My UFC 132 thoughts

Yeah, your boy got paid.

I thought Tito said he took a big pay cut for this fight

OU wrote:

Yeah, your boy got paid.

LOL

bobbitt15 wrote:

I thought Tito said he took a big pay cut for this fight

I think he ment he was gonna get paid before he got cut.

OU wrote:

http://mmajunkie.com/news/24275/ufc-132-salaries-tito-ortiz-450k-wanderlei-silva-200k-lead-fighter-payroll.mma
The full payouts included:

Dominick Cruz: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Urijah Faber: $32,000

Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus)
def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000

Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Wiman: $18,000

Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus)
def. Ryan Bader: $20,000

Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000

Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Roller: $21,000

Rafael Dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000

Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000

Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Tavares: $10,000

Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $14,000

Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Donny Walker: $6,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for
items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures
do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a
substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any
other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They
also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some
top-level fighters receive.

All the ones with are way underpaid. Yes I said the Bantamweights are underpaid!

bobbitt15 wrote:

I thought Tito said he took a big pay cut for this fight

He was probably on $500,000 and took a $50,000 pay cut.

Tito used to make more I thought. I like how his contract is guaranteed with no win bonus.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Tito used to make more I thought. I like how his contract is guaranteed with no win bonus.

Yeah smart move by Tito, I wonder if that factors into his PPV %?
Also as a reference, Tito made 250K vs The Hammer.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/21149/ufc-121-salaries-brock-lesnars-400000-tops-events-15-million-payroll.mma

Didn't watch it live. Only seen the Leben and Condit fights to date.

Regarding Leben vs Wandy.


I didn't pick the fight b4 hand, and though I was excited to see it, I didn't really try to break it down.

But I hope I would have factored in the current day chins of the respective fighters. If u have 2 guys going in swinging, role with the more sturdy chin. I think that is a pretty good idea, and at this stage of the game Leben has the better whiskers.

Not sure why Kings was so taken aback. Wandy is now 2-6 in his last 8, and has been KO'd in 4 of those. Is Leben a step down from the roll call of legends who have most recently beaten Wandy? Sure, but it has been pretty clear that this is not Wandy circa 2004.

Though I am cool with Wandy giving it another go if he wants to.

Loving Condit right now. 27 wins, 26 finishes? that's awesome. and like Kings im glad we did not see a top control Kim victory. I'd be cool with Carlos getting a title shot right now. If Hardy was allowed a go at it, why not Condit? Would love to see Carlos vs either of the Diaz bros.

As per Cruz.

though I have not seen the fight yet, I do have to give Cruz some props. I was reluctant for awhile, but the guy keeps rolling along.

Is he top 10 p4p? I still see it as debateable. I for one don't see BW as a fully established division. Most stacked in MMA? based on what? And Cruz, though very successful has certainly not been dominant here.

But prior to this win, I didn't really want to entertain the idea of Cruz as a top 10 p4p guy, but now it is very legit argument.