Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses, Salaries & Info
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:56 am
by Keithlewis
Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses & InfoFights 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
Re: Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses & Info
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:29 pm
by 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
Re: Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses, Salaries & Info
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:52 pm
by Keithlewis
Re: Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses, Salaries & Info
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:36 am
by mcnamara
I don't think Sanchez deserves a shot yet.
Re: Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale Bonuses, Salaries & Info
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 1:03 pm
by 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.