You wanna be a MMA champ? A top fighter in the world, if you win you can make...

[Liquidrob]

...40k?

Dominick Cruz: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Urijah Faber: $32,000

Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus)
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000

Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Wiman: $18,000

Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus)
def. Ryan Bader: $20,000

Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000

Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Roller: $21,000

Rafael Dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000

Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000

Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Tavares: $10,000

Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $14,000

Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Donny Walker: $6,000

[Warner2BruceTD]

Oh rob.

[killgod]

40K plus 20K win bonus for one night's work.

Right on.

[Liquidrob]

I don't think Cruz will be able to respond to this today, he doesnt have internet during his day job

[Liquidrob]

40K plus 20K win bonus for one night's work.

Right on.

It's 40K total

[killgod]

It's 40K total

How long was the fight? 20 minutes?

I'll let you punch me in the face for 20 minutes at that rate.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Oh rob.

[Liquidrob]

How long was the fight? 20 minutes?

I'll let you punch me in the face for 20 minutes at that rate.

It's not 25 minutes of work, that's the fight, the hours, weeks, months, sometimes almost a year goes into some of these fight

[killgod]

It's not 25 minutes of work, that's the fight, the hours, weeks, months, sometimes almost a year goes into some of these fight

Doesn't sound like a very efficient use of time. Should take that 40K and hire a new trainer IMO.

[Warner2BruceTD]

For the sake of cutting through the Hitler level propoganda rob ikes to spread against Zuffa, for those who don't know, Cruz & Faber will both easily make mid six figures once they get a piece of the PPV cut. Plus they won the Fight Of The Night Bonus. The figures rob has listed are just the official purse reported to the athletic commission.

[Liquidrob]

No need to complicate things Warner

[Liquidrob]

I don't believe Cruz gets a PPV cut, only a select few get that

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

40K is an awful take home for a guy that is supposedly the "top guy" at his weight class in the organization.

That's not 40K for 20 minutes of work, that's 40K for months of training...

However, luckily, there is more to it, like sponser money and whatever other take home bonus' they'll receive.

[killgod]

Well if he doesn't like the pay, get a new job. I'm sure some other asshole will fight for 35K and do free promos on the side.

MMA meet the corporate world.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Use your head guys, why would they report these lowball figures to the state?

If Cruz only got 40k, you'd be hearing it from him.