Strikeforce paydays and salaries for ‘Shamrock vs Diaz’
By: Jesse Holland
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for the Showtime event held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, on April 11.
Frank Shamrock was the big earner of the night. Despite getting stopped by Nick Diaz in the second round of their main event bout, “The Legend” banked a cool $369,790 for his efforts.
His opponent, Diaz, took home $39,950 and California bragging rights.
Forget steel, former UFC fighter Scott Smith showed he had hands of gold with a $25,000 punch that coupled with his base salary netted him an impressive $49,940. Radach had to settle for the loss and just $16,940.
Here are all the Strikeforce: “Shamrock vs. Diaz” payouts:
Nick Diaz: $39,950 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Frank Shamrock: $369,790
Diaz defeated Shamrock via technical knockout (strikes) at 3:57 of round two
Gilbert Melendez: $49,890 (no win bonus)
Rodrigo Damm: $9,190
Melendez defeated Damm via knockout (punch) at 2:02 of round two
Scott Smith: $49,940 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Benji Radach: $16,940
Smith defeated Radach via knockout (punch) at 3:24 of round three
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $18,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Hitomi Akano: $1,450
Santos defeated Akano via technical knockout (strikes) at 0:35 of round three
Brett Rogers: $39,940 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Ron “Abongo” Humphrey: $3,205
Rogers defeated Humphrey via technical knockout (knees) at 1:38 of round two
Luke Rockhold: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Buck Meredith: $1,540
Rockhold defeated Meredith via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:07 of round one
Eric Lawson: $9,950 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Waylon Kennell: $1,950
Lawson defeated Kennel via technical knockout (strikes) at 4:54 of round one
Raul Castillo: $7,890 (includes $3,500 win bonus)
Brandon Michaels: $1,500
Castillo defeated Michaels via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:45 of round one
James Terry: $3,940 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
Zak Bucia: $1,500
Terry defeated Bucia via unanimous decision
Shingo Kohara: $940 (no win bonus)
Jeremy Tavares: $940
Kohara defeated Tavares via knockout (knee) at 0:04 of round two
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
The total base fighter payroll for the event was $634,415 — of which more than 50% went to Shamrock. 15,211 spectators packed the HP Pavilion for an approximate live gate of $750,000.
For complete results and coverage of “Shamrock vs. Diaz” click here and here.
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