"Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" salaries

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: mabrown45
Date: March 07, 2011 at 03:10 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

"Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson" salaries: Henderson ($250K), Kennedy ($50K) top list
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Mar 07, 2011 at 2:35 pm ET
In addition to a shiny new belt, Dan Henderson took home a pretty nice chunk of change for his knockout of Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of paydays from the Ohio State Athletic Commission for "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," which took place this past Saturday at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event's main card aired live on Showtime.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $439,500.
Henderson capped an exciting evening of fights when he defeated Cavalcante by third-round TKO to win the Strikeforce light heavyweight championship.
OSAC Executive Director Bernie Profato told MMAjunkie.com that final numbers for the event's attendance and live gate should be available in the next few days. He added that all competitors have passed initial tests for drugs of abuse, and the results of tests for performance-enhancing drugs are forthcoming.
The full list of salaries includes:
Champ Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Rafael Cavalcante $28,000
Champ Marloes Coenen: $10,000 (no win bonus)
def. Liz Carmouche: $5,000
Tim Kennedy: $50,000 (no win bonus)
def. Melvin Manhoef: $10,000
Jorge Masvidal: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Billy Evangelista: $20,000
Roger Bowling: $7,000 (includes $3,500 win bonus)
def. Josh Thornburg: $2,000
Jorge Gurgel: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Billy Vaughn: $1,500
Jason Freeman: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Jason Riley: $1,500
Brian Rogers: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Ian Rammel: $1,500
Mitch Whitesel: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Marc Cofer: $1,500
John Kuhner: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. J.P. Feity: $1,500
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.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not represent the total amounts earned by each fighter.
For complete coverage of "Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson," check out the MMA Events section of MMAjunkie.com.
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[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: reghartner
Date: March 07, 2011 at 03:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

wow coenen really needs a pay raise. the champ, who won, made only $10K to the 'unheralded' contender's 5K on the co-main event of a major show.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: 7time
Date: March 07, 2011 at 04:25 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

And people b---- and moan about UFC fighter salaries and they get 2-3 fights a year when uninjured. SF has these guys fighting 1-2 times a year for peanuts. Actually not even peanuts, just the shell.
At least Hendo got paid.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fjodorz
Date: March 07, 2011 at 04:45 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

These pays are disgrace to the sport, Kampmann and Diego got more in bonuses than everyone in SF payroll together minus Hendo.

 

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Originally posted by: phoenix-mma
Date: March 07, 2011 at 04:54 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Rami said:
These pays are disgrace to the sport, Kampmann and Diego got more in bonuses than everyone in SF payroll together minus Hendo.
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The fact that someone signed a contract to work for a certain amount of money and was subsequently paid that agreed upon amount is a disgrace?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: reghartner
Date: March 07, 2011 at 04:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

the only people i feel they are mistreating are their 'no name' champions. if i only had 2 fights under my belt and got $3K for a strikeforce undercard win, i'd be happy. if i was 18-4 and defending my title, i would throw s--- at scott coker for paying me $10K with no win bonus.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fjodorz
Date: March 07, 2011 at 05:13 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

phoenix-mma said:
Rami said:
These pays are disgrace to the sport, Kampmann and Diego got more in bonuses than everyone in SF payroll together minus Hendo.
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The fact that someone signed a contract to work for a certain amount of money and was subsequently paid that agreed upon amount is a disgrace?
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Well they play to be the big leagues and still their payments only go to select few, its boxing bussiness here again, their champions get salt money by fighting couple times a year, no wonder Cyborg is thinking leaving WWE. No wonder Nick Diaz is crying and he is one of the best paid fighters there. Do you think its fair to get 3k to fight? I mean people in africa also have to work for 16 hours a day to get a bread and they have agreed on it since nothing else is there, but is it fair?
Every time from now on, someone says SF is as good as UFC Im going to bring this out, I just cant see anything past this. They are ripping people off. And I repeat, its a disgrace.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MajikToast
Date: March 07, 2011 at 06:23 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Those are only fight payments. They don't include contract money. I'd guess the top fighters make six figures easily annually.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Hitman21
Date: March 07, 2011 at 06:35 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Rami said:
These pays are disgrace to the sport, Kampmann and Diego got more in bonuses than everyone in SF payroll together minus Hendo.
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whoa you came out of nowhere, where have you been

