Strikeforce Champ Ronday Rousey – Photo by Rey Del Rio – FOXSports.com
On Monday, the Ohio Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for this past Saturday’s (March 3, 2012) Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey event, totaling $543,500 for the nine bout card.
Earning the biggest payout was former champ Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza who earned $92,000 for his win over opponent Bristol Marunde. The payout also included Souza’s $22,000 win bonus. Earning the next top spot was lightweight Josh Thomson who made $80,000 with no win bonus for his victory against KJ Noons.
Headliners, newly crowned Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey made $32,000 (with a $17,000 win bonus) for her first round submission win over former title holder Miesha Tate, who made $19,000 in the loss.
Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey went down at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus this past weekend with the main card airing on SHOWTIME and the prelim card airing on Showtime Extreme.
The full fighter salaries for the event, as posted by MMAFighting.com are as follows:
Main Card
Ronda Rousey: $32,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Miesha Tate: $19,000
Josh Thomson: $80,000 (no win bonus) def. K.J. Noons: $38,000
Kazuo Misaki: $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Paul Daley: $45,000
Lumumba Sayers: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Scott Smith: $65,000
Ronaldo Souza: $92,000 (includes $22,000) win bonus) def. Bristol Marunde: $10,000
Preliminary Card
Sarah Kaufman: $25,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Alexis Davis: $4,000
Roger Bowling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Saling: $5,000
Pat Healy: $22,500 (includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Fodor: $12,000
Ryan Couture: $10,000 (no win bonus) def. Conor Heun: $8,000