MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS Fedor Emelianenko $300,000 (no win bonus) def. Andre Arlovski $1,500,000 (win bonus would have been $250,000) MAIN CARD FIGHTERS Josh Barnett $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel $30,000 (win bonus would have been $9,300) Vitor Belfort $200,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lindland $225,000 (win bonus would have been $75,000) Renato "Babalu" Sobral $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou $50,000 (win bonus would have been $50,000) Paul Buentello $90,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Kiril Sidelnikov $10,000 (win bonus would have been $25,000) Dan Lauzon $12,000 (no win bonus) def. Bobby Green $4,000 (win bonus would have been $4,000) PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS Jay Hieron $45,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jason High $10,000 (win bonus would have been $5,000) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira $150,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko $50,000 (win bonus would have been $30,000) L.C. Davis $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Bao Quach $7,000 (win bonus would have been $6,000) Albert Rios $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Duarte $3,000 (win bonus would have been $2,000) Brett Cooper $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Speight $2,000 (win bonus would have been $3,000) AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $3,308,000 Source: MMA Weekly
Wow 1.5 mil for AA to get KOed? Dana White should take note on how Affliction is paying the fighters. The UFC pays peanuts compared to this.
They payed Oscar 5 million to attend the press conferences, the event and lend his name to the procedings. Not bad for virtually doing nothing.
Can't believe Arlovski got so much and Fedor only got 300k. Quite a few salaries (Belfort, Lindland, Lil Nog amd even Barnett) are quite high. I also read about the $5m Affliction payed Oscar, well according to Larry Merchant anyway. Don't know how true it is but it wouldn't surprise me if Affliction payed Oscar a good sum.
Not at all. No way Arlovski made 500% more then Fedor. No way Fedor made less than $1 million. I actually highly doubt Arlovski made $1.5 mil also. :deal
Fedor only made 300,000. He doesn't have a big contract. Which is why it was so mind boggling when he turned down the millions that the UFC was willing to pay him.
Not really. They wanted ALL options on him. Fedor is his own man he does as he pleases. I admire his intergrity to his sport and to himself. It just goes to show the UFC cant buy everything. Still a travesty to think all he made was 300k and Andrei made a cool $1.5M? No wonder he left the UFC. Iv never understood the fascination with Andrei. I still dont now.
Agreed. Arlovski was a mediocre champion over what was a weak UFC division a time when the best heavyweights in the world were in Pride.
Fedor actually had a big signing bonus I believe 2 mill, he is the highest payed fighter don't worry before you all go on a whitch hunt. I wonder if Dana still wants AA back after that brutal KO.
Back in PRIDE`s heyday Andrei would have been beaten on a routine basis by second tear guys like Fujita, Yvel, Yoshida, Aleks E, Vonchancyn, Don Frye etc etc. I think most seem to be impressed with Andrei`s stature and physique rather than his fighting skills.
