look what Tito did to Shamrocks face!

[Bigsatan13]

I don't think his face is all that bad. I've seen worse in a 1 minute bar fight.

 

[ZenMachine]

NOT TRUE. RANDY COUTURE (SP?) MADE A HUNDRED GRAND FOR A FEW FIGHTS. SO DO OTHER FIGHTERS. TITO GETS PAID GOOD. THE PAY PER VIEWS ARENT SELLING 300K LIKE THEY USED TO BUT THEY ARE STILL SELLING 60-70K.

IN THE EARLIER UFC'S, THE ONLY FIGHTERS THAT WOULD MAKE MONEY ARE THE FIGHTERS WHO WON THE WHOLE THING, AND THE FIGHTER WHO WON THE "SUPERBOUT" (WHICH WAS 50 GRAND IN THE EARLY 90'S) IF THEY HAD ONE.

20/20 (OR ONE OF THOSE NEWS SHOWS) DID A BIG STORY ON THE UFC NOT TOO LONG AGO. THE BIG NAME FIGHTERS GET PAID WELL NOW.

BACK TO STUDYING FOR ME.


KAYNE

I don't know the particulars of Couture's contract, and I do know the RAW team held out for quite a bit but I don't think he made 100K per fight. Maybe a two fight contract for 100, but not per fight. For some reason 50-60K per fight for Tito is sticking in my head. Some of the undercard fighters are making like a grand.

The early UFC's you got paid like a grand just to take the beating and you got more money for each fight you won. If you violated the few rules they had (eye gouging, biting, etc) they would fine you a grand. In Andy Anderson's fight with Jon Hess, Hess eye gouged Anderson twice and ended up owing money for fighting in the event.

 

[KAYNE]

IN THE FIGHT THAT COUTURE HAD JUST BEFORE HE LOST TO JOSH BARNETT, HE SAID HE EARNED 100K. I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH HE GOT FOR THE BARNETT FIGHT SINCE HE LOST IN THE 2ND ROUND THEN GOT THE BELT BACK WHEN BARNETT TESTED POSITIVE FOR EQ AND DECA.

WHICHEVER SHOW IT WAS ON (ONE OF THOSE NATIONAL NEWS SHOWS LIKE 20 20 OR 60 MIN), THE GUY DOING THE STORY SAID THAT COUTURE "ROUTINELY MADE UP TO 100K FOR FIGHTING". NOT SURE WHAT THE SPECIFICS WERE BUT HE DID SAY "PER FIGHT".

WHETHER THAT IS A GUARANTEED CONTRACT OR DEPENDENT IF HE HAS THE BELT OR WINS OR WHATEVER, I HAVE NO CLUE. I DO KNOW THAT THE EARLY UFC'S WERE SELLING 300K PAY PER VIEWS UNTIL JOHN MCCAIN BASICALLY GOT IT BANNED UNTIL IT STARTED IMPLEMENTING RULES (WHEN THE NEW OWNER BOUGHT THE UFC). NOW THEY HAVE A CABLE CONTRACT I BELIEVE.


KAYNE

 

[ZenMachine]

The Heavyweight title was vacant after Barnett tested positive. Then Ricco won it.

That is possible I guess, like I said, I don't know the particulars of Couture's contract. If he makes that much he definitely is in the minority. They just aren't getting the buy rate to support those kind of salaries.

On the upside (financially) Zuffa has been selling out shows in Vegas and Atlantic City now and making decent money on just the gate. That combined with increasing pay per view numbers should make for more money for the fighters.

 

[liquidmuscle]

does anyone know when Vendetta will be released to purchase?..I wanna have it on video so i can watch Shamrock get pounded

 

[ZenMachine]

does anyone know when Vendetta will be released to purchase?..I wanna have it on video so i can watch Shamrock get pounded

I don't think they have released a date yet. Zuffa has been good about getting them out quick in the past.

I won't buy anything from them until they start releasing them on DVD though.

 

[Bullit]

Did you guys notice that Shamrock looks like he got pounded?

 

[manny78]

Tito said on Fox's Best Damn Sports Show Period that he would fight Tyson if the opprotunity knocked

poor Tito, Tyson would turn him into a walking Fajita. Damn Mike is 30-40 lbs heavier...

 

[manny78]

all the big show would have to do is lay down on you

So let's bring him in the UFC....

 

[ZenMachine]

I think the Big Show has commented on the UFC basically saying he would get killed.

I think Show and Angle wrestled (non professionally) once, with angle coming out on top.

Manny,

How do you figure Tyson wins? If he can't stop the Tito's shot it goes to the ground and Tito wins. Right now I would place Tyson's chances of winning a UFC match against Tito at about 10%