UFC Fight Night 24 Final Numbers: Nogueira earns $90,000
Posted on March 29, 2011, 01:34 AM by Joey SantosusThe Washington State Department of Licensing has released the final figures for the UFC Fight Night 24 event, with former PRIDE veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira leading the way as the card's top earner.
A sellout crowd of 14,212 fans were in attendance at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington Saturday, generating a live gate of $1,182,850.
While Nogueira was by far the event's highest paid competitor, any undisclosed bonuses (such as Fight of the Night etc.) are not reflected in the figures below.
Complete fighter salaries (Total Payroll: $537,000):
Main card:
Phil Davis: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $90,000
Anthony Johnson: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Dan Hardy: $25,000
Amir Sadollah: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson: $14,000
Chan Sung Jung: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia: $18,000
Preliminary card:
Mike Russow: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. Jon Madsen: $10,000
Mackens Semerzier: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Alex Caceres: $8,000
John Hathaway: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Kris McCray: $10,000
Michael McDonald: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Edwin Figueroa: $6,000
Christian Morecraft: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Sean McCorkle: $10,000
Johny Hendricks: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus) def. T.J. Waldburger: $8,000
Aaron Simpson: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Mario Miranda: $10,000
Nik Lentz: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Lowe: $12,000
Comments
good to see all fighters earning more than 10k
zombie was getting 5000 for a main card bout if he lost.
Why does lil nog get such a big payout still? He hasn't looked impressive his whole UFC stint.
you cant make $1,182,850 gate and expect to pay your fighters more then what you make, why you think alot of other promotions failed. the truth is this sport is still new and can't afford to pay fighters what they deserve because its not as big as people make it seem to be.
More people watched last years SuperBowl then ever all the fights from UFC 1 - UFC 128 combined. One day of football > views then 18 years of the UFC
it annoys me when the winner gets a shitty paycheck, why should davis get 56 thou less than nog :|
stupid contracts..
fighters of the same bout should either get a) the same money - we give you both 40 grand for fighting, one of you gets 40 grand for winning. or b) the loser takes the crappy check, and davis gets the 90 grand
hendricks and nik lentz got serious pay days!!
hendricks and nik lentz got serious pay days!!