Jeremy Stephens tops UFC Fight Night 88 payroll

[ortizgnp]

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
Cody Garbrandt ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Thomas Almeida ($25,000)
Jeremy Stephens ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Renan Barao ($50,000)
Rick Story ($38,000 + $38,000 = $76,000) def. Tarec Saffiedine ($37,000)
Chris Camozzi ($36,000 + $36,000 = $72,000) vs. Vitor Miranda ($18,000)
Lorenz Larkin ($36,000 + $36,000 = $72,000) def. Jorge Masvidal ($57,000)
Paul Felder ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Josh Burkman ($48,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Sara McMann ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Jessica Eye ($25,000)
Abel Trujillo ($26,000 + $26,000 = $52,000) def. Jordan Rinaldi ($10,000)
Jake Collier ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Alberto Uda ($10,000)
Erik Koch ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Shane Campbell ($15,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bryan Caraway ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Aljamain Sterling ($30,000)
Adam Milstead ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Chris De La Rocha ($10,000)

Have fun hatin', bois.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

LOL @ the women making more than the main eventers.

 

[TheWobbler]

How the hell is sara mcmann earning the same as a former champion barao. Barao must be an idiot.

 

[sf87]

Dont worry guys this doesn't factor in Reebok moneys.

 

[dickcheney]

I still can't believe some fighters in the UFC only make 10k or 15k.... The must be losing money to fight in the UFC after trainers , managers, etc. doesn't even cover rent for 6 months in real cities

 

[P0rkchop]

To me it looks like pay has gone up? Nothing over the top but certainly not bad.

 

[Based God]

How the hell is sara mcmann earning the same as a former champion barao. Barao must be an idiot.

This

Barao had a long run with the championship too, how the fuck is he only at $50k base pay? Him and his management team fucking up.

 

[kflo]

How the hell is sara mcmann earning the same as a former champion barao. Barao must be an idiot.

you realize barao's salary is double hers?

 

[P0rkchop]

I still can't believe some fighters in the UFC only make 10k or 15k.... The must be losing money to fight in the UFC after trainers , managers, etc. doesn't even cover rent for 6 months in real cities

Is anyone on a 10k contract that has won a UFC fight before? Looks like it is the first fight contract for no name fighters

 

[ortizgnp]

This

Barao had a long run with the championship too, how the fuck is he only at $50k base pay? Him and his management team fucking up.

Barao is as marketable as my left foot so not that surprising to be honest.

 

[toe hold]

This

Barao had a long run with the championship too, how the fuck is he only at $50k base pay? Him and his management team fucking up.

The last time his pay was disclosed was at UFC 173 (May 2014), when his base was $74K.

 

[Breaking]

23 fight vet Jeremy Stephens makes 100k. So if he fights 3 times a year he'll still be 150k below the NFL league minimum.

I guess that's pretty good. It's certainly enough to cover his training expenses, coaches, sparring partners, etc. And his health insurance probably isn't too expensive.

It's good that the UFC takes care of its most loyal employees--the ones that really make the whole thing work.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

How the hell is sara mcmann earning the same as a former champion barao. Barao must be an idiot.

They both made 50k. If Sara would have lost she would have taken home 25k. If Barao would have won he would have made 100k. They don't make the same but they both left with the same amount of money besides discretionary bonuses.

Plus they still make more money than Nate Diaz would have off his last contract.

 

[Mr Wings]

How the hell is sara mcmann earning the same as a former champion barao. Barao must be an idiot.

On top of being smarter than him and having bigger muscles, she also won her fight.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

LOL @ the women making more than the main eventers.

It makes it even worse when you see Mcmann vs Eye.. that was not a fight. I don't know what the hell it was, but it wasn't a fight. staring and holding contest

 

[Wizzlebiz]

Barao is as marketable as my left foot so not that surprising to be honest.

Vitor will determine how much your foot is worth.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

LOL @ the women making more than the main eventers.

'Income inequality'
'War on women'

 

[Mr Wings]

you realize barao's salary is double hers?

Thank you. We're only good at MMAth.

 

[ortizgnp]

Vitor will determine how much your foot is worth.

Left foot is shit. Right one is insured.

 

[Mr Wings]

'Income inequality'
'War on women'

Income inequality is a fact. But I shouldn't expect facts on Sherdog. By the way, she EARNED that money by winning her fight. If she'd lost like Barao, she would have made half as much as him.