
(“No matter what happens, I want you to know that I love you.” Photo courtesy of UFC.com.)
The official payouts for “Jackson vs. Griffin” are below, courtesy of MMA Weekly. Unless otherwise noted, each winning fighter’s salary represents a doubling of their base salary.
Forrest Griffin: $310,000 ($100,000 base salary, plus $150,000 win bonus, plus $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
Quinton Jackson: $285,000 ($225,000 base salary, plus $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
Gabriel Gonzaga: $100,000
Melvin Guillard: $80,000 (includes $60,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus)
Cole Miller: $80,000 (includes $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus)
Josh Koscheck: $70,000
Joe Stevenson: $60,000
Tyson Griffin: $40,000
Patrick Cote: $32,000
Ricardo Almeida: $23,000
Chris Lytle: $14,000
Gleison Tibau: $11,000
Jorge Gurgel: $10,000
Justin Buchholz: $8,000
Corey Hill: $8,000
Dennis Siver: $7,000
Justin McCully: $5,000
Total disclosed payroll: $943,000
Underpaid: Chris Lytle, who was paid a mere $1,000 for every pint of blood he lost against Josh Koscheck. The UFC likely rewarded his gruesome effort with one of those undisclosed “locker room bonuses,” but his base salary still seems a bit low for someone who’s been through so many high-profile wars for the company. Buchholz, McCully, and Siver’s base salaries are hardly worth the time they spent training for their fights — though one could argue that Siver and McCully should have trained a little harder.
Overpaid: Tyson Griffin. As long as you’re unable to finish a fight, you should be getting Jorge Gurgel money.








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comments+1 for the Gurgel getting his ass kicked reel! Do it!
I think Gurgel is overpaid. He should be paying US to watch him fight. He's such a bum, but I guess as long as you're stroking Rich Franklin's balls you can get a fight in the UFC.
I would LOVE for someone to put together a Gurgel getting his ass kicked highlight reel.
Besides that; @ all the people crying about Rampage being robbed because the UFC fixed the fight and Dana gets what he wants and the moons weren't aligned and I broke a shoelace before the fight and dadadada....you don't pay a guy 225k to lose. Though it may explain why Page seemed to take the loss so lightly.
anyways. wat i originally wanted to say is GOD DAMN! Forrest Griffin making 250000 a fight?? that shit is bananas. I would be mad if i was diego sanchez. one, hes a much more exciting fighter, yes he has the personality of an autistic child, but he finishes fights. AND they keep calling Forrest Griffin "the first, and original Ultimate Fighter" umm...wat about diego sanchez?? i could be wrong but didnt he beat up ken flo first? and was on the same season as the 185 winner. but he doesnt get praised as the original. jus a thought.
either way, i'd say every last one of them is overpaid, except lytle. this UFC was a hack job. waste of money. i'd rather watch elite xc because at least its for free. if the ufc keeps pumping out cards like this they wont be able to afford a mil in payroll.
Also, that article you linked with fighters getting 10k base salary, i think that should definitely come into effect, even if they are cans.
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