This a key to go by for the fighters in Australia, to see what kind of pay the fighters are making in the bigger shows such as UFC or (PrideFC may be different). It's very wise to have a good management team.
From Fightsports:
UFC 46 PAYSCALE Below is the payscale obtained from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, detailing the fight purses for each fighter participating in UFC 46:
Randy Couture: USD$120,000 to show, USD$80,000 to win
Vitor Belfort: USD$100,000 to show, USD$30,000 to win
Frank Mir: USD$60,000 to show, USD$30,000 to win
Matt Hughes: USD$55,000 to show, USD$55,000 win.
Carlos Newton: USD$30,000 to show
B.J. Penn: USD$25,000 to show, USD$25,000 to win
Matt Serra: USD$8,000 to show, USD$8,000 to win
Hermes Franca: USD$6,000 to show, USD$6,000 to win
Wes Sims: USD$5,000 to show, USD$5,000 to win
Renato Verissimo: USD$5,000 to show, USD$5,000 to win
Josh Thompson: USD$4,000 to show, USD$4,000 to win
Lee Murray: USD$3,000 to show, USD$3,000 to win
Jorge Rivera: $USD3,000 to show, USD$3,ooo to win
Georges St-Pierre: USD$3,000 to show, USD$3,000 to win
Karo Parisyan: USD$3,000 to show, USD$3,000 to win
Jeff Curran: USD$2,500 to show, USD$2,000 to win
$2,500 grand is a joke
All that training
i would fight for a carton of beer,1 litre vodka and a t shirt