ME. ONLY WHAT I THINK.
6) SAME WITH EVERYONE ELSE. ITS ALL ABOUT A PERSONS OPINION, AND KNOWLEDGE.
7) I'M A BIGGER FAN OF CAGE POTATO THEN ANY OF YOU FOLKS. I DON'T REALLY LIKE ALL OF EVERYONES COMMENTS BUT I DON'T GO CRYING LIKE A BABY ABOUT THEM TO TRY AND GET YOU PEOPLE BANNED NOW DO I. 8) QUIT CRYING ABOUT MY OPINIONS BEFORE YOU GET BANNED.
"I say we start a petition to have HAL BANNED....
HAL YOU ARE A FUCKING INBEAD RETARD...FUCK OFF
Petition in Support of having HAL banned:
1) TITSFTW
2)
3)
4)
5)
"
I already said this.
I acceot your vote to have HAL banned, and I am in full agreement, as are others.
HAL you can whine all you want but you brought this on yourself, you are an annoying twit, and you need to go.
Take motherfuckers like trinity and TUF gay with you ok?
HAL YOU ARE A FUCKING INBEAD RETARD...FUCK OFF
Petition in Support of having HAL banned:
1) TITSFTW
2)
3)
4)
5)
it cost too much for machida to ship his trophy case from brazil, so i guess he figured he should just carry it for now.
you loser!
The pay scale is unbalanced, alot of those fighters were underpaid, and alot were overpaid, it is pathetic.
NO SHIT SHERLOCK, WE ALREADY KNOW THIS. WHY ARE YOU SPAMMING THIS SITE. YOU SHOULD BE BANNED FOR BEING SO FAR BEHIND ON INFORMATION, AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE FOR MMA. ITS CALLED AN OPINION DUMB ASS, AND I'M STANDING BEHIND IT 100%. GET OVER IT OR LOG OUT.
Hughes is a has been , getting champ pay and hes so far from ever being the champ again.
The pay scale is unbalanced, alot of those fighters were underpaid, and alot were overpaid, it is pathetic.
And now for a break in the programming:
Capslock Hal is a tool, I thought by registering Ben & Ben said that this SHIT wouldn't keep going on, So far I haven't seen much improvement.........start banning retards who offer nothing. I am calling for Cool, and Hals banishment, anyone down with that?
If I was Machida the last place I would want to be is in a club surrounded by dozens of my adoring fans.
'cuz we all know someone would come over and slap me in my head for posing with the belt in a classic over-the-shoulder manner, (which has been popularized by literally hundreds of other champions in the past) and then would get away WITHOUT getting beaten within an inch of his life by my posse and fans.
It makes perfect sense ppl.
Sign in
Register | Lost your password?
Register For This Site
A password will be e-mailed to you.
Log in | Lost your password?