CindyO -See my post above.CerronePoundsOnMeStrong - The difference is the UFC controls 90% of the market share and are highly profitable.
It doesn't rub you a little wrong that Viacom, a multi-billion dollar corporation (worth waaaaaaaaaay more than Zuffa) and majority owner of Bellator, pays most of their athletes wages they cannot live on even though they can afford top make ALL of them millionaires tomorrow if they wanted to? LOL@ them paying ANY of their guys only $1,500!
Cindy
rampage281 - Phisher learn how to read and comprehend buddy. I never said that! Onto some Salaries...
Tito-300k
Bonnar-100k
Brooks-62k(31 and 31)
Chandler-25k
Melvin-10k
King Mo-10k
Nam Phan-$5,600
Melvin Guillard only made 10K (or was their another Melvin)? Was that before or after his fine? I can't find WSOFs pay article:(
Cindy
That was Melvin Manhoef
CindyO -rampage281 - Phisher learn how to read and comprehend buddy. I never said that! Onto some Salaries...
Tito-300k
Bonnar-100k
Brooks-62k(31 and 31)
Chandler-25k
Melvin-10k
King Mo-10k
Nam Phan-$5,600
Melvin Guillard only made 10K (or was their another Melvin)? Was that before or after his fine? I can't find WSOFs pay article:(
Cindy
Manhoef :)
In the end, I made the post not to make people choose sides(or defend an org), I just wanted to point out how some UGers love to shit on the UFC, but have numerous excuses for Bellator
Dougie -
I can't believe they paid Tito for that much for such a poor exibition. King Mo is right. If Tito fights like that vs other 205ers Tito is going to have a nap.
That's probably the best Tito has fought in years, he still had some left in the tank after 3 rounds where he usually gasses by end of second. Not knocking Tito as he's had a great career and can still sell a fight but that is the best Tito you will see, he isn't going to get better at this point.
You get paid what you're worth as shitty as it may sound
CerronePoundsOnMeStrong -UGCTTN00B -Those prelim fighters are just guys from the regional circuit and they most likely won't be making more than 3-4k a fight anywhere else. What you are suggesting is comparable to wanting the CFL to pay their players as much as the NFL.CerronePoundsOnMeStrong -UGCTTN00B -I think you missed the point of my post.CerronePoundsOnMeStrong - The difference is the UFC controls 90% of the market share and are highly profitable.
That's no excuse for a billion dollar corporation like Viacom to underpay guys who are destroying themselves for nothing. If the market is going to change and be competitive, Bellator should be handing out bigger paydays.
Just because Viacom has a lot of money doesn't mean they are willing to allocate that money to supplement fighter pay. They will pay guys according to what Bellator brings in to remain profitable. Increase in fighter pay needs to start with the Industry leader, the UFC.
No, I got your point. And I stand by mine. The question isn't whether Viacom wants to, it's about how they should be paying out more. Just because Zuffa controls the MMA market doesn't excuse Viacom paying guys less than what guys on local shows make. Viacom's bank account isn't going to break by paying prelim guys a minimum $8k a fight. And the UFC isn't going to pay more if they see Bellator paying their guys nothing.
It doesn't matter that Viacom owns Bellator because they operate independently. On top of that, Viacom is a public company and shareholders will not sit idly if they were to supplement large fighter salaries to a subsidiary that doesn't make any money.
FETT_the geek -CindyO -rampage281 - Phisher learn how to read and comprehend buddy. I never said that! Onto some Salaries...
Tito-300k
Bonnar-100k
Brooks-62k(31 and 31)
Chandler-25k
Melvin-10k
King Mo-10k
Nam Phan-$5,600
Melvin Guillard only made 10K (or was their another Melvin)? Was that before or after his fine? I can't find WSOFs pay article:(
Cindy
Manhoef :)
Ah, thanks Geek and rampage.
Cindy
CindyO -UGCTTN00B -whooleeo - Idk if people realize this but, bmma doesnt bring nearly as much money as the ufc, instead of looking at simple numbers, people shooks look at how much the org brings in and how much they distribute to the fighters, thats the real way to measure it, u cant give out more than u have for long or else youll go under, idk how current this is but i read that the ufc pays out around 7 precent (no source)of how much they bring in, idk what bellator numbers look like but id bet serious cash that its more than the ufc, percentage wise of course.
Viacom brings in billions a year. They can afford to pay their fighters a minimum of $8k-$10k a fight. Paying fighters less than Zuffa does (let's be honest, there's no way Zuffa is as loaded as Viacom) also drives down the asking price for fighters trying to come up.
Viacom needs to throw money towards the fighters to put pressure on Zuffa business wise.
Ha! I could have saved myself post. Glad someone gets it. Wages is what Scott needs to change, IMO.
Cindy
King Mo only made $10,000 (DISCLOSED) for his title fight with Emanuel Newton as well:
http://mmajunkie.com/2013/11/final-bellator-106-salaries-eddie-alvarez-tops-payroll-with-160k
Eddie Alvarez: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
def. Michael Chandler: $95,000
Emanuel Newton: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Muhammed Lawal: $10,000
Daniel Straus: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Pat Curran: $40,000
Joe Riggs: $100,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Bronzoulis: $5,000
Mike Richman: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. Akop Stepanyan: $3,000
Jesse Juarez: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Williams: $3,000
Cristiano “Soldier Boy” Souza: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Alejandro Garcia: $2,000
Brandon Halsey: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Hector Ramirez: $7,000
Mike Guymon: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. Aaron Miller: $4,000
Cleber Luciano: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Camacho: $2,000
Josh Smith: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Darren Smith: $1,500
I_AM_THE_CAWKSUCKER - Damn king mo only gets Ten? That's fuxking terrible. I make more than most if these guys
100000000% WRONG. Believe some of those you're crazy. 
Can we just agree that both ufc and bellator salaries are comical
Something is up with those reported payouts as the reason the paygrade for top LWs went up so much for guys like Benson, Melendez and Alvarez is directly because of the contract Chandler signed with Bellator after beating Eddie.
When Benson was champ he saw what Eddie and Chandler were being offered in Bellator and realised he wasnt making near that so he demanded a new contract and got it.
comeonman1 -I'm trying to give Tito credit because he didn't fight a bad fight, but Bonnar looked like he didn't even train for this fight.Dougie -
I can't believe they paid Tito for that much for such a poor exibition. King Mo is right. If Tito fights like that vs other 205ers Tito is going to have a nap.
That's probably the best Tito has fought in years, he still had some left in the tank after 3 rounds where he usually gasses by end of second. Not knocking Tito as he's had a great career and can still sell a fight but that is the best Tito you will see, he isn't going to get better at this point.
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100000000% WRONG. Believe some of those you're crazy.
I agree, but some of these fan boys love to shit on the UFC for the pay and they never want to believe that the pay is comically wrong for both org's
That being said. Yes payment is fairly low for many fighters. But if you think a guy like Mo is getting paid 10 grand you're nuts.
Machamp - Can we just agree that both ufc and bellator salaries are comicalBased on what? they have a business model they have to follow to remain profitable. Look at all the promotions that came in, promised all this money.....where are they now....UFC Fight Pass.
Thacommish...the CFL is the B League. Some of these knowledgeable UGers love to argue that this is not true and/or love shitting on the UFC. Yet now they complain that they're "just starting out or they're not yet profitable"