‘Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum’ fighter salaries
Fedor scores more than half the show’s total payroll… Fedor Emelianenko scored $400,000 for his loss to Fabricio Werdum, who…
Fedor scores more than half the show’s total payroll…
Fedor Emelianenko scored $400,000 for his loss to Fabricio Werdum, who earned $100,000, on Saturday night. Cung Le also got $100,000. The total payroll for the show was $788,000.
The total list of salaries included:
Fabricio Werdum: $100,000
def. Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000
Cung Le: $100,000
def. Scott Smith: $55,000
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $35,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $5,000 champion bonus)
def. Jan Finney: $6,000
Josh Thomson: $60,000
def. Pat Healy
: $8,000
Chris Cope: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
Bret Bergmark: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Vagner Rocha: $2,500
Yancey Medeiros: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Gareth Joseph: $2,000
Bobby Stack: $2,800 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Derrick Burnsed: $2,000
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.