(Honestly, what do you hope to gain making a sign like that? You think Rampage or Rashad is really going to notice your sign and be like "That’s awesome work, man, looks just like me. Would you like to be my guest at the afterparty?" Did you already have those gold-star stickers lying around the house, or did you have to buy them especially for the occasion? You know that Jackson and Evans aren’t twins, right? / Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com.)
The UFC paid out $1,631,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses to the fighters at Saturday’s "Rampage vs. Evans" show, with the victorious Rashad Evans coming out way ahead of the pack with his $435,000 take. Quinton Jackson, Michael Bisping, and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira also brought home hefty six-figure salaries. The complete payout list is below; keep in mind that the numbers don’t include additional income from sponsorships, undisclosed "locker room bonuses," and percentages of the pay-per-view revenue, or deductions for taxes, insurance, licensing fees, and underoos.
Rashad Evans: $435,000 (includes $185,000 win bonus)
def. Quinton Jackson: $250,000
Michael Bisping: $190,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Miller: $15,000
Mike Russow: $89,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus, $65,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
def. Todd Duffee: $8,000
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $185,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
def. Jason Brilz: $76,000 (includes $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
John Hathaway: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus)
def. Diego Sanchez: $50,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
def. Amir Sadollah: $15,000
Efrain Escudero: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Lauzon: $15,000
Melvin Guillard: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Waylon Lowe: $6,000
Cyrille Diabate: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Luiz Cane: $19,000
Aaron Riley: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Brammer: $5,000
Ryan Jensen: $81,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus, $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
def. Jesse Forbes: $6,000
Underpaid: Cyrille Diabate needs to fire his manager. The Snake is a veteran of 24 MMA fights, has competed all over the world, and was part of the training staff on TUF 9. But in the UFC, he’s paid on the same level as unknown prospects like Waylon Lowe and Joe Brammer. What the hell happened there?
Overpaid: Look, Rashad Evans is a great fighter and I’m happy that he’s being paid like a star now. But the fans dislike him, and putting on an exciting show is not on his list of priorities. So what exactly is the UFC paying for? Also, Michael Bisping gets $175,000 just to show up these days. No comment.
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commentsIf you're going to recycle all of your content from other sources you should at least find a way to put your own stamp on it, and try to make sure it's relatively fresh and not from the day old bargain bin.
That is the biggest crime in mma. They gave him 1 dimensional bjj guys with no striking again and again and again, most of the guys are ones that couldnt make it in the UFC, so the UFC kept them their for one more fight(for Bisping to have a great chance at wnning).
BUT this does show that the UFC knows HOW EASY he has it....he ONLY gets an extra $15 k to win. WHY??? because even the UFC knows how easy of a path this guys has had. Guys like MArquardt and lil Nog earn ONLY $40k to show and an extra 40 to win, while this POS makes nearly 4 times that. I thought that now they conquered the UK, they would FINALLY start giving him fight for what they are paying him for. But, nope, they look thru the ENTIRE ufc 185 roster when it is time to find an opponent for Bisping and they pick the 1 fighter that matches ups best for Bisping to win.
Fucking joke how Bisping gets royal treatment. There are guys out there making $10 per fight that could kick his ass....and if they got Elvis Sinosec and Josh Haynes and Ross Pointon and Eric Schaffaer to help him build a name, they would ALL have better records than Chumpsping
..No...no...that was not you. You don't get to just come in here and start claiming that such a masterpiece is your work, you just don't. You don't see me running around telling everybody that I painted 'Sunflowers' and not Van Gogh because I didn't, I painted 'Whistler's Mother' and I don't need to pretend I possess that kind of talent, because I do.
evans is a past title holder, but bisping is another situation... the uk posterboy has not lost a "win or go home" bout yet, but the fact remains that he has also never beat a top 10 opponent. is it a joke that he gets paid more guaranteed money than ALL of the undercard fighters combined? no it is not a joke. it is simply so he will not go fight somewhere else.
most of those undercard fights were better than bisping vs miller and rogerio vs brillz.
all good points except I still have no interest in seeing him fight. I can't think of a time when I've ever thought to myself, "Rashad is fighting? I've gotta buy that card!!" maybe it's because it seems like he comes to win an athletic competition and I like guys that come to win a fight
WAR shitty sign-making guy!
Why would Duffee make more than that? Overhyped.
And Bisping should get around 20k at the most. Dude's a fagle.
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