Author: Ray Hui

Michael Kirkham’s Fight to Be Reviewed By Commission

Filed under: NewsThe South Carolina Athletic Commission announced Tuesday that it will conduct an internal review of Michael Kirkham’s fight on Saturday in which Kirkham suffered injuries leading to his death two days later.

Also, Kirkham’s death is c…

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The South Carolina Athletic Commission announced Tuesday that it will conduct an internal review of Michael Kirkham‘s fight on Saturday in which Kirkham suffered injuries leading to his death two days later.

Also, Kirkham’s death is currently under investigation by the Aiken County Coroner’s Office as a standard procedure for any death within the county. Coroner Tim Carlton confirmed to MMAFighting.com Monday that Kirkham was transported to the Aiken Regional Medical Center and was pronounced dead of a brain hemorrhage Monday morning. An official autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday.

UFC 115 Salaries: Chuck Liddell Collects $500,000

Filed under: UFC, NewsIn what UFC president Dana White has called Chuck Liddell’s final UFC fight, the former UFC light heavyweight champion earned $500,000 in his loss to Rich Franklin at UFC 115 two weeks ago in Vancouver, according to disclosed sala…

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In what UFC president Dana White has called Chuck Liddell‘s final UFC fight, the former UFC light heavyweight champion earned $500,000 in his loss to Rich Franklin at UFC 115 two weeks ago in Vancouver, according to disclosed salaries the commission provided Thursday to MMAFighting.com.

Franklin, who scored the first-round knockout over Liddell, made $225,000, which includes his $85,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night. Franklin was listed for $70,000 to show with a $70,000 win bonus.

UFC 115 drew 17,669 in attendance with $14,621 tickets sold, recording a gross gate of $4,221,787.00.

Shane Carwin to Make $40,000 to Show, $80,000 to Win at UFC 116

Filed under: UFC, NewsAlthough Shane Carwin is only making $40,000/$40,000 his upcoming UFC 116 fight — far less compared to what opponent Brock Lesnar will be earning — and would have preferred a percentage of the pay-per-view buys that typically be…

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Although Shane Carwin is only making $40,000/$40,000 his upcoming UFC 116 fight — far less compared to what opponent Brock Lesnar will be earning — and would have preferred a percentage of the pay-per-view buys that typically benefits UFC superstars, Carwin says he loves to compete and “would have done it for less.”

“I won’t lie and say I wish I was getting a piece of this PPV,” Carwin wrote Monday on his latest blog. “Of course I want that, so does every other fighter on the card that is not. I love to fight but I would love to fight for millions of dollars. Who wouldn’t want to be paid millions of dollars for doing what they love (aside from that girl in Twilight)? But, I am not fighting for the money. If I was I would have checked out of this sport LONG ago.”

Fedor vs. Werdum Card Complete With Addition of Four Preliminary Bouts

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, M-1 Global, NewsA total of four preliminary bouts and potentially one more will fill out Strikeforce and M-1 Global’s Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum card this Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose,…

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A total of four preliminary bouts and potentially one more will fill out Strikeforce and M-1 Global’s Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum card this Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, MMAFighting.com has learned from M-1 Global.

The matchups, featuring four M-1 Global representatives taking on four local fighters, are Gareth Joseph (M-1) vs. Yancy Medeiros, Derrick Burnsed (M-1) vs. Bobby Stack, Vagner Rocha (M-1) vs. Brett Bergmark and Chris Cope (M-1) vs. Ron Keslar.

Without Kimbo Slice, TUF 11 Finale Ratings Back to Normal

Filed under: UFCAn average of 2 million viewers tuned in this past Saturday to watch the three-hour live broadcast of The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale and 2.4 million viewers watched the middleweight final between Court McGee and Kris McCray, Spike TV an…

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An average of 2 million viewers tuned in this past Saturday to watch the three-hour live broadcast of The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale and 2.4 million viewers watched the middleweight final between Court McGee and Kris McCray, Spike TV announced Tuesday afternoon.

The numbers are way down from last season, but on par with previous Kimbo-less seasons. The TUF 10 Finale drew an average of 3.7 million viewers and peaked with 5.2 million when Kimbo Slice made his official UFC debut against Houston Alexander. The season nine finale averaged 2.2 million viewers and peaked with 2.8 million.

Strikeforce: Los Angeles Fighter Salaries

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsIn his third Strikeforce fight of his career, former light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral earned $100,000 in his decision win over former EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler last Wednesday at Strikefor…

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In his third Strikeforce fight of his career, former light heavyweight champion Renato “Babalu” Sobral earned $100,000 in his decision win over former EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler last Wednesday at Strikeforce: Los Angeles at the Nokia Theatre.

Lawler, who fell to 1-2 in the Strikeforce cage, pocketed $85,000 in his loss in the main event of the card. Check out below the official salaries from the California athletic commission for the entire six-bout card.