UFC 88 Salaries
September 11, 2008 by Justin Barracosa
Filed under MMA
Main Event
- Chuck Liddell- $500,000
- Rashad Evans -$120,000 including win bonus
Main Card
- Rich Franklin- $100,000 including win bonus
- Matt Hamill- $10,000
- Dan Henderson- $250,000 including win bonus
- Rousimar Palhares $7,000
- Nate Marquardt- $56,000 including win bonus
- Martin Kampmann-$15,000
- Dong Hyun Kim-$46,000 including win bonus
- Matt Brown- $8,000
Preliminary Card
- Kurt Pelligrino-$24,000 including win bonus
- Thiago Tavares- $13,000
- Tim Boetsch- $16,000 including win bonus
- Michael Patt- $5,000
- Jason MacDonald- $44,000 including win bonus
- Jason Lambert- $17,000
- Ryo Chonan- $30,000 including win bonus
- Roan Carneiro- $9,000
Fight of the night
- Kurt Pelligrino vs Thiago Tavares- Each fighter earned an additional $60,000
Submission of the night
- Jason MacDonald earned an additional $60,000
Knockout of the night
- Rashad Evans earned an additional $60,000
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September 11th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Matt Hamill- $10,000 wow that’s tough for that fight looking at the rest this one stands out, dude needs a better agent or something
September 11th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I wish I could be Chuck Liddell and still make half a million for being knocked the hell out.
September 11th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
It’s really all about working your way up. You work hard, win often, and your pay increases. It’s a game of selling yourself. Create a superstar persona and it’ll pay!
September 11th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
The UFC doesn’t dish out salaries like Chucks everyday. The bottom line is that win or lose, he was the face of the UFC for a few years, and by far the biggest name and draw in the sport. Sure he’s lost 3 of his last 4 fights, but the guy still draws an audience. People want to see the iceman because simply put, he’s a knockout artist. Lidell might never regain the popularity and ranking that he once owned, but you can understand why the UFC still pays him the big cheese.
September 11th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
This is great info Justin. But how do four guys earn 7 to 10 grand apiece when the others are quadrupling their earnings?
September 12th, 2008 at 5:23 am
The whole salary system has been scrutinized for quite some time, but as long as Dana White keeps racking in the money, I wouldn’t expect to see any changes.
September 13th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Golden Boy promotions led by Oscar de La Hoya and Bernard Hopkins have made a deal with Affliction to but together 4 PPV events that would feature MMA and Boxing.