He could have had his Affliction contract honoured by the UFC, at something like $120 000 per fight. (I don't know if it was straight 120k or 120k + 120k win bonus) Gegard Mousasi matched Isaiah Hill and Zak Bucia as the lowest earner of the event. Despite handily defeating well-known veteran Renato Sobral in just 60 seconds, “The Dreamcatcher” banked a mere $2,000 for his efforts. Pittance by today’s standards. Cristiane Santos: $25,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) Gina Carano: $125,000 Santos defeated Carano via technical knockout (strikes) at 4:59 of round one Gegard Mousasi: $2,000 (no win bonus) Renato Sobral: $75,000 Mousasi defeated Sobral via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:00 of round one Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (no win bonus) Mitsuhiro Ishida: $30,000 Melendez defeated Ishida via technical knockout (strikes) at 3:56 of round three Fabricio Werdum: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) Mike Kyle: $14,000 Werdum defeated Kyle via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:24 of round one Jay Hieron: $55,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) Jesse Taylor: $12,000 Hieron defeated Taylor via unanimous decision Scott Lighty: $4,000 (no win bonus) Mike Cook: $2,500 Lighty defeated Cook via technical knockout (strikes) at 2:05 of round one Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus) David Douglas: $5,500 Wilcox defeated Douglas via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:16 of round three James Terry: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) Zak Bucia: $2,000 Terry defeated Bucia via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:23 of round one Alexander Trevino: $3,500 (includes $1,500 win bonus) Isaiah Hill: $2,000 Trevino defeated Hill via submission (keylock) at 3:56 of round one http://mmamania.com/2009/08/18/strikeforce-paydays-and-salaries-for-carano-vs-cyborg/
its crazy that JT money made more than Mousasi....I hope they gave him a bag of money after the event in one of those locker room payments.
Well anyway, he obviously got more than that. M-1 would have paid him after some undisclosed amount. However I'd definitely guess it is probably 1/2 of what the UFC would have paid him.
