Boxing Pays More than MMA, Says Randy Couture
According to the Nevada Athletic Commission state records, Bernard Hopkins and Foe Calzaghe were each paid $3 million for their fight on April 19th, but the other fighters on that card were paid $5,000 or less.
Manny Pacquiao made $3 million and Marquez took home $1 million for their fight back on March 15th, but there were fighter on that show who made $3,500 or less.
At the UFC 81 show, the lowest pay for any of the 18 fighters on the card was the $4,000 (Kyle Bradley). The UFC also paid out $60,000 bonuses that night for knockout of the night, submission of the night and fight of the night…and there were plenty of bonuses handed out that night. The total disclosed purse for the event was $1,132,000, including disclosed performance bonuses.
Based on those figures you would think that boxing does pay better than mixed martial arts. And according to UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, that’s one of the main reasons why he left the UFC.
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