Chael Sonnen Earned a Flat Fee of $35,000 For His Promotional Work
by Geno Mrosko on Aug 16, 2010 5:54 PM EDT
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The total fighter salaries have been released for the participants of UFC 117 and the first thing that pops out at me is how much base salary Chael Sonnen made for his fight with Anderson Silva. For everything he did to sell this PPV and for how many buys it ended up doing he should have been paid more. I don't want to hear about locker room bonuses either because those may or may not exist depending on who you ask. The salaries are as follows:
Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. Chael Sonnen: $35,000
Jon Fitch: $108,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus)
def. Thiago Alves: $60,000
Clay Guida: $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus)
def. Rafael dos Anjos: $12,000
Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus)
def. Ricardo Almeida: $35,000
Junior Dos Santos: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Rick Story: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Dustin Hazelett: $18,000
Phil Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
Johny Hendricks: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Charlie Brenneman: $8000
Tim Boetsch: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
def. Todd Brown: $6,000
Stefan Struve: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Christian Morecraft: $6,000
Dennis Hallman: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Ben Saunders: $12,000
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Matt Lindland wasn’t kidding when he said Chael was a company man. Shane Carwin would barely agree to do any interviews for $50,000.
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It’s sad that Fitch, a guy who draws flies, is getting paid more.
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Do you know if Chael is still operating under his original WEC contract of if he’s on a fresh UFC contract?
"If the commission would sanction it and Dana would move, I’d fighter Anderson right now."
- Chael Sonnen at the post fight press conference following his loss to Anderson Silva.
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Sonnen should be heavily pissed about this. I think UFC fighters are grossly underpaid considering the PPV numbers and sold out arenas.
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Sonnen signed a contract
No one held a gun a to his head.
"If the commission would sanction it and Dana would move, I’d fighter Anderson right now."
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I bet the next contract he gets will be worth more but overall MMA fighters don’t make that much cash.
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I know you said...
I don’t want to hear about locker room bonuses either because those may or may not exist depending on who you ask.
But you have to believe that this fight lined Sonnen’s pocket for more than $35,000.
I’d be surprised in White didn’t drive a dump truck full of money to Oregon and parked it in front of Sonnen’s house.
Also, if we don’t get Belfort/Sonnen for the Interim MW title, I riot.
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by Applejack McNeil on Aug 16, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions
I don't have to believe it.
It’s a big PR move on Dana White’s part to say that he “takes care of guys” with these phantom bonuses. It reinforces brand loyalty. It makes people feel good about the UFC. It’s bullshit. I’ll believe it when I know it to be true.
After all, if he is such a smart business man then why pay any more money then he absolutely has to?
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by Geno Mrosko on Aug 16, 2010 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Emphasis mine...
After all, if he is such a smart business man then why pay any more money then he absolutely has to?
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by Applejack McNeil on Aug 16, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well played Hernandez. Well played indeed.
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by Geno Mrosko on Aug 17, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Smart business men may do so...
If it helps make them more money in the future, through employee retention and/or motivation to perform. In UFC if no one gets special bonuses for great performance, we might see the overall performance being lower.
As you point out, there is goodwill potential in Dana’s statement that he gives out extra bonuses. That goodwill has value, which would evaporate if the fighters all tell us the extra bonuses don’t exist. So if Dana makes the statement, he “has to” do it to get the value of that statement.
Well put.
That’s the best point I’ve seen made regarding this issue.
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he should of got paid more but f it i seen sonnen on some tallk show saying he don’t care and the ufc o’s him nothing check it out for your self http://www.mmaff.com/2010/08/fighting-words-with-mike-straka-chael.html
Good interview...
Chael’s a good interviewee. Clearly his pattern is to insult his opponent before the fight and be respectful afterwards. It all plays into him being effective as a salesperson. For some reason when I watched it, it ended abruptly at 14.59 and doesn’t get to the point where he says UFC owes him nothing. I also can’t see where he answers whether he deserves an immediate rematch… Odd.
Props to Straka, solid interviewing skills. Enjoyed this a lot!
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