Nick Diaz has complained recently that he is “underpaid”. Whether or not you agree with him depends on your definition of “underpaid”. Diaz was the top earner at Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs Daley event, pocketing $175,000 for his five minutes of work. $175,000 for five minutes – underpaid?! Like I said, depends on your definition of the word. Here is the complete fighter salary info for the event, straight from the California Athletic Commission.
Nick Diaz: $175,000
Gilbert Melendez: $150,000
Gegard Mousasi: $150,000
Tatsuyi Kawajiri: $97,612.50
Shinya Aoki: $73,637.50
Paul Daley: $65,000
Keith Jardine: $25,000
Lyle Beerbohm: $10,000
Robert Peralta: $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 win bonus)
Virgil Zwicker: $3,000 ($2,000 to show, $1,000 win bonus)
Rolando Perez: $3,000 ($2,000 to show, $1,000 win bonus)
Hiroyuki Takaya: $2,740
Joe Duarte: $2,000 ($1,000 to show, $1,000 win bonus)
Casey Ryan: $2,000 ($1,000 to show, $1,000 win bonus)
Saad Awad: $1,500
Herman Terrado: $1,500 ($1,000 to show, $500 win bonus)
Brett Albee: $1,000
AJ Matthews: $1,000
Edgar Cardenas: $1,000
Paul Song: $750
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