Tony
23-11-2009, 23:16
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(If you ask us, that's worth 50 grand right there. Photo courtesy of the Toronto Sun (http://www.torontosun.com/) via Fightlinker (http://www.fightlinker.com/).)
We've already passed along the headliners' payouts (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-106-aftermath-end-night-bonuses-griffin-vs-ortiz-iii-more) from UFC 106 (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-106-live-results), but now the complete salary list has been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-106-Payouts-Forrest-Tito-Earn-250000-Each-21120), so we figured hey, why not share them with you people? The UFC paid out $1,301,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses, with 57% of that total going to Forrest Griffin (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/forrest-griffin), Tito Ortiz (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/tito-ortiz), and Josh Koscheck (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/josh-koscheck). Check out the pay scale below, and keep in mind that the figures don't include income from sponsorships, undisclosed "locker-room bonuses," and cuts of the pay-per-view, or deductions for taxes, insurance, licensing fees, and tanning salon memberships (http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/gallery/fighter/f_278/101467/2).
- Forrest Griffin: $250,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
- Tito Ortiz: $250,000
- Josh Koscheck: $246,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus, $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $70,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $170,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus, $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
- Anthony Johnson: $87,000 (includes $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
- Kendall Grove: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
- Amir Sadollah: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
- Marcus Davis: $27,000
- Phil Baroni: $25,000
- Brock Larson: $25,000
- Ben Saunders: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
- George Sotiropoulos: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
- Caol Uno: $20,000
- Luiz Cane: $19,000
- Paulo Thiago: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
- Jake Rosholt: $15,000
- Brian Foster: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
- Fabricio Camoes: $10,000
- Jason Dent: $8,000
- Jacob Volkmann: $6,000
Underpaid: Ben Saunders (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Ben_Saunders). Once again, his knees from the Thai-clinch were straight-up Silva-esque. Fighters aren't paid in relation to their potential, unfortunately, but Killa B deserves a little more cash for consistently putting on great shows.
Overpaid: Josh Koscheck. Look, we're just as impressed with Kos as the next guy, but his fight against Anthony Johnson was way too ugly to deserve the Fight of the Night bonus. And worst of all, this just gives Koscheck more ammunition to put us haters in our place (http://twitter.com/JoshKoscheck/status/5983058304)...
(If you ask us, that's worth 50 grand right there. Photo courtesy of the Toronto Sun (http://www.torontosun.com/) via Fightlinker (http://www.fightlinker.com/).)
We've already passed along the headliners' payouts (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-106-aftermath-end-night-bonuses-griffin-vs-ortiz-iii-more) from UFC 106 (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-106-live-results), but now the complete salary list has been released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-106-Payouts-Forrest-Tito-Earn-250000-Each-21120), so we figured hey, why not share them with you people? The UFC paid out $1,301,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses, with 57% of that total going to Forrest Griffin (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/forrest-griffin), Tito Ortiz (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/tito-ortiz), and Josh Koscheck (http://www.cagepotato.com/tag/josh-koscheck). Check out the pay scale below, and keep in mind that the figures don't include income from sponsorships, undisclosed "locker-room bonuses," and cuts of the pay-per-view, or deductions for taxes, insurance, licensing fees, and tanning salon memberships (http://www.sherdog.com/pictures/gallery/fighter/f_278/101467/2).
- Forrest Griffin: $250,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
- Tito Ortiz: $250,000
- Josh Koscheck: $246,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus, $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $70,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
- Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $170,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus, $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
- Anthony Johnson: $87,000 (includes $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
- Kendall Grove: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
- Amir Sadollah: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
- Marcus Davis: $27,000
- Phil Baroni: $25,000
- Brock Larson: $25,000
- Ben Saunders: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
- George Sotiropoulos: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
- Caol Uno: $20,000
- Luiz Cane: $19,000
- Paulo Thiago: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
- Jake Rosholt: $15,000
- Brian Foster: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
- Fabricio Camoes: $10,000
- Jason Dent: $8,000
- Jacob Volkmann: $6,000
Underpaid: Ben Saunders (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Ben_Saunders). Once again, his knees from the Thai-clinch were straight-up Silva-esque. Fighters aren't paid in relation to their potential, unfortunately, but Killa B deserves a little more cash for consistently putting on great shows.
Overpaid: Josh Koscheck. Look, we're just as impressed with Kos as the next guy, but his fight against Anthony Johnson was way too ugly to deserve the Fight of the Night bonus. And worst of all, this just gives Koscheck more ammunition to put us haters in our place (http://twitter.com/JoshKoscheck/status/5983058304)...