WEC 50: Benavidez v. Cruz Payroll

The good ole boys over at the Nevada State Athletic Commission are all over it. And not just any "it"-that's the universal "it". And thus we already have WEC 50 Salaries!

Dominick Cruz: $11,000/$11,000 vs. Joseph Benavidez: $17,500/$17,500
Shane Roller: $16,000/$16,000 vs. Anthony Pettis: $6,000/$6,000
Cub Swanson: $11,000/$11,000 vs. Chad Mendes: $5,500/$5,500
Scott Jorgensen: $12,500/$12,500 vs. Brad Pickett: $5,000/$5,000
Bart Palaszewski: $8,000/$8,000 vs. Zack Micklewright: $3,000/$3,000

Anthony Njokuani: $7,000/$7,000 vs. Maciej Jewtuszko: $3,000/$3,000
Javier Vazquez: $8,000/$8,000 vs. Mackens Semerzier: $4,000/$4,000
Ricardo Lamas: $7,000/$7,000 vs. David Jansen: $4,000/$4,000
Bryan Caraway: $4,000/$4,000 vs. Fredson Paixao: $3,000/$3,000
Danny Castillo: $9,500/$9,500 vs. Dustin Poirier: $3,000/$3,000

And of course the fatty $10,000 bonuses!

- Fight of the Night: Scott Jorgensen vs. Brad Pickett
- Submission of the Night:  Anthony Pettis
- Knockout of the Night: Maciej Jewtuszko

And whats a WEC Salary post without the standard social commentary; i.e. "They don't get paid enough!"

-135 lbs Champion Dominick Cruz's total pay to both show AND win at WEC 50 was $22,000.

-145 lbs Champion Jose Aldo's total last known pay was $40,000

-155lbs Champion Frankie Edgar's total last known pay was $46,000 (He surely got a bump when he got the title shot,)

-170 lbs Champion Georges St. Pierre's total last known pay was $400,000

-185 lbs Champion Anderson Silva's total last known pay was $200,000

-205 lbs Ex-Champion Lyoto Machida's total last known pay (cuz Rua's WINNING pay hasn't been announced in forever) was $200,000

-265 Champion Brock Lesnar's total last known pay was $400,000

 

That means that Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz made 55%, 47%, 5%, 11%, 11%, and 5% of the pay of his heavier weight contemparies.  Cruz gets paid just 22% of the average Zuffa Champion.