Strikeforce Salaries: Nick Diaz takes home $175,000 for First Round TKO victory over Paul Daley
Posted on April 14, 2011, 05:17 AM by Anton GurevichCalifornia State Athletic Commission has released the official salaries for Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley event, which took place last weekend at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.
According to report, Nick Diaz earned 175,000 dollars for his Strikeforce Welterweight title defense in a fight against Paul Daley. Strikeforce Lightweight Champ Gilbert Melendez took home 150,000 dollars, as well as Gegard Mousasi who went to distance with Keith Jardine at the main card action of the night.
So, it looks like Nick Diaz is not so "underpaid" when comparing to other MMA fighters. Here's the complete paydays (via MMAJunkie.com):
Nick Diaz – $175,000 def. Paul Daley – $65,000
Gilbert Melendez – $150,000 def. Tatsuya Kawajiri – $97,612.50
Gegard Mousasi – $150,000 drew with Keith Jardine – $25,000
Shinya Aoki – $73,637.50 def. Lyle Beerbohm – $10,000
Robert Peralta – $4,000 (including $2,000 win bonus) def. Hiroyuki Takaya – $2,740
Virgil Zwicker – $3,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Brett Albee – $1,000
Joe Duarte – $2,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Saad Awad – $1,500
Herman Terrado – $1,500 (including $500 win bonus) def. A.J. Matthews – $1,000
Rolando Perez – $3,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Edgar Cardenas – $1,000
Casey Ryan – $2,000 (including $1,000 win bonus) def. Paul Song – $750
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Why the hell did Jardine only get 25.000? Sure he did not win, but he did a whole lot better than everyone expected.
Yeah i thought he would get more than that considering he was a late replacement. perhaps he may have received more undisclosed.
all their big guys made alot more money than last, their undercards are still rubbish
I FEEL SORRY FOR FIGHTERS WHO ONLY EARN A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS. THIS IS EXPLOITATION. HOW WILL THEY PAY FOR THEIR CAMPS, TRAINERS, AND OTHER BILLS?
my thoughts exactly...
Dude, they'll go negative if they get an injury! What the crap is Nick complaining about?!
U dont really ger paid by ur performances....it depends on ur contract and the prices are set before hand only thing the get extra is win bonuses
Jardine was 2-5 coming into the fight, it would be silly paying him more than 25k for a fight.
25k contract + 0$ for not winning = makes sense.
750.00 for Song?? He should just go to a subway with a hat and guitar, and it is likely he probably won't get punched in the face.
$750?? dude that is weak.
Homie got payed!!
its bullshit that fighters get paid under 5 a fight. Paul song made 750? my brother makes more at smaller shows
Nick didn't do too bad for a night's work :P
I seem to recall Diaz complaining right before this fight about being the most underpaid fighter in the business. Can't say I agree with him...
Actually he said "I get way too much money but not enough".
He said "I'm the most overworked, overtrained and underpaid fighter." But he did also say "I get way too much money but not enough." I just disregarded that comment because it sounded like his brain just stopped working temporarily when he said it.
dayum paul song didn't make enough to pay the rent
I wonder how much Paul Song ends up getting after taxes, training camp etc
Diaz deserves more for his talents, he got paid chump change compared to most Champions out there... If i was Paul Song I would pick up a partime somewhere.
750!!???...wtf..that shit doest cover nothing, fly ticket,camp,doctor, some other smaller shows, and i mean alot smaller some fighters make 500, Zuffa you cheap bastards the guy didt make enough to pay even his rent smh
O Mousasi getting paid A SHIT LOAD MORE than Keith Jardine when the fight ended as a DRAW wow i mean even Tatsuya got paid way more and he LOST the fight and got wrecked...but earns more money than someone who fought tough for all rounds and had 9 days to get ready for the fight and fight ended as a draw wow
whyd kawajiri get so much noone even knows who he is
Takaya got robbed, one of the most exciting FWs getting paid sht is pathetic
Jardine made a fifth of what Gegard made, why? Jardine's a known fighter & then to have the match scored a draw.
Now, I just wonder Tatsuya Kawajiri get paid $97,612.50 .......... 50 cents ??? Why there is 50 Cents ??? Can they just make it an even dollar ???
to balance out the japan payroll. aoki got the other half dollar
I think they agreed to the pay before the fight. Jardine isn't complaining about his check, he's happy he isn't fighting for local shows now.
wow that's almost UFC money
Jardine is definitely not complaining. If I'm not mistaking, Jardine didn't even get paid for his last fight after getting screwed over.
Mousasi probably makes as much as he does for just appearing, and like someone else said, it's based on contracts. Before his lose to King Mo, Mousasi was one of the biggest names outside of the UFC and still is, so in order for Strikeforce to get him, they had to put up a high dollar. Otherwise, they would have lost him at the time to the UFC. But I don't guess it really matters, because it's all pretty much together as of now.
they don't make money at all, compare to those boxing fighters, wow, those fighters works to damn hard, and sometimes they hurt by working so hard, and that's all they get.
I can't believe he only got paid $750, I think that is either a misprint or he will get more money in the locker room. Remember there is also sponsors. I refuse to believe he only made $750 for that fight in whole.
I think Col23 countered his own point by saying the word expectation, fighters get paid on expectation from their past showings and Jardine was expected to come in and get knocked out in the first round. I think 25k was more than enough.