MMAVu

Main Event:

Nate Diaz ($48,000/win bonus $24,000) def. Melvin Guillard ($14,000)

*Diaz also pocketed an extra $30,000 for Submission of the Night, for his guillotine of Melvin.

Main Card:

Gray Maynard ($24,000/win bonus $12,000) def. Roger Huerta ($21,000)

Carlos Condit ($48,000/win bonus $24,000) def. Jake Ellenberger ($10,000)

Nate Quarry ($60,000/win bonus $30,000) def. Tim Credeur ($10,000)

*Quarry and Credeur each earned an extra $30,000 Fight of the Night

Prelim Card:

Brian Stann ($22,000/win bonus $11,000) def. Steve Cantwell ($10,000)

Mike Pyle ($30,000/win bonus $15,000) def. Chris Wilson ($17,000)

CB Dollaway ($28,000/win bonus $14,000) def. Jay Silva ($6,000)

Sam Stout ($24,000/ win bonus was $12,000) vs. Phillipe Nover ($20,000/win bonus was $10,000)

*This was a nice touch by the UFC, awarding both fighters their win bonuses, despite the fact the Oklahoma State Commission denied the fight, due to Nover suffering a seizure hours before fight time.

Jeremy Stephens ($24,000/win bonus $12,000) def. Justin Buchholz ($8,000)

*Stephens also got an extra $30,000 for Knockout of the Night…which was the only knockout of the night, but I don’t think L’il Heathen is complainin’

Mike Pierce ($12,000/win bonus $6,000) def. Brock Larson ($26,000)

Ryan Jensen ($8,000/win bonus $4,000) def. Steve Steinbeiss ($6,000)

Quick Jabs: Strikeforce 185lb Champion Cung Le has relinquished his title, the title he won from Frank Shamrock in March 2008. Le has never defended the title. He has been tied up with various outside film projects. Mayhem Miller and Jake Shields are expected to fight for the vacant belt this fall. Looks like the UFC isn’t the only ones with the Hollywood blues.

Let’s see how Strikeforce Salaries stack up against the UFC. Well, the announced salaries anyways; I have a hard time believing that Gegard Mousasi only made $2000 for this fight. This guy was tearing it up in Japan, and was DREAM’s 185lb and 205lb Champion. This card took place on August 15 on Showtime.

Main Event:

Cristiane Santos: $25,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus), Gina Carano: $125,000, Santos defeated Carano via TKO at 4:59 of round one.

Main Card:

Gegard Mousasi: $2,000 (no win bonus),Renato Sobral: $75,000, Mousasi defeated Sobral via TKO at 1:00 of round one.

Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (no win bonus), Mitsuhiro Ishida: $30,000,Melendez defeated Ishida via TKO at 3:56 of round three.

Fabricio Werdum: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus), Mike Kyle: $14,000, Werdum defeated Kyle via Sub at 1:24 of round one.

Jay Hieron: $55,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus), Jesse Taylor: $12,000, Hieron defeated Taylor via UD.

Undercard:

Scott Lighty: $4,000 (no win bonus), Mike Cook: $2,500, Lighty defeated Cook via TKO at 2:05 of round one.

Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus), David Douglas: $5,500, Wilcox defeated Douglas via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:16 of round three.

James Terry: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus), Zak Bucia: $2,000, Terry defeated Bucia via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:23 of round one.

Alexander Trevino: $3,500 (includes $1,500 win bonus), Isaiah Hill: $2,000, Trevino defeated Hill via submission (keylock) at 3:56 of round one.

Looks like they’re close to the UFC’s numbers, at least the undercard guys anyways. They must get a decent amount of change from their sponsors, because there’s no way a fighter can live off of $2000 every 3-4 months for a fight.