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Fjodorz
Date: March 07, 2011 at 06:37 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

MajikToast said:
Those are only fight payments. They don't include contract money. I'd guess the top fighters make six figures easily annually.
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Any source or is it just your imagination?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: MajikToast
Date: March 07, 2011 at 07:41 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Guest1543 said:
MajikToast said:
Those are only fight payments. They don't include contract money. I'd guess the top fighters make six figures easily annually.
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Any source or is it just your imagination?
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Common sense. Fighters don't usually discuss they're contract salaries.
For some proof, here's Melendez discussing his most recent contract negotiation: "I signed the agreement. They sent it over. We debated for a while. We came to terms and I’m very happy with it."
No actual figures were discussed for the general public.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: 7time
Date: March 07, 2011 at 08:45 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

MajikToast said:
Guest1543 said:
MajikToast said:
Those are only fight payments. They don't include contract money. I'd guess the top fighters make six figures easily annually.
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Any source or is it just your imagination?
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Common sense. Fighters don't usually discuss they're contract salaries.
For some proof, here's Melendez discussing his most recent contract negotiation: "I signed the agreement. They sent it over. We debated for a while. We came to terms and I’m very happy with it."
No actual figures were discussed for the general public.
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that's generally in regards to per fight salary and number of fights on contract. Fighters aren't paid an annual salary. They are contract workers who are paid on a per fight basis.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: jvillain
Date: March 07, 2011 at 09:50 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

reghartner said:
wow coenen really needs a pay raise. the champ, who won, made only $10K to the 'unheralded' contender's 5K on the co-main event of a major show.
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Sigh. How many times do we have to go over this. Most European fighters only take a small part of their purse in the form of a direct payment. The bulk of what they make is paid through their camp and so is not reported by the commission. Sort of like how Walker made $1000 but then 100,000 went to his church.
Those are only fight payments. They don't include contract money. I'd guess the top fighters make six figures easily annually.
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Six figures is any thing north of 100,000. The top fighters have no problem making that before sponsorship and other such money get factored in.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Neonep
Date: March 08, 2011 at 12:29 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

All I want to know is how did Kennedy get paid more then Fejiao. Fejiao was the LHW champ and Kennedy is just a random MW and he got damn near double!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: EdoKaz818
Date: March 08, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

disgrace lmao remmeber you guys are the same people who call this a second rate org and a second place org
these comparisons to the UFC are huge fails and made by haters usually

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Paul_UK
Date: March 08, 2011 at 07:08 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Clearly no-one here knows someone starting out in MMA.
$1000 is a lot of money for a fight, especially for people not far into their careers.
Also, people forget the disclaimer.
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.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not represent the total amounts earned by each fighter.

 

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Originally posted by: phoenix-mma
Date: March 08, 2011 at 09:05 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Rami said:
phoenix-mma said:
Rami said:
These pays are disgrace to the sport, Kampmann and Diego got more in bonuses than everyone in SF payroll together minus Hendo.
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The fact that someone signed a contract to work for a certain amount of money and was subsequently paid that agreed upon amount is a disgrace?
Click to expand...
Well they play to be the big leagues and still their payments only go to select few, its boxing bussiness here again, their champions get salt money by fighting couple times a year, no wonder Cyborg is thinking leaving WWE. No wonder Nick Diaz is crying and he is one of the best paid fighters there. Do you think its fair to get 3k to fight? I mean people in africa also have to work for 16 hours a day to get a bread and they have agreed on it since nothing else is there, but is it fair?
Every time from now on, someone says SF is as good as UFC Im going to bring this out, I just cant see anything past this. They are ripping people off. And I repeat, its a disgrace.
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Do i think its fair to get 3k to fight? If i didn't i probably wouldn't have signed the contract, right? On the other hand you have the UFC which is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world and they paid Jason Reinhardt & Todd Blackledge that whopping sum of 4k for their UFC 127 performance. Is that a disgrace?
And if Nick Diaz was really crying about his pay why would he sign a multi year extension with Strikeforce? Melendez? Lawler?
There is a reason I make more than the guy in the mailroom, and less than the CEO of my company. I am paid based of my experience and skills. I know my market value and wouldn't accept a job whos pay scale was below me. I'm pretty sure that 50% of MMA fighters could make more money in another line of work, but they choose to fight because that's what they want to do. As a result, you make sacrifices. The same way AA baseball players spend 8hrs on a bus to make peanuts for the chance to one day make the big leagues.
They have the choice to either accept it, or take their talents somewhere else.

