Proving that a famous last name sells, Kim Couture earned an event-high $10,000 at Strikeforce: Challengers on Friday at the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan.Couture, the ex-wife of Randy Couture, was stopped by punches in the co-headliner to Kerry Vera, the wife of UFC fighter Brandon Vera. The women's fight came six days after the male counterparts fought at UFC 105.
Vera earned $4,000 to show and another $4,000 for her victory.
In the main event, Tyrone Woodley earned $3,500 to show and another $3,500 as a win bonus, while Rudy Bears won $2,500. Woodley submitted Bears with a triangle choke at 2:52 of the first round.
Couture was issued a 60-day suspension following the fight.
The four fighters in the co-headliners were the only salaries made available to FanHouse by the Kansas athletic commission.
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man, i cant imagine how some fighters only income is fighting...maybe bein a trainer supplements it, but to what degree ?? glad i have a degree to keep the real income within reach. lol...guess no one said bein a fighter was easy.
The real income comes from sponsorship money since they appear on Showtime. They make WAAAY more that way. More exposure is a good thing for these prospects.
ahh iono how i forgot about sponsors haha...guess they do alright for themselves...especially fighters like gsp that are very marketable...but then they get all douched up and start wearing horrible looking custom suits lol...i think im just a hating machine...hahaha i cant stop myself..::shrugs::..