Biiyen
23-11-2011, 18:48
Cung Le (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cung-Le-14883) may not have walked away from the HP Pavilion with a victory last Saturday night, be he did take home the evening’s largest fight purse.
According to numbers released Monday by the California State Athletic Commission, Le earned $350,000 in defeat at UFC 139 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-139-Shogun-vs-Hendo-17551) in San Jose, Calif. The sanshou specialist was knocked out by former Pride Fighting Championships 205-pound king Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wanderlei-Silva-209), who took home $200,000 for his efforts.
Main event winner Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dan-Henderson-195) also left he building with a handsome sum, pocketing $250,000 for his epic, five-round unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707), who netted $165,000.
All four aforementioned competitors were handed “Fight of the Night” by UFC President Dana White, adding an additional $70,000 to their respective totals.
“Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” were awarded to Michael McDonald (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Michael-McDonald-30297) ($14,000) and Urijah Faber (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Urijah-Faber-8847) ($64,000), both of whom also walked away with an additional $70,000.
UFC 139 salaries:
Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dan-Henderson-195): $320,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Mauricio Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707): $235,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wanderlei-Silva-209): $270,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Cung Le (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cung-Le-14883): $420,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Urijah Faber (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Urijah-Faber-8847): $134,000
(includes $32,000 win bonus, $70,000 “Submission of the Night” Bonus)
Brian Bowles (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Brian-Bowles-18944): $19,000
Martin Kampmann (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Martin-Kampmann-5344): $58,000
(includes $29,000 win bonus)
Rick Story (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rick-Story-25989): $19,000
Stephan Bonnar (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Stephan-Bonnar-3014): $68,000
(includes $34,000 win bonus)
Kyle Kingsbury (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kyle-Kingsbury-16558): $10,000
Ryan Bader (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ryan-Bader-22858): $48,000
(includes $24,00 win bonus)
Jason Brilz (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jason-Brilz-1927): $13,000
Michael McDonald (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Michael-McDonald-30297): $84,000
(includes $7,000 win bonus, $70,000 “Knockout of the Night” Bonus)
Alex Soto (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alex-Soto-50367): $6,000
Chris Weidman (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chris-Weidman-42804): $24,000
(includes $12,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tom-Lawlor-21940): $12,000
Gleison Tibau (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Gleison-Tibau-5993): $54,000
(includes $27,000 win bonus)
Rafael dos Anjos (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rafael-dos-Anjos-11675): $16,000
Miguel Torres (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Miguel-Torres-3006): $60,400
(includes $30,000 win bonus)*
Nick Pace (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Nick-Pace-40956): $3,200*
Seth Baczynski (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Seth-Baczynski-13827): $16,000
(includes $8,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Matt-Brown-14310): $12,000
Danny Castillo (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Danny-Castillo-26070): $34,800
(includes $17,000 win bonus)**
Shamar Bailey (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Shamar-Bailey-20744): $6,400**
* - Pace forfeited 20 percent of his purse ($800) for coming in overweight; $400 was given to Torres and $400 was given to the CSAC.
** - Bailey forfeited 20 percent of his purse ($1,600) for coming in overweight; $800 was given to Castillo and $800 was given to the CSAC.
According to numbers released Monday by the California State Athletic Commission, Le earned $350,000 in defeat at UFC 139 (http://www.sherdog.com/events/UFC-139-Shogun-vs-Hendo-17551) in San Jose, Calif. The sanshou specialist was knocked out by former Pride Fighting Championships 205-pound king Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wanderlei-Silva-209), who took home $200,000 for his efforts.
Main event winner Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dan-Henderson-195) also left he building with a handsome sum, pocketing $250,000 for his epic, five-round unanimous decision victory over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707), who netted $165,000.
All four aforementioned competitors were handed “Fight of the Night” by UFC President Dana White, adding an additional $70,000 to their respective totals.
“Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” were awarded to Michael McDonald (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Michael-McDonald-30297) ($14,000) and Urijah Faber (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Urijah-Faber-8847) ($64,000), both of whom also walked away with an additional $70,000.
UFC 139 salaries:
Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Dan-Henderson-195): $320,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Mauricio Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Mauricio-Rua-5707): $235,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Wanderlei-Silva-209): $270,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Cung Le (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Cung-Le-14883): $420,000
(includes $70,000 “Fight of the Night” Bonus)
Urijah Faber (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Urijah-Faber-8847): $134,000
(includes $32,000 win bonus, $70,000 “Submission of the Night” Bonus)
Brian Bowles (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Brian-Bowles-18944): $19,000
Martin Kampmann (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Martin-Kampmann-5344): $58,000
(includes $29,000 win bonus)
Rick Story (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rick-Story-25989): $19,000
Stephan Bonnar (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Stephan-Bonnar-3014): $68,000
(includes $34,000 win bonus)
Kyle Kingsbury (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Kyle-Kingsbury-16558): $10,000
Ryan Bader (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Ryan-Bader-22858): $48,000
(includes $24,00 win bonus)
Jason Brilz (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Jason-Brilz-1927): $13,000
Michael McDonald (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Michael-McDonald-30297): $84,000
(includes $7,000 win bonus, $70,000 “Knockout of the Night” Bonus)
Alex Soto (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Alex-Soto-50367): $6,000
Chris Weidman (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Chris-Weidman-42804): $24,000
(includes $12,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Tom-Lawlor-21940): $12,000
Gleison Tibau (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Gleison-Tibau-5993): $54,000
(includes $27,000 win bonus)
Rafael dos Anjos (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Rafael-dos-Anjos-11675): $16,000
Miguel Torres (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Miguel-Torres-3006): $60,400
(includes $30,000 win bonus)*
Nick Pace (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Nick-Pace-40956): $3,200*
Seth Baczynski (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Seth-Baczynski-13827): $16,000
(includes $8,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Matt-Brown-14310): $12,000
Danny Castillo (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Danny-Castillo-26070): $34,800
(includes $17,000 win bonus)**
Shamar Bailey (http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Shamar-Bailey-20744): $6,400**
* - Pace forfeited 20 percent of his purse ($800) for coming in overweight; $400 was given to Torres and $400 was given to the CSAC.
** - Bailey forfeited 20 percent of his purse ($1,600) for coming in overweight; $800 was given to Castillo and $800 was given to the CSAC.