The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the fighter salaries for UFC 71, and if Rampage’s salary is any indication, he’ll need a contract renegotiation to get a house as big as “Hollywood” Henderson’s.
Here are the salaries:
Quinton Jackson – $225,000
Chuck Liddell – $500,000
Karo Parisyan – $16,000 + $16,000
Josh Burkman – $7,000
Terry Martin – $6,000 + $6,000
Ivan Salaverry – $17,500
Houston Alexander – $4,000 + $4,000
Keith Jardine $7,000
Kalib Starnes $5,000 + $5,000
Chris Leben $10,000
Thiago Silva $8,000 + $8,000
James Irvin $7,000
Alan Belcher $7,000 + $7,000
Sean Salmon $3,000
Din Thomas $14,000 + $14,000
Jeremy Stephens $3,000
Wilson Gouveia $8,000 + $8,000
Cermelo Marrero $5,000
Other Bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Parysian/Burkman
“Submission” of the Night: Din Thomas
KO of the Night: Quinton Jackson
Thanks to UFC Junkie for the information.
With that out of the way, let’s see how I did on my predictions:
xChuck Liddell (c) def Rampage Jackson by TKO
xIvan Salaverry def Terry Martin by Decision
Karo Parisyan def Josh Burkman by Decision
xKeith Jardine def Houston Alexander by TKO
Kalib Starnes def Chris Leben by Decision
Thiago Silva def James Irvin by TKO
xSean Salmon def Alan Belcher by Decision
Din Thomas def Jeremy Stephens by xDecision
Wilson Gouveia def Carmelo Marrero by xTKO
Score: 5/9
Record since UFC 69: 16/28 (.571)
Don’t let that percentage fool you – I’m still about 50-50 to predict wrong.