UFC on Versus 5: Salaries and Suspensions
Posted on August 17, 2011, 02:03 PM by Trent Reinsmith
UFC on Versus 5 took place on Sunday, August 14 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ben Henderson dominating highly ranked Jim Miller in a lightweight contest and Chris Lytle submitting Dan Hardy in the main event highlighted the 12 fight card. The win over Hardy allowed Lytle to end his career in style, as it was his last MMA fight. Before the fight took place, Lytle had announced his intentions to retire following the Hardy bout.
All the numbers and suspensions are in for the card and here is how everything panned out:
Fighter Salaries:
Chris Lytle: $35,000 plus $35,000 win bonus defeats Dan Hardy: $25,000
Ben Henderson: $17,000 plus $17,000 win bonus defeats Jim Miller: $35,000
Donald Cerrone: $22,000 plus $22,000 win bonus defeats Charles Oliveira: $12,000
Duane Ludwig: $16,000 plus $16,000 win bonus defeats Amir Sadollah: $20,000
Jared Hamman: $12,000 plus $12,000 win bonus defeats CB Dollaway: $20,000
Joseph Benavidez: $21,500 plus $21,500 win bonus defeats Eddie Wineland: $10,000
Ed Herman: $26,000 plus $26,000 win bonus defeats Kyle Noke: $8,000
Ronny Markes: $8,000 plus $8,000 win bonus defeats Karlos Vemola: $10,000
Jim Hettes: $6,000 plus $6,000 win bonus defeats Alex Caceres: $8,000
Cole Miler: $17,000 plus $17,000 win bonus defeats T.J. O'Brien: $6,000
Jacob Volkmann: $14,000 plus $14,000 win bonus def. Danny Castillo: $17,000
Edwin Figueroa: $6,000 plus $6,000 win bonus defeats Jason Reinhardt: $6,000
Medical Suspensions:
Dan Hardy: Suspended 30 days
Jim Miller: Suspended indefinitely, can be cleared after physical exam, CT scan.
Ben Henderson: Suspended 30 days, must have elbow x-ray before cleared
Charles Oliveira: Suspended 30 days
Amir Sadollah: Suspended indefinitely, can be cleared after neurological exam, CT scan.
Duane Ludwig: Suspended indefinitely can be cleared after physical exam, CT scan and right hand x-ray.
CB Dollaway: Suspended indefinitely, can be cleared after neurological exam, CT scan.
Kyle Noke: Suspended indefinitely, can be cleared after MRI on knee.
Jim Hettes: Suspended 30 days
Alex Caceres: Suspended 30 days
Cole Miller: Suspended 30 days for right hand injury
T.J. O'Brien: Suspended indefinitely for rib, leg injuries can be cleared after physician exam.
Jason Reinhardt: Suspended 30 days
Salaries and Suspensions courtest MMAFighting.com
Further reading: UFC on Versus 5 Recap
Comments
two notes:
Cant believe the WEC fighters are getting paid next to nothing...
AND
Chris Lytle looks like Randy Orton in that pic
WEC guys get paid less because they are new to the company it wouldn't make sense to pay the new guys as much as you pay the guys who have been fighting for you for years
ahem...James Toney
One word-- Rip-off...
I'll beat you up for a buck.
That is just the tip of the iceberg. After sponsors and endorsements, they make a lot more than that. And, with this economy, it is a lot better than most people make nowadays.
I'm wondering how a WEC champion(Ben Henderson) who defeated another WEC fighter(Cerrone) gets paid less here.
Trent you have your facts a bit mixed upChris Lytle: $200,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
def. Dan Hardy: $90,000 (includes $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
So Lytle made 200k and a Harley, not bad for 15 minutes work haha. Yes i know they train for months lol
definetly not submission of the night, that was just given to him since he is retiring,
Geez Alex Caceres sucks so bad he didn't even get paid...
added that one
alex caceres doesn't suck, that was an entertaining fight
agreed, he actually looked pretty fluid in the few moments he was shining, maybe work on cardio a little more...