Top 10 MMA Heavyweights
11/16/2009
I live in Buffalo and am currently a student at UB. Im a Bills season ticket holder and if I had some extra cash I would have Sabres tickets too. Football is my favorite sport. MMA comes next. I follow NHL, MLB, NBA and college basketball. I like to write about MMA and Ive been to a few UFC fights.
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110 days ago
Check out my latest article based on an interview I did with Kenny Florian:
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/225340-underappreciated-but-undeterred-kenny-florian-on-the-verge-of-ufc-101
Thanks for the read!
122 days ago
DAVE MELTZER OF YAHOO SPORTS-->> Attending a major boxing event and a UFC event just a few weeks apart at the same MGM Grand Garden Arena CERTAINLY DOES NOT support the NOTION that boxing fans will abandon the sport in favor of MMA.
MMA major events, like the Brock Lesnar-Randy Couture match Nov. 15 in the same venue, draws predominately white men, with a decent smattering of women, mostly between the ages of 20-35, and very few minorities.
Saturday night’s show drew a decidedly older crowd, and for the most part, the younger fans in the crowd were nationalistic, with Latinos supporting De La Hoya and Filipinos backing Pacquiao.
Boxing’s advantages are based on its longevity as a major sport, with a media contingent that dwarfs even the biggest UFC event, and a list of celebrities that seemed to take forever to run down. UFC major events have some well-known celebrities but nothing comparable.
And interestingly, one not mentioned by Michael Buffer but shown earlier in the night on the screen making a prediction (for De La Hoya), was former UFC star Tito Ortiz. Ortiz was not only recognized instantly but booed heavily, almost like he was an intruder.
“MMA doesn’t affect the popularity of boxing,” said Greenburg. “They are two entirely different sports. It would be like saying basketball affects the popularity of baseball.”
127 days ago
yur dreaming again my friend ..the whole event only made 6 to 8 million..
MMA IS PEANUTS COMPARED TO BOXING..
LESNAR GETS NO PPV CUT,..
FRANK MIR made 45 000..its right below you there in b and w.
130 days ago
FIVE MILLION FOR LESNAR ?? HAHHAHA KEEP DREAMING DUDE...
UFC PAYS OUT PEANUTS COMPARED TO BOXING..The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today released the official fighter purses for those who competed at UFC 100 this past Saturday night (July 11) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Two current champions — Brock Lesnar and Georges St. Pierre — were the big winners of the night, taking home an event-leading $400,000 apiece. Both fighters experienced similar results inside the Octagon — Lesnar was rewarded for pounding out Frank Mir in two rounds, while “Rush” went home a little richer after a five-round clinic on challenger Thiago Alves.
Dan “Hollywood” Henderson pocketed a cool $250,000 for his bone-crunching performance, which also earned him an extra $100,000 for “Knockout of the Night.”
Here is the complete list of UFC 100 payouts:
Brock Lesnar — $400,000 (No win bonus)
Frank Mir — $45,000
Lesnar defeated Mir via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Georges St. Pierre — $400,000 ($200,000 to show, $200,000 to win)
Thiago Alves — $60,000
St. Pierre defeated Alves via unanimous decision
Dan Henderson — $250,000 ($100,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Michael Bisping — $150,000
Henderson defeated Bisping via knockout (punch) in round two
Yoshihiro Akiyama — $60,000 ($40,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Alan Belcher — $19,000
Akiyama defeated Belcher via split decision
Mark Coleman — $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Stephan Bonnar — $25,000
Coleman defeated Bonnar via unanimous decision
Jim Miller — $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Mac Danzig — $20,000
Miller defeated Danzig via unanimous decision
Jon Jones — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Jake O’Brien — $13,000
Jones defeated O’Brien via submission (guillotine choke) in round two
Dong Hyun Kim — $58,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 to win)
TJ Grant — $5,000
Kim defeated Grant via unanimous decision
Tom Lawlor — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
CB Dolloway — $14,000
Lawlor defeated Dolloway via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Shannon Gugerty — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Matt Grice — $7,000
Gugerty defeated Grice via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Jon Fitch — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Paulo Thiago — $8,000
Fitch defeated Thiago via unanimous decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” To check out these figures for UFC 100 go here.
The total base fighter payroll for the blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event, which attracted an unofficial crowd of nearly 11,000 attendees and the second-highest gate in UFC history with $5.1 million, was $1,790,000.
130 days ago
Hey Jon,
You have had some good reads on your last couple of articles. Keep up the good work and let me know if there is anything you need.
131 days ago
Hey thanks for the info- how many fights is Monson gunna take in one year? Gee whiz
133 days ago
It's Been a while since I last wrote an article .
UFC 100 is over, But were Brock Lesnar's actions positive or negative for the UFC?
Here are my thoughts. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/217699-brock-lesnar-bad-for-the-ufc
Thanks, Farooq.
135 days ago
Hey thanks for the Monson Info. I never heard of his opponent so I would expext another Monson win.- Perhaps not as significant as his last win at DREAM 9
145 days ago
Thank you for you imput in my Lesnar article. Even if I don't agree, I still value other people's opinions. Great comment!
147 days ago
Its long. Sorry.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/206033-buffalo-sabres-offseason-part-2-possible-trade-market-and-additions
155 days ago
He mate
wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol
162 days ago
Sabres' Unrestricted and Restricted free agents. Part one of a three part article that I will discuss the Sabres possible off season. Check it out.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184552-buffalo-sabres-off-season-part-1-unrestricted-restriced-free-agents
184 days ago
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