UFC 221 Salaries (Rockhold Takes 100k From Romero)

[Hester65]

Blaydes only made U$51K, and the guy he rag dolled made U$765K. LOL

The UFC needs to find a way to make sure that the guy who wins the fight, always ends up with more money than the loser. Or else, all this is, is WWE without the scripted endings (as far as we can tell).

You would never see people fight that way. You will never see a champion sign on to a fight where he is the b side of the money if he loses. You get paid based on what you've done, not what you can do. Hunt's been around for 700 years and was a title contender (former k-1 champ). He's earned the right to big money fights and despite his current shortcomings, is still a threat to most fighters in that division.

Should Blaydes make more money? Probably. The UFC makes enough money to pay its fighters more, but Blaydes didnt do himself any favors losing to Ngannou. Win your fights, run your mouth if your able, and have decent manager. That's the way to money in the UFC.

 

[blaseblah]

Blaydes only made U$51K, and the guy he rag dolled made U$765K. LOL

The UFC needs to find a way to make sure that the guy who wins the fight, always ends up with more money than the loser. Or else, all this is, is WWE without the scripted endings (as far as we can tell).

That makes no sense. How on earth would that work? Anyone who fights Mark Hunt and wins automatically gets their salary bumped up to 765k?

That's not how these things work. Fighters get paid based on their own contract, not someone else contract.

 

[Franc Mittelo]

That makes no sense. How on earth would that work? Anyone who fights Mark Hunt and wins automatically gets their salary bumped up to 765k?

That's not how these things work. Fighters get paid based on their own contract, not someone else contract.

There are many ways that things can work. The idea that what we have is the only way, is ridiculous to me.

Fighters could have a contract, and fight according to it, but the UFC could also make things more interesting by putting some money of the table, that allows the higher paid fighter to make even more money, if he wins, and the lesser paid fighter to end up with more money than the higher paid fighter, if he wins.

For example, Fighter A gets paid a flat 100 and Fighter B gets paid 25 to show and 25 to win (for a total of 50 if he wins), but the UFC puts another 100 on the table. So, Fighter A can end up with 200 if he wins, and Fighter B can end up with 150, if he wins.

I don't know the UFC financials, but I am pretty sure, on paper, this type of system can work. The fighter who wins the fight, should ALWAYS make more for winning, than the loser, of all the money that is based on the competition.

Mark Hunt getting more money than Blaydes is similar to giving the kid who lost a nice shiny participation trophy, and the kid who won a winner's certificate made with regular paper. LOL

 

[ineverpost]

where is this information from?

 

[milliniar]

Yes, their almost always right. Like when Blaydes was complaining about pay.


Rockhold wanted more, or he wouldn't take the fight.

No they are not almost always right. It is simply based off their last disclosed fight

 

[Sosua]

That Mark Hunt contract

Yeah.

 

[Jarvan]

Attendance: 12,437
Gate: $2,810,520 (U.S.)



Mark Hunt: $765,000 ($750,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Luke Rockhold: $485,000 ($350,000 to show, $105,000 from Romero for missing weight, $30,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Yoel Romero: $255,000 ($350,000 to show, $105,000 fine for missing weight, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Ross Pearson: $128,000 ($54,000 to show, $54,000 win bonus, $20,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Jake Matthews: $103,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Jussier Formiga: $102,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $10,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Li Jingliang: $75,000 ($20,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Israel Adesanya: $73,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)

Curtis Blaydes: $51,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Teruto Ishihara: $51,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)


Alexander Volkanovski: $37,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Tyson Pedro: $33,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Dong Hyun Kim: $33,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Tai Tuivasa: $27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)

Luke Jumeau: $27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)

Mizuto Hirota: $24,000 ($19,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Ben Nguyen: $23,000 ($18,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Jose Alberto Quinonez: $21,000 ($16,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Cyril Asker: $19,000 ($14,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Damien Brown: $19,000 ($14,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Jeremy Kennedy: $19,000 ($14,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Daichi Abe: $15,500 ($12,000 to show, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)

Saparbek Safarov: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)

Rob Wilkinson: $13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 Reebok sponsorship)



So Rockhold really did take 100k of Romero's money to take the fight. So I guess he won after all.

And why the fuck is Ross Pearson getting paid 100k to spar, lol.

And as usual, Mark Hunt cashes out again.

Mark is somewhere complaining about not getting a million.

 

[Franc Mittelo]

You would never see people fight that way. You will never see a champion sign on to a fight where he is the b side of the money if he loses. You get paid based on what you've done, not what you can do. Hunt's been around for 700 years and was a title contender (former k-1 champ). He's earned the right to big money fights and despite his current shortcomings, is still a threat to most fighters in that division.
Should Blaydes make more money? Probably. The UFC makes enough money to pay its fighters more, but Blaydes didnt do himself any favors losing to Ngannou. Win your fights, run your mouth if your able, and have decent manager. That's the way to money in the UFC.

