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After 91 UFC: Couture vs. Lesnar it looks like the money is starting to be made by the fighters, even though it pales in comparison to big money boxing matches and in relation to how much the UFC actually makes per pay per view. 

The lower level fighters are now starting to get paid more but still needs to be done. We always stand by the fighters and think they should get as much money as possible.

Think about it, if you are scheduled to fight at a UFC event you need at least 3 months to prepare. You have to pay for your club, you have to take time off work, you have to go to multiple gyms to train, you have to pay your agent and corner men and you have to pay taxes.

Look at Alvin Robinson who got paid 7 grand to fight at UFC 91

After taxes he gets paid $5500 lets say. 10% of that goes to his agent and 10% goes to his coaches and corner men, which leaves him with $4455. Minus training and other costs to travel to train he might walk away with $4200.

Now given the fact he knows he has to fight in 3 month he has to take time off work to train full time everyday,  which means he is living off $4200 for 3 months, which means he gets paid close to $1400 a month. People at MacDonald’s get paid more than a professional fighter in the UFC.

Now if he gets hurt or injured during the fight who pays for that?

Now I would give anything to be a UFC fighter and fight in the biggest show on earth. But I also like to eat and live in a warm house. Come on Dana White pay the fighters a little more to fight in the biggest and best MMA show on earth.

Below are the UFC 91 pay salaries, see if you can live off what some of the under card fighters make and do you own math.

Brock Lesnar - $450,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus)
Randy Couture - $250,000
Gabriel Gonzaga - $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Dustin Hazelett - $88,000 (includes $14,000 win, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonuses)
Kenny Florian - $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Jeremy Stephens - $76,000 (includes $8,000 win, $60,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonuses)
Jorge Gurgel - $70,000 (includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
Aaron Riley - $68,000 (includes $4,000 win, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonuses)
Demian Maia - $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Joe Stevenson - $35,000
Nate Quarry - $25,000
Mark Bocek - $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown - $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Tamdan McCrory - $10,000
Josh Hendricks - $8,000
Alvin Robinson - $7,000
Rafael dos Anjos - $4,000
Ryan Thomas - $3,000

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