...because Strikeforce paid him $370,000 just to show. Holy shit. Can you remember the last time a main event fighter earned almost 10x what his opponent made, INCLUDING his win bonus? Here are the other payouts from Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz, courtesy of MMA Payout: – Nick Diaz $39,950 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Frank Shamrock $369,790 – Gilbert Melendez $49,890 (no win bonus) def. Rodrigo Damm $9,190 – Cristiane Santos $18,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Hitomi Akano $1,450 – Scott Smith $49,940 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Benji Radach $16,940 – Brett Rogers $39,940 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Ron Humphries $3,205 – Luke Rockhold $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Buck Meredith $1,540 – Eric Lawson $9,950 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Waylon Kennell $1,950 – Raul Castillo $6,890 (includes $3,500 win bonus) def. Brandon Michaels $1,500 – James Terry $3,940 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Zak Bucia $1,500 – Shingo Kohara $940 (no win bonus) def. Jeremy Tavares $940 Please note that these numbers do not reflect the total money earned by fighters via sponsorships, undisclosed bonuses, etc..
They must really like to fight. I can't imagine guys like that ever improving. Who could justify shelling out for top of the line training when they only make 940 dollars a fight.
Or when they announce the winner of the Ultimate fighter show gets a 6 figure contract over 3 years. Big deal...33k a year to be his monkey
