Strikeforce: Diaz vs Noons 2 Salaries and Gate Receipt
Posted on October 12, 2010, 07:24 AM by Anton GurevichCSAC and Strikeforce announced the official numbers for last weekend's Daiz vs Noons 2 fight card. The event took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, to the eyes of 7,599 spectators, who gave Strikeforce a solid $528,446 gate receipt. Nick Diaz was the top earner of the night, going home with $50,000 for his victory over KJ Noons. Newly crowned Strikeforce Womens Welterweight Champion Marloes "Rumina" Coenen earned only $3,000 for her victory against Sarah Kaufman.
Full salaries (props to MMAMania.com):
Jess Bouscal $3,000 ($1,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
Luis Mendoza $1,500
Bouscal defeated Mendoza by Anaconda choke Round 2: 3:00
Ron Keslar $1,500
Josh McDonald $3,000 ($1,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
McDonald defeated Keslar by unanimous decision 28-29, 28-29, 28-29
James Terry $3,000 ($1,500 to show, $1,500 to win)
David Marshall $1,500
Terry defeated Marshall by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-26
Tyron Woodley $15,000 ($7,500 to show, $7,500 to win)
Andre Galvao $10,000
Woodley defeated Galvao by KO Round 1: 1:48
Sarah Kaufman $20,000
Marloes Coenen $3,000 ($2,000 to show, $1,000 to win)
Coenen defeated Kaufman by armbar Round 3: 1:59
Josh Thomson $50,000
Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante $40,000
Thomson defeated Cavalcante by unanimous decision 29-28, 30-27, 29-28
Nick Diaz $50,000
KJ Noons $10,000
Comments
wow the gate for a title fight was 500K and the champ got 50K as a purse... and WTF at Coenen 3k!!! vs 20k!!!
I know theres sponsors and bonuses but this is still crazy!
ha and dont people always complain that the ufc pay too little? two champions getting 53,000 between them? nice one strikeforce
I know, I've made this comment before, people always complain about how the UFC pays their fighters but none of the other organizations do any better.
I was just thiking... no wonder Strikeforce didn't want to start a bid war with the UFC lol... they only like to cough up the dough to M1
Either Conen needs a better manager to get her more money or SF needs to stop being cheap and give there champs more than 3K
This is ridiculous for Coenen and the others. Coenen just fought for the championship against the best woman fighter in MMA, Chris Cyborg. Why is she only getting 2,000 to show and a lousy 1,000 purse to win? Surely Showtime and Strikeforce have a little more money up their tight asses than that. They are the ones putting on the show for god's sakes!
As the main event, Noons should have at least received the 40,000 that Calvacante earned with his loss.
Shocking pay-day.
Coenen only getting $ 3,000?, this is unbelivable, Nick Diaz $ 50,000?, he better haul ass to the UFC, screw this how are they supossed to live?
i agree with the 3000 being bull but fifty for diaz i know as far as pro atheletes its not much but throw in another 20-40 grand for sponsors times about 3 fights a year thats not bad for a part time job
wtf noons got 10k??? jz got 40k ??
coenen 3k?? wtf is goin on there !!!!!!! thats 3 weeks pay for me with out all the risk and training. PATHETIC
I'd think they would have a second job if they were being payed that low....
WTF..they most fighters only fight 2 to 3 times a year..how to survive..
I know its a crazy world we live in...but then again strikforce isnt that big yet like UFC
absolutely appauling!!!!!!!
They should all QUIT!!
This is why SF wont last much longer.
3k for 3months worth of training? No way!
Add them all up thats $221k That means around 250k was left for the building and Croker?
Wow he really wants to keep SF alive.
He probably works at Arby's to supplement. HAHA
wait - that's just for the gate - normally the organisation gets muck more from transmission rights than the venue...
I think Noons is going to spend more on his hospital bills. He should've stuck to boxing.
these salaries are just embarrassing. Mir and cro cop should give half their money to Diaz and noons cuz they actually put on a fight
Hahaha agreed!
Only half?
lol thats just sad ....
yeah people bitch about how evil the ufc is and how bad they treat their fighters but sf is way worse 3000 bucks to fight for the belt you can almost make that working at mcdonalds for the same amount of time
People talk about the UFC because they dont know anything about the business. UFC fighters receive more as payout, way more from sponsors and when they reach the top, when they become champions and/or superstar status, they receive a percentage in profits from cable - thats were the big money is really.
As I said, people often judge the income of fighters in the UFC by the "purse" they receive with each fight, when in reality, they get way more from sponsors and other deals they have going just by the fact theire fighting at the UFC.
Strikeforce is still a small organization with less "high quality" fighters when compared with the UFC, but since MMA is growing daily, things may change and SF can grow to become a big organization like the UFC. Personally, I would really like that. The sport needs more organizations since the more there is, the more fights we get to see, which translates in more and better fighters... any fan can agree with that!
What a joke.. I guess nate diaz wasn't kidding when he said he barely has enough to eat!
Also, SF should think about expanding to Canada because as far as I know, nobody was able to buy the PPV even and ended up streaming that! Maybe that'll help them pay their fighters better!
Assuming he fights 3 times a year @ 50K, 150K is a shatload of money for bean burritos ;P
damn and i thought the ufc was rippin people off
The purses were smaller because everyone knew not too many people would pay to see this on PayperView. Strikeforce usually has one huge event followed by several smaller events - this one was somewhere in the middle. No Fedor, no henderson, no Mousasi. If the same fight was on a card with any of those fighters, I bet Diaz would have made 100k just because more people would tune in.
A good point but still some of these paychecks were pitifully low. As in they should have been asking for donations or passing around the tip jar so the fighters could make some actual money. I suppose there is the possibility that they are getting a percentage, but somehow I doubt it.
Fedor is the only credible fighter....
Henderson aint crap anymore...thats the reason he went to strikeforce...he lost his last 2-3fights in UFC..and still gets his ass kicked by Shields and he was talking shit that he wanted to fight Fedor...are you kidding...
Gegard is good but he hasnt fought anyone real caliber people...he fought King Mo and got his ass kicked....if he fights anyone with wrestling ability..he will lose...no question.....
What a JOKE...
Diaz's brother Nate made 48k when he faught against Maynard..No Title Fight....
Nick defends his title and makes 50k....lol
GSP probably makes 4-5times more on any title defense than Diaz...
Strikeforce is a crock of crap.............lololololol
payouts reflect the size of the organisations quite well. diaz has nothing to moan about, noons/coenen sure, but you can bet as soon as their contract runs up and it comes to renegotiations.. coenen aint gonna be settling for 3 grand.
Where else is Coenen going to go fight that will pay her more?
Personally i don't like to watch chick fights .. just don't like the thought of women getting hit in the face .. but i wouldn't support a boycott either.
OK Matt Hughes
What a joke
WOW Coenen got ripped. I don't ever want to hear bitching about UFC pay again.
I'de have to say, Marloe will make more money soon looking at Sarah's pay check.