Cung Le Top Moneymaker at Strikeforce
This morning the California State Athletic Commission released revenue and fighter payout numbers from the Strikeforce event held Friday in San Jose. Interestingly Cung Le, one of the least experienced MMA fighters on the card, ended up taking home the biggest paycheck. Le’s salary overshadowed the pay given to some of the sport’s longtime vets like Paul Buentello, Alistar Overeem, Dannis Hallman, and Trevor Prangley. However, this should not come as a surprise as Cung Le has a huge following in the Bay Area and those fans buy tickets.
As for attendance numbers:
Tickets Sold: 5,621
Exempt Passes: 1,628
Deadwood: 2,203
Gross Receipts: $387,685.00
Fighter payouts:
Cung Le - $50,000
Alistair Overeem - $30,000
Trevor Prangley - $30,000
Brian Schwartz - $30,000
Paul Buentello - $20,000
Falaniko Vitale - $20,000
Jorge Santiago - $15,000
Dennis Hallman - $5,000 + $5,000 win bonus
Jeremiah Metcalf - $5,000
Eric Lawson - $5,000
Evan Esguerra - $1,000
Chris Drumm - $1,000
Alexander Crispim - $5,000 + $1,500 win bonus
Clint Coronel - $3,000
Anthony Figueroa - $3,000 + $1,000 win bonus
Pete Sabala - $1,000
Josh Neal - $1,500
Sean Salmon - $5,000
Luke Stewart - $5,000 + $5,000 win bonus
Bryson Kamaka - $1,500
Bobby Southworth - $10,000
Anthony Ruiz - $3,500
Lemont Davis - $1,500 + $500 win bonus
Sam Morgan - $10,000