 

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Originally posted by: MikeyR
Date: March 08, 2011 at 09:09 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

YPG said:
Clearly no-one here knows someone starting out in MMA.
$1000 is a lot of money for a fight, especially for people not far into their careers.
Also, people forget the disclaimer.
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.
In other words, these are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not represent the total amounts earned by each fighter.
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Sponsors don't pay very much - if anything at all - unless the fight is televised.
A fighter on the undercard of what is supposed to be a semi-major sports organization, making $1000 (and as pointed out above once we throw in deductions and what he had to pay each of his cornermen and trainers) is pretty bad.
BUT, with hopes of maybe getting a stylish finish or being part of a great fight in order to get inserted in the televised portion, I wouldn't suggest to any fighter to turn down a spot on a SF undercard just because they are being paid lousy.

 

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Originally posted by: Fjodorz
Date: March 08, 2011 at 09:56 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

phoenix-mma said:
Rami said:
phoenix-mma said:
The fact that someone signed a contract to work for a certain amount of money and was subsequently paid that agreed upon amount is a disgrace?
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Well they play to be the big leagues and still their payments only go to select few, its boxing bussiness here again, their champions get salt money by fighting couple times a year, no wonder Cyborg is thinking leaving WWE. No wonder Nick Diaz is crying and he is one of the best paid fighters there. Do you think its fair to get 3k to fight? I mean people in africa also have to work for 16 hours a day to get a bread and they have agreed on it since nothing else is there, but is it fair?
Every time from now on, someone says SF is as good as UFC Im going to bring this out, I just cant see anything past this. They are ripping people off. And I repeat, its a disgrace.
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Do i think its fair to get 3k to fight? If i didn't i probably wouldn't have signed the contract, right? On the other hand you have the UFC which is the largest mixed martial arts organization in the world and they paid Jason Reinhardt & Todd Blackledge that whopping sum of 4k for their UFC 127 performance. Is that a disgrace?
And if Nick Diaz was really crying about his pay why would he sign a multi year extension with Strikeforce? Melendez? Lawler?
There is a reason I make more than the guy in the mailroom, and less than the CEO of my company. I am paid based of my experience and skills. I know my market value and wouldn't accept a job whos pay scale was below me. I'm pretty sure that 50% of MMA fighters could make more money in another line of work, but they choose to fight because that's what they want to do. As a result, you make sacrifices. The same way AA baseball players spend 8hrs on a bus to make peanuts for the chance to one day make the big leagues.
They have the choice to either accept it, or take their talents somewhere else.
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Yes they have to accept it or go somewhere else, and that is how SF is ripping them off, its a disgrace. Dont try to make it something else, SF knows these guys want to fight and they are not paying them anything for it. And people think SF is major leagues? They are just pirates ripping their welfare out of the fighters back.

 

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Originally posted by: phoenix-mma
Date: March 08, 2011 at 09:59 AM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/strikeforce-feijao-vs-henderson-salaries.36362/

Rami said:
Yes they have to accept it or go somewhere else, and that is how SF is ripping them off, its a disgrace. Dont try to make it something else, SF knows these guys want to fight and they are not paying them anything for it. And people think SF is major leagues? They are just pirates ripping their welfare out of the fighters back.
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So based on your math then the UFC is really a disgrace, right? I mean, they have 10x the money that SF has, and yet their payscale doesnt reflect that. Can you explain that?