His networth is 18 million dollars. I remember he used to make three times that amount during his prime.
and so. . . . What kind of money does Fedor earn. . .from the Bellator Heavyweight Tournament?. . . Is he the highest paid?
Whatever it is he deserves more money. There I gave you a good answer, thank me later or now. Up to you.
Apparently millions upon millions throughout his career. His run in the US has earned him some major bank. Affliction, Strikeforce, Bellator... He's earned some great money from his US run, not to mention his stints abroad in-between. No doubt he earned a few million from his Pride days. And in Japan it was the norm for fighters to receive a bag of cash as their pay day, so Fedor might have earned bags upon bags for being "the man" over there. I've read sources where they state $30 million, but I just don't see it. I'd say at his peak he was probably $5-8 million. But you have to question why he is still fighting. Obviously it is all he knows, but I reckon he still needs money. Although a man like Fedor lives like a pauper, who knows what deals he has been involved in behind the scenes, and if they have affected his bank balance in a big way?
He turned down a 6 fight 30 mil deal offered by the UFC at one point, so it's safe to say he was doing well.
I don't remember Fedor's reps at the time saying the offer wasn't legit, just that White was a scummy guy they couldn't trust. I'm sure that there were a ton of provisions that would've benefited the UFC and very little of the money if anything at all would've been guaranteed.
