Frank Shamrock can enjoy the fact that while he was battered in a lopsided loss to Nick Diaz at Strikeforce last Saturday, he registered a lopsided victory when it came to payday.
Shamrock was by far the highest earner for the Showtime-televised event from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, walking off with $369,790 while Diaz pocketed $39,950 with $10,000 by way of win bonus.
Here are the salaries reported by Strikeforce to the California State Athletic Commission. Please note that the numbers below do not include other sources of income such as sponsorships and possible bonuses that may not have been specified in the bout contracts.
Fighter | Base Pay | Win Bonus | Total |
Showtime Bouts | |||
Nick Diaz |
$29,950
|
$10,000
|
$39,950
|
Frank Shamrock |
$369,790
|
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$369,790
|
Gilbert Melendez |
$49,890
|
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|
$49,890
|
Rodrigo Damm |
$9,190
|
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|
$9,190
|
Scott Smith |
$24,940
|
$25,000
|
$49,940
|
Benji Radach |
$16,940
|
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|
$16,940
|
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos |
$8,000
|
$10,000
|
$18,000
|
Hitomi Akano |
$1,450
|
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|
$1,450
|
Brett Rogers |
$19,940
|
$20,000
|
$39,940
|
Ron "Abongo" Humphrey |
$3,205
|
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|
$3,205
|
Preliminary Bouts | |||
Luke Rockhold |
$3,000
|
$3,000
|
$6,000
|
Buck Meredith |
$1,540
|
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|
$1,540
|
Eric Lawson |
$7,950
|
$2,000
|
$9,950
|
Waylon Kennell |
$1,950
|
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|
$1,950
|
Raul Castillo |
$3,390
|
$3,500
|
$6,890
|
Brandon Michaels |
$1,500
|
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|
$1,500
|
James Terry |
$1,940
|
$2,000
|
$3,940
|
Zak Bucia |
$1,500
|
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|
$1,500
|
Shingo Kohara |
$940
|
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|
$940
|
Jeremy Tavares |
$940
|
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$940
|