UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez (Oct. 23rd)

Debatable I guess. I think more people know the name Tito Ortiz than Anderson Silva or Georges St. Pierre, but I may be mistaken.

 

Probably...but do you think people still buy cards to watch him fight? I mean..he hasn't even co-headlined in awhile, has he? He hasn't won in 4 years...

What is SF going to do with him? Sign him to a big ass contract...hype him up..throw him in there just to get beat like Hendo did?

 

Well the difference I guess is that Strikeforce is able to put him on TV, supposing they get another CBS show. They don't need him to sell PPVs since they don't have any--or, since they eventually want to get into the PPV business, they could use his name to help build up their first pay show.

 

Payouts

Cain Velasquez: $270,000 (includes $100,000 and $70,000 Knockout of the Night bonuses)
def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000

Jake Shields: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
def. Martin Kampmann: $27,000

Diego Sanchez: $170,000 (includes $50,000 win and $70,000 Fight of the Night bonuses)
def. Paulo Thiago: $88,000 (includes $70,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Matt Hamill: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000

Brendan Schaub: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000

Court McGee: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan Jensen: $10,000

Tom Lawlor: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Cote: $21,000

Daniel Roberts: $86,000 (includes $8,000 win and $70,000 Submission of the Night bonuses)
def. Mike Guymon: $8,000

Sam Stout: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Taylor: $16,000

Chris Camozzi: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Dongi Yang: $8,000

Jon Madsen: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000

 

Patrick Cote has been cut. Gilbert Yvel and Mike Guymon also on the block.