Ufc 59 Salaries From Csac

Juggalo · 05-11-2006, 02:40 PM

Why was tanner getting so much pay?

angryjonny · 05-11-2006, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Juggalo

Why was tanner getting so much pay?

Tanner has been in the game for a long time. Plus he's a former champ. IMO he deserves to make that much maybe even more.

Shaggy · 05-14-2006, 02:22 AM

Tanner isnt even exciting to me he lost twice in a row and his face is annoying.

jetmechG550 · 05-14-2006, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by bowdenrich

It's hard to believe Ortiz got $200k for this fight without his win bonus.
He isn't even a champ right now.
Griffin got $16k for the same fight?

I haven't seen anyone else in UFC get anywhere near $200k - but I bet they will now.

If you were Lidell or Hughes or Franklin would you get in the ring for less than $200k?

I believe Liddell and Coture both got around $200K for their fight at 57. Franklin is tied into a crappy contract is why his fight pay sucks. Hughes got around $55K + bonus for his last fight. Be interested to see what he gets at 60 against Gracie and what they are paying Gracie.

bowdenrich · 05-15-2006, 08:16 AM

I'm glad that some other fighters are seeing that kind of money.

If you add win bonuses to these totals then it seems like the overall payout is climbing too.

I've seen UFC payout numbers but haven't seen any for Pride or K-1 or boxing (other than the big names). Anybody know where I can find some of those numbers?

Crashsti · 05-15-2006, 08:57 AM

i can't believe that the UFC agreed to pay Tito Ortiz $200,000. what a waste. Tito has'nt been able to finish a fight in years. he should be called Tito "the decision" Ortiz. he fought a boring fight against Vitor, got his ass handed to him by Liddell, fought a terrible fight against Cote and went to a decision against Griffin. how does that make him worth $200,000? he has'nt has a good fight since Couture beat him. he is all hype where as a fighter like Monson comes to the table with amazing grappling credentials and he gets a lousy $5000. the UFC should have left Tito rot in prowrestling. i certainly did'nt miss him.

Eraser2K1NIN · 05-15-2006, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Crashsti

i can't believe that the UFC agreed to pay Tito Ortiz $200,000. what a waste. Tito has'nt been able to finish a fight in years. he should be called Tito "the decision" Ortiz. he fought a boring fight against Vitor, got his ass handed to him by Liddell, fought a terrible fight against Cote and went to a decision against Griffin. how does that make him worth $200,000? he has'nt has a good fight since Couture beat him. he is all hype where as a fighter like Monson comes to the table with amazing grappling credentials and he gets a lousy $5000. the UFC should have left Tito rot in prowrestling. i certainly did'nt miss him.

Why would the UFC pay monson 200k? first he's not a big draw and second please don't tell me the fight vs Cruz was exciting? Sure Tito hasn't been able to finish a fight but he's easily one of the biggest draws. I pretty sure apart from the 200K he also got a % of the PPV buys.

Crashsti · 05-15-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Eraser2K1NIN

Why would the UFC pay monson 200k? first he's not a big draw and second please don't tell me the fight vs Cruz was exciting? Sure Tito hasn't been able to finish a fight but he's easily one of the biggest draws. I pretty sure apart from the 200K he also got a % of the PPV buys.

i never said Monson was worth 200k, i also never called him exciting. However i stand by my statement that Tito is not worth 200k to fight a non-title fight that went to decision. a close decision at that. you're right to say that Tito is a draw but its not because he is a the great fighter he once was, its because people want to see what the guy is going to do, sort of like Mike Tyson.

GSPALLTHEWAY · 05-15-2006, 11:37 AM

whose to say tito isnt a great fighter??? his last 2 UFC fights hes 2 and 0 vs forrest and vitor... i definently think thats TBD

bowdenrich · 05-15-2006, 09:15 PM

I've seen several posts that claim that Pride pays their fighters more but haven't seen any numbers to back up the claim.

Does anyone have numbers?

angryjonny · 05-15-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bowdenrich

I've seen several posts that claim that Pride pays their fighters more but haven't seen any numbers to back up the claim.

Does anyone have numbers?

Pride doesn't have to release that info like UFC is required to. If it were up to them they definitely wouldn't. It's not a secret that Pride does either. And it's not that the UFC can't pay more they just don't.

Eraser2K1NIN · 05-15-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Crashsti

i never said Monson was worth 200k, i also never called him exciting. However i stand by my statement that Tito is not worth 200k to fight a non-title fight that went to decision. a close decision at that. you're right to say that Tito is a draw but its not because he is a the great fighter he once was, its because people want to see what the guy is going to do, sort of like Mike Tyson.

He's worth 200K and more ...The guy is a huge draw and the more people seeing it means more money for UFC. That is what makes Tito worth every penny.

SeikanJudanski · 05-16-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by angryjonny

Pride doesn't have to release that info like UFC is required to. If it were up to them they definitely wouldn't. It's not a secret that Pride does either. And it's not that the UFC can't pay more they just don't.

UFC could match those wages Pride is paying yes, but overall they don´t have more money than Pride/DSE. DSE is backed by FujiTV, which is making billions. So the UFC would have to dig real deep into their pockets to pay the same wages Pride is paying, while Pride pays them from their lunch money.

SeikanJudanski · 05-16-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GSPalltheway

i dunno... while pride around more will be good to see, its so unknown and poorly marketed in the US... alot of people i know that are just getting into MMA dont even know who fedor is or what pride is... they have the ammo to be good in the US but have a long long way to go with the marketing

Wait until they have their first show, if it is anything like some of these PPV`s they have been putting together in the past years, the US will be HOOKED on Pride. It´s only a matter of time.

sitnspin · 05-16-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SeikanJudanski

UFC could match those wages Pride is paying yes, but overall they don´t have more money than Pride/DSE. DSE is backed by FujiTV, which is making billions. So the UFC would have to dig real deep into their pockets to pay the same wages Pride is paying, while Pride pays them from their lunch money.

Pride also draws 50k people to their shows, while the UFC has so far capped at about 18k. That makes a huge difference in terms of income.

stillstanding · 05-16-2006, 06:35 PM

Fighters in UFC get paid more than just what the UFC pays them right? I heard that they get endorsements and other things. What is this about?

Eraser2K1NIN · 05-16-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sitnspin

Pride also draws 50k people to their shows, while the UFC has so far capped at about 18k. That makes a huge difference in terms of income.

If I'm correct though they don't make much off of PPV. On the other hand the UFC is starting to make a nice chunk off of PPV.

Crashsti · 05-17-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Eraser2K1NIN

He's worth 200K and more ...The guy is a huge draw and the more people seeing it means more money for UFC. That is what makes Tito worth every penny.

Tito alone is not the UFC, sure people like him and he is a draw, but in my eyes that does'nt make him worth 200K a fight while other guys are as good or better in thier respective weight classes and they make $45,000, which is what i recall Tim Sylvia being paid.