UFC Salaries I feel bad for Rory

[ShatsBassoon]

Official UFC 189 payouts included:

Conor McGregor: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Chad Mendes: $500,000 (wasn’t eligible for win bonus)

Champ Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
def. Rory MacDonald: $59,000

Jeremy Stephens: $72,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)*
def. Dennis Bermudez: $34,000*

Gunnar Nelson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Thatch: $22,000

Thomas Almeida: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Brad Pickett: $30,000

Matt Brown: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Means: $23,000

Alex Garcia: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Swick: $48,000

John Howard: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Cathal Pendred: $10,000

Cody Garbrandt: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Henry Briones: $10,000

Louis Smolka: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Neil Seery: $15,000

Cody Pfister: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000

* – Stephens fined 20 percent ($8,000) for missing weight; fine was issued to Bermudez

LINK: UFC 189 salaries: Conor McGregor and Chad Mendes both earn flat $500K | MMAjunkie

 

[ShatsBassoon]

Rory pulled in $59000 + FOTN bonus. What a joke.

 

[dacofty]

I wonder what the entire roster plus bonuses come out to, seems the TUF finale lost out

 

[jason73]

rory better be getting a suitcase full of cash as a bonus

 

[dacofty]

Im alittle confused about the first line in the story. The largest disclosed payday both earned 500k. Silva vs Diaz, Silva earned 800k and Diaz 500K which would make that the largest payday. Maybe i missed something

 

[ShatsBassoon]

Fucking Stephens pulled in more than Rory even after losing a % of his purse

 

[Pitbull9]

Matt Browns fucking salary is a joke!

 

[OhWhopDaChamp]

Other than the McG & Mendes those figures are disappointing af. Hopefully Lawler & Rory Mac get ppv points.

 

[dacofty]

its only disappointing to us, dana will say that everyone is happy and it is what it is.

 

[OhWhopDaChamp]

I think it's a pretty sure bet that McG and Lawler have ppv earnings. It's just fucked that McG had a champion contract without being one. He has a superb agent.

 

[sparkuri]

I think it's a pretty sure bet that McG and Lawler have ppv earnings. It's just fucked that McG had a champion contract without being one. He has a superb agent.

I believe his agent is Mr.White...

 

[dacofty]

I believe his agent is Mr.White...

Indeed I agree with this 100%. I wonder if back rubs are included

 

[OhWhopDaChamp]

I believe his agent is Mr.White...

Haha! I forgot his agent is Audie. Same as Bisping.
Conor McGregor's Agent On Accomplishments And Challenges For UFC And His Firm - Forbes

 

[Silverball]

Champ Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
def. Rory MacDonald: $59,000

Half to taxes, cost of camp, paying managers and coaches, etc.

There isn't a bonus big enough to make up for the time that fight took off of his life, but even if there were, he didn't get it from the UFC.

 

[jason73]

Indeed I agree with this 100%. I wonder if back rubs are included

with happy ending

 

[Zeph]

I think it's a pretty sure bet that McG and Lawler have ppv earnings. It's just fucked that McG had a champion contract without being one. He has a superb agent.

Come on now. Mcgregor sold that event and pounded the pavement with media commitments. If anything he was underpaid, like the rest of the card.

 

[jason73]

jake ellenburger got 73k to headline a tuf finale

 

[jason73]

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
Stephen Thompson ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Jake Ellenberger ($73,000)
Kamaru Usman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Hayder Hassan ($10,000)
Michael Graves ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Vicente Luque ($10,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($51,000 + $51,000 = $102,000) def. Cezar Ferreira ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Angela Magana ($10,000)
Maximo Blanco ($18,400 + 23,000 = $41,400) def. Mike De La Torre ($17,600)

Undercard (FOX Sports 1)
Josh Samman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($10,000)
Jerrod Sanders ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Russell Doane ($10,000)
Trevor Smith ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Dan Miller ($25,000)
George Sullivan ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dominic Waters ($10,000)

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass)
Willie Gates ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Darrell Montague ($10,000

TUF 21 Finale salaries: Jorge Masvidal, Jake Ellenberger lead way - MMA Fighting

 

[dacofty]

Champ Robbie Lawler: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
def. Rory MacDonald: $59,000

Half to taxes, cost of camp, paying managers and coaches, etc.

