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Strikeforce Challengers 20 Fighter Salaries

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsThe Strikeforce Challengers 20 fighter salaries were made available Monday by the Nevada state athletic commission for last Friday’s Strikeforce on Showtime event from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

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Ronda RouseyThe Strikeforce Challengers 20 fighter salaries were made available Monday by the Nevada state athletic commission for last Friday’s Strikeforce on Showtime event from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

Women’s MMA standout Ronda Rousey, who scored a 39-second armbar win, earned $8,000 in her co-headlining bout.

Adlan Amagov was the only fighter to bank five digits with a $5,600 for show purse plus a $5,000 win bonus. Amagov’s opponent Anthony Smith forfeited 20% of his purse to Amagov for failing to make weight.

Official salaries for all 18 fighters on the card are after the jump. Please note that the salaries below are the numbers reported by Strikeforce to the commission and does not necessarily represent a fighter’s final earnings.

Andreas Spang: $2,500 + $2,500 win bonus = $5,000 def. Willie Parks: $3,000
Quinn Mulhern: $3,500 + $3,500 win bonus = $7,000 def. David Hulett: $3,000
Bobby Green: $4,000 + $4,000 win bonus = $8,000 def. James Reese: $3,000
Matt Ricehouse: $4,000 + $4,000 win bonus = $8,000 def. Bill Cooper: $3,000
Derek Brunson: $4,500 + $4,500 win bonus = $9,000 def. Nate James: $3,000
Trevor Smith: $3,000 + $3,000 win bonus = $6,000 def. T.J. Cook: $3,000
Adlan Amagov: $5,600 + $5,000 win bonus = $10,600 def. Anthony Smith: $2,400
Ronda Rousey: $4,000 + $4,000 win bonus = $8,000 def. Julia Budd: $3,500
Lumumba Sayers: $3,000 + $3,000 win bonus = $6,000 def. Antwain Britt: $6,000

 

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Strikeforce Challengers 20 Recap: Rousey snaps Budd’s Arm, Calls out Kaufman

Rousey vs. Budd. Things get ugly about thirty seconds in. Props: IronForgesIron.com

Heading into last night, many people were calling Ronda Rousey the new face of women’s MMA. And why not? She is a decorated judoka who has finished all three of her professional fights in less than one minute. Rousey was given a step up in competition against Julia Budd at last night’s Strikeforce Challengers 20.

If you’ve followed Ronda Rousey’s MMA career at all, then you probably knew how the fight would look even before watching it. For those of you who are new to WMMA: Rousey quickly got Julia Budd to the ground. She established mount, and worked for an armbar. Julia Budd tried to fight through it, and got her arm snapped as a result. Total time? Thirty nine seconds. Forget the second round- Ronda Rousey is yet to see the second minute of a professional fight, having armbarred all four of her opponents less than one minute into the opening round.


Rousey vs. Budd. Things get ugly about thirty seconds in. Props: IronForgesIron.com

Heading into last night, many people were calling Ronda Rousey the new face of women’s MMA. And why not? She is a decorated judoka who has finished all three of her professional fights in less than one minute. Rousey was given a step up in competition against Julia Budd at last night’s Strikeforce Challengers 20.

If you’ve followed Ronda Rousey’s MMA career at all, then you probably knew how the fight would look even before watching it. For those of you who are new to WMMA: Rousey quickly got Julia Budd to the ground. She established mount, and worked for an armbar. Julia Budd tried to fight through it, and got her arm snapped as a result. Total time? Thirty nine seconds. Forget the second round- Ronda Rousey is yet to see the second minute of a professional fight, having armbarred all four of her opponents less than one minute into the opening round.

After receiving confirmation from none other than “Judo” Gene Lebell that her fight lasted only thirty eight seconds, Ronda Rousey got busy calling out Sarah Kaufman and Miesha Tate. Both fights are very interesting for WMMA. Make it happen, Zuffa.

The only fight on the card to end quicker than Rousey vs. Budd was the evening’s main event, Antwain Britt vs. Lumumba Sayers. Sayers caught Britt with a vicious uppercut just twenty eight seconds into their bout. Sayers improves to 5-2, and despite his nickname being “Heavy Hands”, this victory marks his first by knockout. Go figure.


Props: IronForgesIron.com

Full results, courtesy of MMA Junkie:

MAIN CARD

Lumumba Sayers def. Antwain Britt via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:28
Ronda Rousey def. Julia Budd via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 0:39
Adlan Amagov def. Anthony Smith via knokcout (punches) – Round 1, 2:32
Trevor Smith def. T.J. Cook via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 4:28
Derek Brunson def. Nate James via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD

Matt Ricehouse def. Bill Cooper via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Bobby Green def. J.P. Reese via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:25
Quinn Mulhern def. David Hulett via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Andreas Spang def. Willie Parks via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:10