UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” from the Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) for the event held on October 20 at the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Former heavyweight champion Time Sylvia was the top earner, hauling in a $200,000 purse for outpointing Brandon Vera in the co-main event of the evening.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva brought home the next highest purse with $120,000 for his successful 185-pound title defense against Rich Franklin.
Here are all the UFC 77 payouts:
Anderson Silva — $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win)
Rich Franklin — $45,000
Silva defeated Franklin via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Tim Sylvia — $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Brandon Vera — $100,000
Sylvia defeated Vera via unanimous decision
Alvin Robinson — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $7,000
Robinson defeated Gurgel via unanimous decision
Stephan Bonnar — $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Eric Schafer — $6,000
Bonnar defeated Schafer via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Alan Belcher — $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Kalib Starnes — $7,000
Belcher defeated Starnes via technical knockout (doctor stoppage because of a cut) in round two
Yushin Okami — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Jason MacDonald — $17,000
Okami defeated MacDonald via unanimous decision
Demian Maia — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Ryan Jensen — $4,000
Maia defeated Jensen via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Josh Burkman — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Forrest Petz — $6,000
Burkman defeated Petz via unanimous decision
Matt Grice — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Jason Black — $8,000
Grice defeated Black via split decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. For example, fighters receive bonuses for “Submission of the Night,” “Fight of the Night,” and others.
In fact, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-event press conference that Silva earned a $40,000 bonus for his stoppage of Franklin. Grice and Black each earned and extra $40,000 for their scrap. And Octagon newcomer Maia pocketed an additional $40,000 for almost putting Jensen to sleep.
The total base fighter payroll for the UFC 77 was $652,000. The 16,054 fans in attendance paid a collective $2,519,850 to watch the festivities live.
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Written by admin on October 24th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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UFC 77: “Hostile Territory” is set for Saturday, October 20 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV) from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Even though the event is little more than two weeks away, we decided to make the usual announcement a bit early because it is such a slow news day.
We’ll cover the second-ever UFC event in the Buckeye State like we do all the rest — with up-to-the-minute quick updates of the undercard action and round-by-round coverage of the televised portion of the card.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva defends his title in the main event against hometown favorite and former 185-pound titleholder, Rich Franklin. “Ace” is out for redemption after getting torched by the “Spider” in their first encounter at UFC 64 almost exactly one year ago.
This rematch is going to be a much better fight than the first. Franklin seems determined to get his title back.
Here are the rest of the fights we can expect:
Main card (televised)
Hvywt.: Tim Sylvia (23-3) vs. Brandon Vera (8-0)
205 lbs.: Stephan Bonnar (10-4) vs. Eric Schafer (7-2-2)
185 lbs.: Kalib Starnes (8-1-1) vs. Alan Belcher (10-3)
Undercard (may not be broadcast):
185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald (19-8) vs. Yushin Okami (20-4)
155 lbs.: Jorge Gurgel (11-2) vs. Alvin Robinson (8-2)
170 lbs.: Josh Burkman (8-4) vs. Forrest Petz (13-4)
185 lbs.: Ryan Jensen (11-2) vs. Demian Maia (5-0)
155 lbs.: Jason Black (21-3-1) vs. Matt Grice (8-1)
I have no idea the reason Okami-MacDonald would not be a guaranteed televised bout. Regardless, this line up has some real competitve fights from top to bottom — make sure to tune-in. However, if you can’t we will have everything you need right here come fight night.
Many of our readers check-in before, during and after the PPV telecast to share their thoughts on the action. In the meantime feel free to share your predictions in the comments section below.
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Written by admin on October 2nd, 2007 with comments disabled.
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Abraham Lincoln with rabies, er, Jason Black (21-3-1) will return to the Octagon against fellow lightweight Matt Grice (8-1) at UFC 77 on October 20 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
This latest news comes via a MySpace message from Grice and confirmation from MMAWeekly.com.
Black ran into a buzz saw in his Octagon debut against Thiago Tavares at UFC Fight Night (UFN) 10, succumbing to a triangle choke midway through round two. He is an experienced fighter with most of his appearances in smaller promotions, as well as a handful of bouts in PRIDE FC, prior to joining the UFC.
During the weigh-ins for UFN 10, Black was so emaciated (and was sporting some old school chops) that UFC matchmaker Joe Silva quipped that he looked like Lincoln with rabies.
Grice — a four-time Oklahoma State high school wrestling champion — also dropped his first fight inside the Octagon to Terry Etim via guillotine choke at UFC 70 back in April. “The Wolverine” was doing well early in the fight but slipped up and simply got caught.
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Written by admin on August 11th, 2007 with comments disabled.
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