Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz earned $175,000 for his main event win over Paul Daley to top the fight salaries for Saturday’s “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley” event, according to figures released Wednesday by the California State Athletic Commission.
Daley, who was knocked out by Diaz at the end of a back-and-forth opening round, took home $65,000, while other top earners included lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez and former light heavyweight title-holder Gegard Mousasi with $150,000 each.
The official “Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley” salaries were:
- Nick Diaz: $175,000 (no win bonus) def. Paul Daley: $65,000
- Gilbert Melendez: $150,000 (no win bonus) def. Tatsuya Kawajiri: $97,612.50
- Gegard Mousasi: $150,000 vs. Keith Jardine: $25,000 (draw)
- Shinya Aoki: $73,637.50 (no win bonus) def. Lyle Beerbohm: $10,000
Remember, the salaries above are simply those required to be reported by the promotion to the athletic commission and don’t represent a fighters total earnings.
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Why do the japanese fighters get 50 cents?
Nobody knows alot of them.. They dont fill the stands as well.. its simple as that.. To the UFC its not the number of wins, or the number of titles that decides your pay.. GSP Is a higher paid fighter then Anderson Silva.. Silva is still considered better (not by me).. But GSP sells out an entire country every time he fights..
My biggest problem with these paydays is Jardine.. 25k?? really?? he takes a fight on 2 weeks notice. Comes in as a huge underdog.. Saves the day for SF baisicly by agreeing to fight.. and they repay him with 25k?? I guess him signing with SF was enough of a bonus, and with what it could lead to, I still think it was a great desicion.. But frankly he deserved more for coming up with a great fight.
Yea, but how many fights in a row has he dropped? I think that’s why.
Or you could remember that he signed a contract that stated he would be paid 25k before the fight? And Scott Coker didn’t spin the Wheel O’Pay and that’s what it landed on? Or that the amount wasn’t decided based on quality of the fight? Any or all of the above are perfectly acceptable answers. And then there are the traditional backstage, undisclosed Zuffa bonuses. And sponsorships.
Maybe they were told “we’ll pay you x amount of yen” which converts to some funky numbers in USD. That’s all I can think of, lol.
But I know what you mean, you would think they would make $95k and $75k respectively.
It’s strictly a legal thing so it can be considered a “professional fight”. There is other money changing hands, but it’s being done behind the curtain.
Pretty sure he wasn’t asking why they get paid less, but joking about the fact that both Japanese fighters above have #####.50 on their payouts
That’s the explanation, though. And not everyone who reads this will take that question as a joke.
They’ll have been paid in Yen, the seemingly random amounts in dollars will be because of the exchange rate.
Diaz gets $175K and feels he’s underpaid.
Shit, underpay me like that, PLEASE.
Yeah, I noticed him saying I gotta get paid. Maybe he’s still after that million for a fight at MW. I think the interview where he mentioned this was a month or two ago. Seems a bit unrealistic.
I think regardless if Jardine won his last few fights or not, he deserves more than $25,000. IMO he has some of the biggest draw power that Strikeforce has to offer.
By him being on the card, it for sure had an impact on me tuning in to watch the show.
Besides, he IS coming off of two straight wins. They might be oner tomatoe cans, but still, they are wins.
I think he should have earned at least $50,000. He put on a great show, and he is a name to help them get more veiwers.
But, we can’t forget, this is just what the athletic commisions are requiered to report. That does not mean that’s all he was paid. I’m sure he was handed a decent size check in the back room somewhere.
At least I hope so.
All around I think this was one of the best Strikeforce cards I have seen to date.
I hope to see a lot more like them in the future.
i think the diaz brothers r punk ass muthafukrs:)
Maybe a hefty paycheck will help snap Diaz out of his most recent bout of paranoia…
;-)
I don’t think he’s had the time to go to a Stockton Dispensery because of his back to back fights. But I’m sure he’s made a couple trips by now.
Diaz is always complainging that he doesnt get paid any $$ and he drives a Honda and all that BS. Based on what we see, the dudes making like 300K a year. Not a bad salary I dont think.
I cant stand them either. Cant wait for someone to knock diaz out.
Does anyone have the attendance number?