This is exactly why the winner of the fight should always end up with the most money, from the budget that is reserved for competition.

There should be a "promoter's budget" and an "athlete's budget." The guy who wins the fight should always end up with the highest share of the "athlete's budget."

So, when we look at who made what based on the competition, the winner will always look like he made the most winning. The "promoter's budget" can be classified and kept a secret, if they choose to do so.

If you are getting paid more because you are the most popular, and you lose, that means it is a popularity contest first, and an athlete competition second.

 

[chardog]

Israel needs to make 100K to show going forward. 10K for a talent like him is kind of ridiculous.

This guy can be the biggest hit since Conor, he's spectacular.

 

[subhuman trash]

Rockhold might have taken 100K from Romero, but Romero took Rockhold’s soul.

 

[MMAart]

That Mark Hunt contract

That Oceana market.

 

[wake_me]

Blaydes only made U$51K, and the guy he rag dolled made U$765K. LOL

The UFC needs to find a way to make sure that the guy who wins the fight, always ends up with more money than the loser. Or else, all this is, is WWE without the scripted endings (as far as we can tell).

Unfortunately you're generally paid based off drawing power, and not performance. I guess the goal is to secure some ppv points if you're not a social media master.

 

[Kryptt]

If accurate not too shabby, sans the Reebok numbers. Still needs work but that's on the fighters and their people.

 

[Franc Mittelo]

Unfortunately you're generally paid based off drawing power, and not performance. I guess the goal is to secure some ppv points if you're not a social media master.

You can get paid for your drawing power, and you should get paid for your drawing power, because combat sports run on drawing power. However, there is a competition power of the game to, and the fighter who wins the competition should end up with the most money of that side.

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

Blaydes only made U$51K, and the guy he rag dolled made U$765K. LOL

The UFC needs to find a way to make sure that the guy who wins the fight, always ends up with more money than the loser. Or else, all this is, is WWE without the scripted endings (as far as we can tell).

 

[wake_me]

You can get paid for your drawing power, and you should get paid for your drawing power, because combat sports run on drawing power. However, there is a competition power of the game to, and the fighter who wins the competition should end up with the most money of that side.

I think the problem is fighters can sign long term contacts, say 6 fights. If they're relatively new, but kick ass they can end up fighting for a title for like $30,000 show money, when the other guy can be making close to 6 figures.

That same guy could win the belt, and fight for $30,000 while his opponent is making 10x what he is.

Pretty sure such situations have happened a few times already

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

Sports Daily, their usually always on the money. They have inside sources, and pretty much just calculate a fighter's pay history on their contract. They're mostly 90% right all the time. They even debunked, the UFC inflating Conor's PPV numbers.

http://thesportsdaily.com/mma-manifesto/ufc-221-fighter-salaries-reebok-attendance-gate/

 

[Willek]

That 15K Reebok money is the cherry on top for Hunt.

 

[blaseblah]

There are many ways that things can work. The idea that what we have is the only way, is ridiculous to me.

Fighters could have a contract, and fight according to it, but the UFC could also make things more interesting by putting some money of the table, that allows the higher paid fighter to make even more money, if he wins, and the lesser paid fighter to end up with more money than the higher paid fighter, if he wins.

For example, Fighter A gets paid a flat 100 and Fighter B gets paid 25 to show and 25 to win (for a total of 50 if he wins), but the UFC puts another 100 on the table. So, Fighter A can end up with 200 if he wins, and Fighter B can end up with 150, if he wins.

I don't know the UFC financials, but I am pretty sure, on paper, this type of system can work. The fighter who wins the fight, should ALWAYS make more for winning, than the loser, of all the money that is based on the competition.

Mark Hunt getting more money than Blaydes is similar to giving the kid who lost a nice shiny participation trophy, and the kid who won a winner's certificate made with regular paper. LOL

No, Mark Hunt getting more money than Blaydes is a legend of the sport and fan favorite making more money than a prospect.

You're basically saying they should pay Blaydes over 10x his contract if he wins. And that they should do this for every single fight. This would be throwing money away and a lot of it, doubling the expense of every card. It's an insanely dumb idea.

What would happen with Blaydes next fight? Does he keep his massive salary increase or does it revert back down to what it was before?

It would also mean no one would want to fight the prospects and everyone would want to fight the longtime, well-paid vets. I mean why fight a young fighter on the come up when you can fight Mark Hunt or Overeem and have your salary increase by tenfold?

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

This is proof that heavy weights are the best in the world