The payroll for this past weekends Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman event totaled $368,000 for the SHOWTIME event, with former middleweight champ Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza topping all earners with a $94,000 payday for his first round knockout win over Derek Brunson ($13,000).
The nine-bout event was headlined by a Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title bout between defending champ Ronda Rousey, who earned $40,000 for her first round submission win over Sarah Kaufman, who made $17,000 in the loss.
The Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman event took place on August 18, 2012 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California.
Check out the full list of fighter salaries below, as posted by MMAFighting.com:
Main Card (SHOWTIME)
Ronda Rousey $40,000 ($20,000 purse, $20,000 win bonus) def. Sarah Kaufman $ 17,000
Ronaldo Jacare Souza $94,000 ($72, 000 purse, $22,000 win bonus) def. Derek Brunson $13,000
Tarec Saffiedine $35,000 ($17,500 purse, $17,500 win bonus) def. Roger Bowling $10,000
Anthony Smith $6,000 ($3,000 purse, $3,000 win bonus) def. Lumumba Sayers $7,000
Ovince St. Preux $34,000 (17,000 purse, $17,000 win bonus) def. T.J. Cook $3,000
Preliminary Card (SHOWTIME Extreme)
Miesha Tate $38,000 ($19,000 purse, $19,000 win bonus) def. Julie Kedzie $ 5,000
Adian Amagov $20,000 ($10,000 purse, $10,000 win bonus) def. Keith Berry $ 2,000
Germaine De Randamie $15,000 ($ 7,500 purse, $7,500 win bonus) def. Hiroko Yamanaka $ 8,000
Bobby Green $16,000 ($8,000 purse, $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Ricehouse $5,000