Strikeforce might be dying a slow and painful death, but that doesn’t mean that the fighters currently on their roster aren’t getting paid nicely while the ship sinks. For instance, Strikeforce (aka the UFC) paid out almost a million dollars in fighter salaries for this past Saturday’s Strikeforce: Barnett vs Kharitonov event. And, not surprisingly, Josh Barnett was the top earner at the event.
Josh Barnett: $150,000
Sergei Kharitonov: $100,000
Daniel Cormier: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus)
Antonio Silva: $100,000
Muhammed Lawal: $85,000
Roger Gracie: $80,000
Ronaldo Souza: $70,000
Rafael Cavalcante: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
Luke Rockhold: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus)
Evangelista Santos: $20,000
Pat Healy: $17,500 ($12,500 to show, $5,000 win bonus)
Jordan Mein: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Maximo Blanco: $13,000
Yoel Romero Palacio: $10,000
Amanda Nunes: $7,500
Alexis Davis: $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 win bonus)
Dominique Steele: $5,000 ($2,500 to show, $2,500 win bonus)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $5,000
Chris Mierzwiak: $3,000
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