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UFC 102 Fighter Salaries: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Is The Big Winner

Via MMAJunkie:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $400,000 (includes $150,000 bonus)
def. Randy Couture: $250,000

Thiago Silva: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. Keith Jardine: $55,000

Jake Rosholt: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Leben: $30,000

Nate Marquardt: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus)
def. Demian Maia: $28,000

Brandon Vera: $70,0000 ($35,000 win bonus)
def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $8,000

Aaron Simpson: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Ed Herman: $24,000

Gabriel Gonzaga: $120,000 ($60,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Tuchscherer: $10,000

Mike Russow: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Justin McCully: $15,000

Todd Duffee: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Hague: $7,000

Mark Munoz: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Catone: $5,000

Evan Dunham: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Aurelio: $13,000


The total amount equals $1,285,000.  Of course there are other factors to consider, but with a gate of 1.92 million, the UFC still made bank in a state where the economy has taken it's toll. 


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Glad to see Nogueira get paid… it’s a little surprising that he has the same base salary as Randy though (does anyone know if Randy gets a % or something?)

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Aug 31, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yea

Couture gets a % of the PPV.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Aug 31, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I figured.

Bloody hell.

by 3PA on Aug 31, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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