Fedor Emelianenko ($300,000/no win bonus) def. Tim Sylvia ($800,000)!!!!!?

Question

Why does Sylvia get more than double the money for lossing and Fedor less for winning in a dominating fashion????

Answer 1

Do a search, this question has been asked a bunch already.

And to the guy that says this signifies America's disregard for the world, read before you open your mouth and make a fool of yourself.  Fedor has a deal in place that will make him much more than Sylvia.  That figure does not include any signing bonus or merchandising/ppv arrangements that are included in his pay.  

That is just for that one show.

Answer 2

seriously this is something some guys like erick and matthew p should see how usa only care for their people (even tho they bums)well fedor is a russian and usa will never accept him as their own!usa is racist with euros more then they racist with blacks!they even pay kimbo more than fedor usa is a mess

Answer 3

I hadn't heard about how much money each fighter got before. No matter how much they paid Tim Sylvia it was worth the money. Why? The world found out that there are other fighters out there that are world class and that the UFC isn't the only game in town. Before folks would think that the UFC had the best fighters. That isn't true anymore is it? I only saw Fedor once before this fight and I thought he was going to lose. I was wrong (new years fight in Japan). I was a fan of his from that point on.

Answer 4

I don't think we are seeing all the money Fedor is getting... He wouldn't settle for $300,000 when he ranked number 1. He got some sort of cut guaranteed

Answer 5

boy they had better pay me a lot more than that to fight fedor.

and by the way tim got the bigger check because most of America still did not know who he was. so BIG Tim was the bigger named fighter at the time. look at Holyfeild vs Tyson's first fight . Tyson got around 30 mill and Evander got 10 mill. it goes buy who has the name and who brings more asses to the seats. Is Fedor starving or does he own two houses. and also all bonuses are considered under the table. it is up to the fighter to file the taxes on them this way people like me and you do not really get nosey and but our noses into these people lives like this question does

Answer 6

i heard a month ago fedor was getting 2 million if he beat sylvia, and sylvia would only get 1 million if he one.

Answer 7

First of all, the fighters do have some power in negotiating how much they make for the fight, so some of the blame in the disparity can be placed on Fedor and his agents. This isn't about the US thinking they are superior to anybody else. Also, I do agree with the person that said Sylvia was at the time the bigger name fighter. A lot of people in the US are just being introduced to the large contingent of talented fighters outside the UFC. For some time, the UFC was really the only MMA being broadcast and available to the mainstream in the US, but now with MMAs growing popularity, the US is learning more about fighters in other organizations.

Also, Fedor has a contract with Affliction that is probably paying him a ton of money. Sylvia on the other hand has a contract with an outside group that allows him to fight in multiple organizations. Therefore, Affliction most likely had to offer him a larger amount of money to attract him to the fight.

Answer 8

Isn't this enough proof that America only cares about it's own citizens and f everyone else. Need I say more?

To the guy below, e-mail me your contact information and we shall meet for a beheading session.