Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses, Salaries & Info

[Keithlewis]

Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses & Info


Fights of the Night:

Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida
Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns
Joe Stevenson and Nate Diaz


Knockout of the Night:

Tomasz Drwal


Submission of the Night:

Jason Dent


**Each fighter was awarded $25,000.00

[Keithlewis]

TUF 9 Finale Fighter Salaries:


Main Card:

Diego Sanchez $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida $23,000

James Wilks $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson $8,000

Chris Lytle $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Burns $9,000

Ross Pearson $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner $8,000

Joe Stevenson $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000


Undercard:

Melvin Guillard $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau $17,000

Brad Blackburn $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Edgar Garcia $5,000

Tomasz Drwal $15,600 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Mike Ciesnoleviscz $6,400

*Ciesnoleviscz had to give 20% of his show money or $1,600 to Drwal for failing to make weight, which is reflected in the amounts here.

Nick Osipczak $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Frank Lester $8,000

Jason Dent $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Cameron Dollar $8,000


Total Payroll for TUF 9 Finale: $430,000.00

[Keithlewis]

[mcnamara]

I don't think Sanchez deserves a shot yet.

[Keithlewis]

The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale that aired live on Spike TV on Saturday evening, June 20 peaked out at 2.8 million viewers according to a recent press release issued through Spike.

The broadcast was the most watched show of the day with men between the ages of 18-34 and 18-49.

The fact that the series finale was the most watched since season six and the entire season was the most viewed by males between the ages of 18-34 since season five further solidifies the fact that interest in the sport is continuing to flourish.

All in all, the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter ended up turning in overall household rating of 1.5.

The finale main event between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida delivered a 3.1 rating in men between the ages of 18-34 and 3.3 with men between 25-34.