dirk5
03-02-2010, 16:43
MMAWeekly has obtained the fighter salary information from the Florida State Boxing Commission for Strikeforce: Miami featuring the Strikeforce welterweight championship between Nick Diaz and Marius Zaromskis, which took place on Saturday, Jan. 30, at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses, fight of the night bonuses, etc.), are not included in the figures below.
In the listings below, "Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show. "Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card, but not in the main event. "Preliminary Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take place before the main card goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV or Internet broadcast.
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
Nick Diaz $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis $30,000
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
Cris Cyborg Santos $35,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $5,000 championship bonus) def. Marloes Coenen $2,000
Herschel Walker $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy $5,000
Robbie Lawler $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef $5,000
Bobby Lashley $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims $25,000
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
Jay Hieron $65,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs $30,000
Pablo Alfonso $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMotta $2,500
Hadar Hassan $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan $2,000
John Kelly $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi $1,000
Michael Byrnes $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik $1,500
David Gomez $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley $1,500
Joe Ray $1,500 (includes $500 win bonus) def. John Clarke $1,000
STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $469,600
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that promoters are required by law to submit to the state athletic commissions, including the winners' bonuses.
Although mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a union, the fighters' salaries are still public record, just as with every other major sport in the United States. Any undisclosed bonuses that a promoter also pays its fighters, but does not disclose to the athletic commissions (specifically, pay-per-view bonuses, fight of the night bonuses, etc.), are not included in the figures below.
In the listings below, "Main Event Fighters" are defined as fighters who compete in the main event of a show. "Main Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose fights appear on the main card, but not in the main event. "Preliminary Card Fighters" are defined as fighters whose matches take place before the main card goes on the air, regardless of whether or not those matches end up airing on the TV or Internet broadcast.
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
Nick Diaz $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis $30,000
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
Cris Cyborg Santos $35,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $5,000 championship bonus) def. Marloes Coenen $2,000
Herschel Walker $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy $5,000
Robbie Lawler $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef $5,000
Bobby Lashley $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims $25,000
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
Jay Hieron $65,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs $30,000
Pablo Alfonso $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMotta $2,500
Hadar Hassan $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan $2,000
John Kelly $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi $1,000
Michael Byrnes $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik $1,500
David Gomez $2,000 (includes $1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley $1,500
Joe Ray $1,500 (includes $500 win bonus) def. John Clarke $1,000
STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $469,600