SF: Diaz vs Daley salaries

http://www.mmamania.com/2011/4/13/2109651/strikeforce-payouts-and-salaries-for-diaz-vs-daley-event-fighters-on

Nick Diaz -- $175,000
Paul Daley -- $65,000
Diaz defeated Daley via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Gilbert Melendez -- $150,000
Tatsuya Kawajiri -- $ 97,612.50
Melendez defeated Kawajiri via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Gegard Moussasi -- $150,000
Keith Jardine -- $25,000
Mousasi and Jardine fought to a majority draw
Shinya Aoki -- $73,637.50
Lyle Beerbohm -- $10,000
Aoki defeated Beerbohm via submission (neck crank) in round one
Robert Peralta -- $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Hiroyuki Takaya -- $2,740
Peralta defeated Takaya via split decision
Virgil Zwicker -- $3,000 ($2,000 to show, $1,000 to win)
Brett Albee -- $1,000
Zwicker defeated Albee via knockout in round one
Joe Duarte -- $2,000 ($1,000 to show, $1,000 to win)
Saad Awad -- $1,500
Duarte defeated Awad via submission (armbar) in round two
Herman Terrado -- $1,500 ($1,000 to show, $500 to win)
AJ Matthews -- $1,000
Terrado defeated Matthews via knockout in round one
Rolando Perez -- $3,000 ($2,000 to show, $1,000 to win)
Edgar Cardenas -- $1,000
Perez defeated Cardenas via unanimous decision
Casey Ryan -- $2,000 ($1,000 to show, $1,000 to win)
Paul Song -- $750
Ryan defeated Song via submission (triangle) in round one

The total disclosed payroll for Strikeforce: "

Diaz vs. Daley" was $769,740.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses,
sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does
not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

What's up with the Japanese fighters and the weird paychecks? Aoki got that extra $37.50 on his check!

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

What's up with the Japanese fighters and the weird paychecks? Aoki got that extra $37.50 on his check!

That's what I was thinking? Is that just how it converts?

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

What's up with the Japanese fighters and the weird paychecks? Aoki got that extra $37.50 on his check!

he probably agreed to a rate in Japanese currency (yen), after conversion it comes out to a weird number

I'm underpaid, waaahhh

damn, Mousasi's 150K is a huge increase from the reported 2K he made in the Babalu fight.

OU wrote:

Robert Peralta -- $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Hiroyuki Takaya -- $2,740
Peralta defeated Takaya via split decision

Only one that doesn't seem to fit in. Weird.