Here are the official fighter salary numbers from Saturday night’s UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar event.
- Brock Lesnar – $450,000
- Randy Couture – $250,000
- Gabriel Gonzaga – $110,000
- Kenny Florian – $80,000
- Demian Maia – $40,000
- Joe Stevenson – $35,000
- Dustin Hazelett – $28,000
- Nate Quarry – $25,000
- Mark Bocek – $18,000
- Jeremy Stephens – $16,000
- Matt Brown – $16,000
- Tamdan McCrory – $10,000
- Jorge Gurgel – $10,000
- Josh Hendricks – $8,000
- Aaron Riley – $8,000
- Alvin Robinson – $7,000
- Rafael dos Anjos – $4,000
- Ryan Thomas – $3,000
The UFC also awarded $60,000 superlative bonuses. Jeremy Stephens won “Knockout of the Night”, Dustin Hazelett won “Submission of the Night”, and Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel won “Fight of the Night.”
The total disclosed fighter payout for UFC 81 was $1,099,000. Zuffa reported a total attendance of 14,272 for a live gate of $4,800,000.
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kansas where u at dude.. i sent ya an email a few days ago where you is?
Didn’t get it Patrick…
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wow, thank you.
Very Informative.
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so i know its a bit early but whats everyone thinking for the Penn/St.Pierre rematch? i just got finished watching the little presser they put together and one of the questions raised really got me thinking about the fight… the question was asked of BJ Penn and the question was “now that you’ve conditioned yourself at 155lbs. going back up to 170lbs. how are you going to carry the extra weight and still be conditioned to go 5 rounds?” this could be jogging through sh*t for BJ if he cant find the right balance. he said he’ll have GSP guessing if hes gonna be a fast 165lbs. BJ or a strong 175lbs. BJ come fight day, im just hoping he doesnt f*ck this up and comes in good shape and puts on a good show.
I agree …. scary stuff to drop and then gain THAT much weight, but it can really be done in 6 months time quite easily if you just stick to the right fitness plan -
yeah if he has the right people helping him with the weight thing he should be ok, im just worried we might get the “old” BJ Penn.
Brock is probably the highest paid fighter in the UFC now right? Has to be…. oh wait, I think Chucks contract is $500k per fight…
Guess the WWE really is real, I mean look at Brock… wow.. he took his licks and won…
I wonder if say Triple H would ever come over to the UFC for “THE GREAT HALI” now that would be so neat….
Before some idiot comments back thinking I am serious, I WAS JUST JOKING ABOUT WWE BEING REAL AND ALL THAT….
(although Gatties probably just peed a little in excitement over the thought Triple H coming to the UFC)..
come on man Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight title could be epic lol.
rj i know i asked before but cant remember.. is that you in your avatar pic
yeah the pic is of me and Grey Maynard.
you look like a burnt out johnny depp lol..that looks like fedor
lmao burnt out Johnny Depp, thats cool even lesser version of Depp would get chased around by chicks. and im even a bit bigger then Fador lol, dude im awesome…. thankx!
here is the bigger version of the pic…
http://www.mmahq.com/2008/11/03/new-adrenaline-mma-gym-opens-in-canada/dsc05824/
im my opinion rj… gray is nothing but a boring *** overpowerin wrestler..he sucks in my opinion… lay and pray gray..
doc sent me kansas email again sir?
and here is me and my girlfriend….
http://www.mmahq.com/2008/11/03/new-adrenaline-mma-gym-opens-in-canada/dsc05834/
lol jk.
yeah he has that kind of style for sure…. i kinda became a fan when he was on TUF, im not sure why. i was pretty hyped to get to meet him.
well you know brother….. you thought i was gonna make fun of the trailer dwellers didnt ya lol…. well im not, Brock has changed my mind about the whole thing, in fact i think im gonna go and get a giant ***** tattooed on my chest next week lol.
im still not on the lesnar band wagon yet if he beats nog or mir then i might get on but not now.
On a completely off-topic. So I’m in my car yesterday around my old neigborhood when I see a guy crossing the street with a black tapout shirt. Frankly, seeing that type of gear is still rare around here in Brooklyn. Before I realize it, I do a double-take and believe it or not, its Phillipe Nover from the “Ultimate Fighter”…LOL
I started honking at him and he looked at me like I was crazy. I knew from the show that he’s from Brooklyn, but I guess I was so shocked to see him walking around, I didn’t really know what to say.
Anyways, after some minor chit-chat he invited me to check out his website regarding the Finale viewing party he’s throwing. He actually worked at the same hospital my mom does, as a nurse. Overall, I have to say I can tell he is one of the nicest guys out there and I see why he is one of the most liked fighters in that nutty house.
What can I say, it was weird…we don’t have many famous MMA fighters from Brooklyn who are also in the health field like I am. It turned the rest of my day upside down…very exciting.
Awesome. Cool story. It’s a small world.
Nice that you could bump into him. Personally, I think he’s going to the finals. I don’t have any inside info, but its just my gut feeling.
i agree with you there Doc i got (if everything goes right anyways) Nover vs. Junie and Soszynski vs. Bader in the finals, they just seen like the four with the best shot at taking it.
right on man, Nover seems like a cool cat on the show. did you ask him about the show? even though im sure hes not allowed to say a whole lot.
doc what is kansas email again?
hey whats this crap i hear also that bobby lashley is making his debut??? common.. brock sucks