Thursday, July 7, 2011

Ortiz, Silva lead UFC 132 payroll

MMA Junkie reports the payroll for UFC 132. Notably, UFC veterans Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva were the top earners on Saturday night.

Via MMA Junkie:

Dominick Cruz: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Urijah Faber: $32,000

Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus)
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000

Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Wiman: $18,000

Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus)
def. Ryan Bader: $20,000

Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000

Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Roller: $21,000

Rafael Dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000

Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000

Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Tavares: $10,000

Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $14,000

Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Donny Walker: $6,000

The information was received from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and excludes “locker room” bonuses.

Payout Perspective:

Its interesting to note that Ortiz received a flat flee with no win bonus. But, Ortiz did receive an extra $75K for his Submission of the Night. Not too bad considering Ortiz stated he “took a big, big, big paycut.” Its always weird to see the winner of a match earning less than the person they defeat. Comparing Chris Leben’s salary to Silva’s is the example for this event.


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