Saturday night, Strikeforce took it’s last breath as they put on their final even in Oklahoma City, OK. Despite many apparent mismatches throughout the card, the fighters delivered a night of solid and exciting fights. The headlining fight saw Tarec Saffiedine overcoming the odds while battering Nate Marquardt en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Aside from that, pretty much all the favored fighters took home their expected victories. On Monday, MMA Junkie published the salaries reported to the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission:
Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 (includes $19,500 win bonus)
Nate Marquardt: $40,000
Daniel Cormier: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)
Dion Staring: $8,000
Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus)
Nandor Guelmino: $12,000
Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $25,000
Ronaldo Souza: $100,500 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Ed Herman: $34,000
Ryan Couture: $22,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
KJ Noons: $41,000
Tim Kennedy: $80,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Trevor Smith: $8,000
Pat Healy: $42,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Kurt Holobaugh: $9,000
Roger Gracie: $94,000 (includes $47,000 win bonus)
Anthony Smith: $10,000
Adriano Martins: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Jorge Gurgel: $10,000
Estevan Payan: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
Michael Bravo: $6,000