Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine Event Payroll Totals $1,153,500

This weekends Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine cost the promotion a hefty penny, but with Strikeforce closing the doors after the event why not empty the coffers. The payroll for the Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine totaled $1,153,500 with fighters Josh Barnett ($250,000), Gegard Mousasi ($175,000), Daniel Cormier ($120,000) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza ($100,500) all earning six-digit […]

This weekends Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine cost the promotion a hefty penny, but with Strikeforce closing the doors after the event why not empty the coffers.

The payroll for the Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine totaled $1,153,500 with fighters Josh Barnett ($250,000), Gegard Mousasi ($175,000), Daniel Cormier ($120,000) and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza ($100,500) all earning six-digit payouts.

Meanwhile main event opponents, newly crowned Strikeforce welterweight champ Tarec Saffiedine ($39,000) and defeated title holder Nate Marquardt ($40,000), received considerably less paydays.

The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission released the totals on Monday for the January 12, 2013 event which went down at the Chesapeake Energy Center in Oklahoma City.

Check out the full payroll for the final Strikeforce event below:

Main Card (Showtime)

Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus) def. Nate Marquardt: $40,000

Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Dion Staring: $8,000

Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Nandor Guelmino: $12,000

Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win bonus) def. Mike Kyle: $25,000

Ronaldo Jacare Souza: $100,500 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Ed Herman: $34,000

Preliminary Card (Showtime Extreme)

Ryan Couture: $22,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. KJ Noons: $41,000

Tim Kennedy: $80,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Trevor Smith: $8,000

Pat Healy: $42,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Kurt Holobaugh: $9,000

Roger Gracie: $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Smith: $10,000

Preliminary Card (Unaired)

Adriano Martins: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Gurgel: $10,000

Estevan Payan: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Michael Bravo: $6,000