UFC 61 (Shamrock-Ortiz II) Fighter Pay Info Released
The following are the official pay outs from the UFC 61 "Bitter Rivals" pay-per view from July 8th. Keep in mind that a few, definitely Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz, also received a percentage of the PPV sales profits. All information is courtesy of www.MMANEWS.com:
Tito Ortiz ($210,000) def. Ken Shamrock ($100,000)
Tim Sylvia ($120,000) def. Andrei Arlovski ($90,000)
Frank Mir ($56,000) def. Dan Christison ($5,000)
Joe Stevenson ($24,000) def. Yves Edwards ($8,000)
Jeff Monson ($20,000) def. Anthony Perosh ($3,000)
Drew Fickett ($12,000) def. Kurt Pellegrino ($2,000)
Josh Burkman ($10,000) def. Josh Neer ($6,000)
Hermes Franca ($8,000) def. Joe Jordan ($4,000)
Cheick Kongo ($6,000) def. Gilbert Aldana ($2,000)
Total fighter pay out: $676,000