There isn't a bonus big enough to make up for the time that fight took off of his life, but even if there were, he didn't get it from the UFC.

he ended up before taxes 139,000.00. He will take home around 75,000.00 after taxes according to Nevada tax calculator. Minus the camp coaches and expenses.
he will do ok BUT that wont get him thru the year, he will have to fight again and in his condition its worrisome

 

[Zeph]

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
Stephen Thompson ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Jake Ellenberger ($73,000)
Kamaru Usman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Hayder Hassan ($10,000)
Michael Graves ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Vicente Luque ($10,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($51,000 + $51,000 = $102,000) def. Cezar Ferreira ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Angela Magana ($10,000)
Maximo Blanco ($18,400 + 23,000 = $41,400) def. Mike De La Torre ($17,600)

Undercard (FOX Sports 1)
Josh Samman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($10,000)
Jerrod Sanders ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Russell Doane ($10,000)
Trevor Smith ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Dan Miller ($25,000)
George Sullivan ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dominic Waters ($10,000)

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass)
Willie Gates ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Darrell Montague ($10,000

TUF 21 Finale salaries: Jorge Masvidal, Jake Ellenberger lead way - MMA Fighting

Masvidal getting that Strikeforce money. That's what fighters want.

 

[dacofty]

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
Stephen Thompson ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Jake Ellenberger ($73,000)
Kamaru Usman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Hayder Hassan ($10,000)
Michael Graves ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Vicente Luque ($10,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($51,000 + $51,000 = $102,000) def. Cezar Ferreira ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Angela Magana ($10,000)
Maximo Blanco ($18,400 + 23,000 = $41,400) def. Mike De La Torre ($17,600)

Undercard (FOX Sports 1)
Josh Samman ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($10,000)
Jerrod Sanders ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Russell Doane ($10,000)
Trevor Smith ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Dan Miller ($25,000)
George Sullivan ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dominic Waters ($10,000)

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass)
Willie Gates ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Darrell Montague ($10,000

TUF 21 Finale salaries: Jorge Masvidal, Jake Ellenberger lead way - MMA Fighting

Warerson making a decent amount for a debut. Especially after getting subbed and losing her title.

 

[OhWhopDaChamp]

Come on now. Mcgregor sold that event and pounded the pavement with media commitments. If anything he was underpaid, like the rest of the card.

That's one way of looking at it. I don't consider him underpaid and he did press, so what? That's what you're supposed to do, especially if you're getting ppv points.
But I don't agree that he sold the show on his own. The UFC sold him and didn't give us a choice in who we wanted to see in ads and interviews. Rory Mac and Lawler was always going to be a dope fight but they weren't promoted & they don't seem to have the desire to promote themselves.
Anyway, good on McG

 

[FadeToBlack]

What that guy went through on Saturday night deserves some out-of-pocket locker room bonus action coming his way. Like, a severe upgrade in pay should be in order ASAP. Guys like Rory are the reason organizations like the UFC make so much damn money.

 

[lookoutawhale]

Lets hope for that UFC discovery process..

Its embarrassing to have numbers that low for a guy that literally broke his face for the company.

Crazy to think Dana made more money than all the fighters combined sitting there.

 

[Silverball]

he ended up before taxes 139,000.00. He will take home around 75,000.00 after taxes according to Nevada tax calculator. Minus the camp coaches and expenses.
he will do ok BUT that wont get him thru the year, he will have to fight again and in his condition its worrisome

$139,000 is better than $59,000, but still brutally low for a fighter with Rory's experience, fighting for a championship on what the owners of the UFC have referred to as the "biggest" and "best" event in the history of the company.

Any commission that would license Rory for another fight this year should be investigated for corruption.