http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=8043&zoneid=13
MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS
– Fedor Emelianenko $300,000 (no win bonus) def. Andre Arlovski $1,500,000 (win bonus would have been $250,000)
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS
– Josh Barnett $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Gilbert Yvel $30,000 (win bonus would have been $9,300)
– Vitor Belfort $200,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus) def. Matt Lindland $225,000 (win bonus would have been $75,000)
– Renato "Babalu" Sobral $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou $50,000 (win bonus would have been $50,000)
– Paul Buentello $90,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Kiril Sidelnikov $10,000 (win bonus would have been $25,000)
– Dan Lauzon $12,000 (no win bonus) def. Bobby Green $4,000 (win bonus would have been $4,000)
– Jay Hieron $45,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Jason High $10,000 (win bonus would have been $5,000)
PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS
– Antonio Rogerio Nogueira $150,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Vladimir Matyushenko $50,000 (win bonus would have been $30,000)
– L.C. Davis $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Bao Quach $7,000 (win bonus would have been $6,000)
– Albert Rios $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Antonio Duarte $3,000 (win bonus would have been $2,000)
– Brett Cooper $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Patrick Speight $2,000 (win bonus would have been $3,000)
AFFLICTION "DAY OF RECKONING" DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $3,308,000
Well fuck, I guess Fedor's negotiators arent as horrendous as Dana suggests.
Arlovski makes 5x what Feodore makes?! This must be one of those 'under the table' deals
lol @ $12,000 fighters. doesnt even cover training / food / rent for 8 weeks
wow...they are seriously overpaying some of these guys
arlovski made a mil for his 3 minutes,,, im drunk as fack virtches@!
fedor earned less than arlovski and barnett?? why? what the fuck did arlovski do to deserve that amount of money.
well I would be willing to bet that this is what Affliction paid out not what M-1 paid Fedor. Arlovksi and the rest are affliction fighters if Im not mistaken, is Fedor the only M-1 fighter that was there? Barentt maybe too I dont know for sure, but I bet the bulk of Fedors pay is going to come from M-1
Ofc Fedor got paid more, how people even question that is beyond me. It's all about avoiding taxes, and if anyone knows how to do that its the guy named Finkelstein.
thanks for the info