The Mac
09-02-2010, 05:45 PM
Co-headliners James Toney ($500,000) and Randy Couture ($250,000) garnered the most attention heading into this past weekend's UFC 118 event, and they also walked home with the evening's largest disclosed checks.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of officially disclosed paydays from the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the Aug. 28 event was $1.428 million.
Toney and Couture accounted for 52.52 percent of the disclosed figures.
UFC 118 was the first trip to Massachusetts for the world's biggest mixed martial arts promotion. The event took place at the TD Garden in Boston, and the main card aired live on pay-per-view. A pair of contests were also featured on Spike TV.
In a bout UFC president Dana White openly referred to as a "freak show," Couture took Toney down easily and submitted him in the first round. While the contest was only a co-feature, it netted the most attention in the days prior to the fight.
Meanwhile, in the main event, Frankie Edgar proved his April win over former champion B.J. Penn was no fluke. The new champion dominated "The Prodigy" for five rounds en route to a unanimous-decision win.
Edgar took home $96,000 for his effort, while Penn was issued a $150,000 check.
The total paydays included:
Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. James Toney: $500,000
Demian Maia: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus)
def. Mario Miranda: $8,000
Gray Maynard: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus)
def. Kenny Florian: $65,000
Nate Diaz: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
Joe Lauzon: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000
Nik Lentz: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $10,000
Dan Miller: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. John Salter: $8,000
Greg Soto: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Osipczak: $10,000
Mike Pierce: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Amilcar Alves: $6,000
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out $60,000 UFC 118 bonuses to Lauzon (Submission of the Night), Diaz and Davis (Fight of the Night).
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of officially disclosed paydays from the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the Aug. 28 event was $1.428 million.
Toney and Couture accounted for 52.52 percent of the disclosed figures.
UFC 118 was the first trip to Massachusetts for the world's biggest mixed martial arts promotion. The event took place at the TD Garden in Boston, and the main card aired live on pay-per-view. A pair of contests were also featured on Spike TV.
In a bout UFC president Dana White openly referred to as a "freak show," Couture took Toney down easily and submitted him in the first round. While the contest was only a co-feature, it netted the most attention in the days prior to the fight.
Meanwhile, in the main event, Frankie Edgar proved his April win over former champion B.J. Penn was no fluke. The new champion dominated "The Prodigy" for five rounds en route to a unanimous-decision win.
Edgar took home $96,000 for his effort, while Penn was issued a $150,000 check.
The total paydays included:
Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. James Toney: $500,000
Demian Maia: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus)
def. Mario Miranda: $8,000
Gray Maynard: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus)
def. Kenny Florian: $65,000
Nate Diaz: $60,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
Joe Lauzon: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000
Nik Lentz: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $10,000
Dan Miller: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. John Salter: $8,000
Greg Soto: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Osipczak: $10,000
Mike Pierce: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Amilcar Alves: $6,000
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out $60,000 UFC 118 bonuses to Lauzon (Submission of the Night), Diaz and Davis (Fight of the Night).
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.