Those Critical Of MMA Salaries Please Take Note
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 24, 2009 11:05 AM EDT
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PrintThe full payout for the MMA/Boxing hybrid event headlined by Roy Jones Jr. and Omar Sheik were released yesterday. The numbers are below:
-Jeff Monson: $25,000 (win bonus was $10,000)
Roy Nelson: $30,000
-Bobby Lashley: $40,000 (win bonus was $10,000)
def. Jason Guida: $15,000
-Din Thomas: $10,000 (no win bonus)
def. Gabe Lemley: $5,500
-Dennis Hallman: $6,000 (win bonus was $3,000)
def. Danny Ruiz: $2,000
-James Freeman: $600 (win bonus was $300)
def. John Mowry: $300
OFFICIAL BOXING RESULTS
-Roy Jones Jr.:-(two-thirds of net profits of event)
-Omar Sheik: $50,000
-B.J. Flores: $12,500 (no win bonus)
-Jose Luis Herrera: $12,500
-Eric Clinton: $800 (no win bonus)
-Richmond Dalphone: $800
-Kieyon Bussey: $1,200 (no win bonus)
-Robert DaLuz: $1,800
-Kelvin Price: $1,500 (no win bonus)
-Kevin Howard: $1,500
Many times fans and others are critical of the salaries garnered by MMA fighters within different promotions, namely the UFC. However, if you look at the salaries for this event all fans of MMA should be thankful. I mean you have boxers on this card that only made $800. Fighters making their UFC debut make way more than that nowadays, not even counting sponsorship monies.
However, one thing that disturbs me is seeing good veteran fighters like Din Thomas making $10,000. When a TUF reject in Jason Guida makes $15,000 on short notice to come in and lose? I know the fighters agreed to sign the contract and all, but something's not right with that picture.
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Could someone explain to me why the F^*K Jeff Monson is only making $15k/$10k? I’m sure that Guida got his payday because he was a short notice replacement, and their options were limited, but it’s a crying shame that a legit fighter like Din Thomas is making less than an awful, awful fighter like Jason Guida.
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I’m pretty sure that R.Jones knows that the PPV numbers aren’t going to be very good so paying the fighters high salaries isn’t a good business move.
Guida got overpaid. Monson should’ve gotten about $25/$30K to fight and win and Hallman should’ve gotten about $15 to fight and win. Anything more would be overpaying for people that aren’t PPV draws.
Oh no doubt…it was smart of RJJ to pay these guys this amount. Hell, they agreed to it. I just can’t believe they would settle for it though ya know?
I’m speaking about Thomas and Hallman mainly.
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Thomas I’m kindof questioning.. I’m sure he made a lot more in the UFC but following those two loses I’m sure he’s just happy to get in and test himself at 145lb. Hallman.. well, I’m sure that Hallman just wanted to get a fight under his belt after the steroid thing, and get back into winning. I heard a rumor he was trying to get back into the UFC, but I’m sure they won’t touch him for at least a few more fights, if at all.
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I’m a Din Thomas mark. I’ve liked the dude ever since his time on TUF. He’s a well spoken fighter with a really solid and diverse game. Din seems to come out a little flat sometimes, but when he is on his game, he is flat awesome. He looked great against Lemley. Lemley seemed to be a little out of his league, but he looked like a serviceable guy with a past win over Clay Guida.
I truly believe that Din could still perform at the top of the UFC lightweight division. He had a freak loss to Florian, and Neer is a lot better than many give him credit for being – his troubles with the law aside. Din can be absolute poison at 145 if he can maintain his power and stamina. He’s got an incredible reach advantage over anyone at 145. Getting him for $10K was a great deal as he put on the best performance of the night.
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