UFC 121 Payouts And Suspensions
Added on Oct 27, 2010 by John Petit in
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The dust as settled, and new Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez is polishing his belt while everyone else is counting the dollars. As per usual, the UFC must issue its fighter salary to the commission it fights under. The usual stipulation applies; This is only the reported income. It does NOT include locker room bonuses, sponsorship fees, or PPV percentages that some fighters get.
The list is as follows:
The pay roll total is 1.5 million dollars
Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000
Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
def. Martin Kampmann: $27,000
Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
def. Paulo Thiago: $18,000
Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000
Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000
Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan Jensen: $10,000
Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Cote: $21,000
Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Guymon: $8,000
Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Taylor: $16,000
Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Dongi Yang: $8,000
Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
The fight bonuses are as follows:
Fight of The Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
Knock Out of The Night : Cain Velasquez
Submission of The Night: Daniel Roberts
They each earned a cool 70k on top of their fight purse.
The Medical suspensions are as follows:
Brock Lesnar :
suspended 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to possible eye injuries, though he can be cleared early by an ophthalmologist. Even if cleared he faces a mandatory 60 day suspension because of th cut he received i his fight against Cain Velasquez.
Jake Shields:
Shields lost a Decision to Martin Kampamnn and received a suspension of 180 days with no contact for 180 days due to bleeding of the eye and blurred vision. He can be cleared by an ophthalmologist.
Diego Sanchez
Diego sustained a possible wrist fracture in his Decision win over Paulo Thiago and received a 180 day suspension. However, he can be cleared by a doctor if he doesn’t have a broken his wrist.
Court McGee may have a broken right hand, but he can be cleared by a doctor. However, he still has a mandatory suspension of 45 days regardless for precautionary reasons.
Patrick Cote has a possible eye injury, and faces 180 day suspension but can also be cleared.
Paulo Thiago: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 60 days due to a laceration; can be cleared early
Tito Ortiz: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
Brendan Schaub: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
Gabriel Gonzaga: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
Ryan Jensen: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
Chris Camozzi: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 60 days due to a left-brow laceration; can be cleared early
Dongi Yang: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
Gilbert Yvel: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days for precautionary reasons
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