<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Mar 3 2008, 05:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>don't forget the 4 main eventers usually get a bonus based on the number of PPV buys too. they showed that when disproving Randy Couture's statements. Couture got like a $1 be buy so he got like a $650K bonus or something like that.</div> Not everybody has that kind of contract, though. I wouldn't expect these guys to get a cut. I think Anderson Silva has finished his first UFC contract now, so that may change for next time.
I've read several times that at least the 2 main eventers get something for being the main draw on PPV's. must be something in any contract about making the main event.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Celtic Fan @ Mar 3 2008, 09:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I've read several times that at least the 2 main eventers get something for being the main draw on PPV's. must be something in any contract about making the main event.</div> Sure, could be the case.
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS -Anderson Silva: $140,000 (defeated Dan Henderson; win bonus was $70,000) -Dan Henderson: $100,000 (lost to Anderson Silva; win bonus would have been $150,000) MAIN CARD FIGHTERS -Heath Herring: $140,000 (defeated Cheick Kongo; win bonus was $70,000) -Jon Fitch: $60,000 (defeated Chris Wilson; win bonus was $30,000) -Chris Leben: $50,000 (defeated Alessio Sakara; win bonus was $25,000) -Cheick Kongo: $30,000 (lost to Heath Herring; win bonus would have been $30,000) -Yushin Okami: $28,000 (defeated Evan Tanner; win bonus was $14,000) -Evan Tanner: $25,000 (lost to Yushin Okami; win bonus would have been $25,000) -Alessio Sakara: $17,000 (lost to Chris Leben; win bonus would have been $17,000) -Chris Wilson: $12,000 (lost to Jon Fitch; win bonus would have been $12,000) PRELIMINARY MATCH FIGHTERS -Andrei Arlovski: $170,000 (defeated Jake O’Brien; win bonus was $65,000) -Diego Sanchez: $60,000 (defeated David Bielkheden; win bonus was $30,000) -Josh Koscheck: $20,000 (defeated Dustin Hazelett; win bonus was $10,000) -Luigi Fioravanti: $16,000 (defeated Luke Cummo; win bonus was $8,000) -Luke Cummo: $16,000 (lost to Luigi Fioravanti; win bonus would have been $16,000) -Jorge Gurgel: $14,000 (defeated John Halverson; win bonus was $7,000) -Dustin Hazelett: $12,000 (lost to Josh Koscheck; win bonus would have been $12,000) -Jake O’Brien: $11,000 (lost to Andrei Arlovski; win bonus would have been $11,000) -David Bielkheden: $8,000 (lost to Diego Sanchez; win bonus would have been $8,000) -John Halverson: $3,000 (lost to Jorge Gurgel; win bonus would have been $3,000) DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $932,000
nice to see the increase in pay but man Koscheck has GOT to be pissed at making 10&10 when cummo is making 16&16. I expect to see him making between 30&30 or 40&40. 170K to put AA on the undercard is a lot too.. wonder how much he's going to ask for in his next contract and how much will he be offerred to go elsewhere??
