Brock to earn 250k tonight

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Despite just one professional MMA fight to his name, Brock Lesnar (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will earn a guaranteed $250,000 in tonight's UFC 81 fight with Frank Mir.

The news was reported by Dave Meltzer in a column for Yahoo! Sports. (We'll have that column posted here on MMAjunkie.com shortly.)

The Lesnar-Mir fight is the co-main-event of tonight's pay-per-view show, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Tim Sylvia meets former PRIDE stand-out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the UFC's interim heavyweight title in the night's other marquee attraction.

According to Meltzer, Lesnar will get $250,000 "to show" for tonight's fight. However, he could earn an additional $200,000 -- $450,000 total -- as a "win bonus" if he's victorious.

In comparison, Mir will get $40,000 to show and $40,000 as a win bonus for the fight. However, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) was recently told that Mir will get a "locker room" bonus that will will likely nearly double his base salary. Those additional bonuses are often paid to the UFC's bigger stars -- such as Mir -- and oftentimes, are quite substantial. UFC President Dana White and co-owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta are said to be quite generous with the bonuses -- especially after exemplary performances in the cage.

Lesnar, a former NCAA Division I national wrestling champion, was a performer for World Wrestling Entertainment before he decided to give professional football a try. He caught on with the Minnesota Vikings and played in a few preseason games, but he ultimately was cut from the team.

Lesnar then transitioned into MMA. He made his debut this past June and defeated Min Soo Kim via stikes in just 69 seconds. A few months later, he signed a multi-fight deal with the UFC.

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I have a feeling its more than this. I bet he is getting PPV buys as well.

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Im sure he may consider a " W " being even more fruitful !

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Crazy business!. I would never have thought he would get so much out of Dana. That's insane.

Go Mir!

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$250,000 K is not a bad amount to pay someone that is single handedly bringing at least 50-100K ppv buys on his name alone. Sad to say but the name and his background sell.

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He's a commodity and he will sell tickets. Makes senses.

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Same type of thinking the Japanese orgs were criticized for.

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So after tonight Brock will have earned atleast $750.000 in his MMA career. Not bad for a man with only 2 fights.

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^^^ that's funny, and true, now the show is on the other foot, but nobody mentions it, lol

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if thats wht hes geting its a slap in the face to vet UFC fighters

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like'm or not , Brock's paid'is dues............

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^^^ He's actually probably getting more than that. This is just what they're telling the athletic commission

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LOL @ people not taking into account he's been training at MMAA with Sean Sherk, Nick Thompson, Nat, Noble, Erik Paulson, Greg Nelson, etc. etc. etc. for the past 2 years.

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Good, maybe he can get a new car, or a nice used one

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'LOL at people not recognizing the fact that Brock spent more than half of the first decade in the 21st century acting like a clown in the WWE.'

I think you aren't recognizing how many people watched that clown.

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Sad to say but the name and his background sell.

why is that sad?

its a hell of alot better than being spoon fed bullshit that Sakara was WBC Boxing Champion and Kongo a European  Greco star...at least Brocks got a legit discipline and credentials...

 

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"He's a commodity and he will sell tickets."

Exactly.

And unlike in Japan, Lesnar is considered a ckallenge for Mir (he's even favored in the betting lines). The same couldn't be said about the average Japanese pro-wrestler, like Takada VS Rickson.

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"like'm or not , Brock's paid'is dues"

His collegiate wrestling dues, sure. His Pro Wrestling dues, absolutely. Paid his dues in MMA? Not nearly. Whatever, though. If he brings in a lot of money he's worth it to Zuffa. And if he beats Mir, I guess he belongs in the show.

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Lol at people not respecting the amount of courage it takes to have a giant weiner inked on your chest.

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not many ppl are more legit than lindland...gusy one of few greco medalist from usa in history of olys.....but lindland may well be the most unappealing top level guy to look at or watch fight on the planet.....

like it or not.......sports is entertainment.....oscar dlh.....nic valuev.... dont sell more tickets than most  boxing guys in 2008 b/c their  best fighter or has best creds...........

Brocks a just a freak.....