The official fighter purses for those who competed at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale this past Saturday night (Dec. 5) from the "The Pearl" at The Palms Resort and Casino were released earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

As expected, main event participants and UFC veterans Matt Hamill and Frankie Edgar were the big earners of the night, pulling in $46,000 apiece for taking home the "W" for their winning performances -- though in Hamill's case it was the result of a controversial disqualification of Jon Jones.

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Kimbo deserves more money!
written by ...., December 07, 2009

I am totally shocked that UFC is not paying Kimbo more money to fight. He was the reason why TUF had biggest ratings the show has ever seen.

I have no idea how Kimbo could go from making 500k to making 25k with the supposed "better" promotion.

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written by Mandy-049, December 07, 2009

Kimbo draws all those great ratings. That was s**t pay by the UFC.

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How do they survive/
written by scomar, December 07, 2009

Seriously, you fight 2-3 times per year and make 30K a fight, half that after taxes. Pay your agent, trainer(s), and other fees (travel, etc...) and for making the UFC millions you end up with 30K in the end? Am I wrong here? While Dana has a bad day when he crashes his Ferrari?

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it's all dana's fault
written by deadrobots, December 07, 2009

Seriously, it's wrong. The UFC needs to crash and burn. Dana's a megalomaniacal narcissist. The fighters will never get a fair shake as long as he maintains his monopoly.

I hate to say it, but "Go Strikeforce"!

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asdf
written by pasdfwefcw, December 07, 2009

you guys aren't considering the fact that they get sponsorships. have you seen the amount of tapout attire he was wearing?

plus, wut is this 500k you're talking about? 25k for a FIRST fight in the ufc is reasonable. you have to work your way up. just because he's a youtube celebrity doesnt mean he deserves 6figure fights for the first appearance.

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True..
written by scomar, December 08, 2009

but we are not dealing with Nike, Reebok, UA, etc...most of the MMA based sponsorships help offset some of the expenses as far as I know, they aren't making huge amounts of money off of them necessarily. Also, Tapout has a contract with TUF/ UFC not these fighters (cast members) necessarily. The UFC won't even let some fighters promote their sponsors if there is a conflict of interest with the UFC.

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written by shay, December 09, 2009

when kimbo learns how to submit someone then maybe will get a bigger paycheck remember its mma not backyard brawls

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@Shay
written by DangerDad, December 09, 2009

It is MMA... MIXED Martial Arts. If he can perform without submissions, then all the power to him.

I'm still a fan of the Old UFC where there were lots of different styles competing.

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written by THE LAST EMPORER, December 09, 2009

kimbo sucks but he really should get paid alot more, thats really not fair he is a big draw even though he's not a good fighter at all, he should ask for more i am sure Dana made millions off of him in TUF 10 and the Finale.

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written by Cindy-Minneapolis, December 14, 2009

Crappy payouts. F**K, Dana and the UFC!!! Most of the MMA fighters in the UFC are treated like caged animals. After taxes and paying all the training fees...(giving that there's no hospital bill)...fighters leave with nothing.

Who draws the rating? Who brings in the advertisers? Time to treat MMA fighters better.

Eat this vagina, Dana!!! Then, I'll rip off y9ur testicles.

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written by MafiaLAX, December 14, 2009

Dana sucks at treating MMA fighters!!! Someone needs to sucker punch him!

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