St. Pierre Earns $400K for Penn Pummeling
Loretta Hunt Feb 2, 2009
It was a good night’s work for Georges
St. Pierre.
The UFC welterweight champion earned $400,000 (minus 30 percent in foreign taxes) for his four-round handling of B.J. Penn at UFC 94 “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2” last Saturday in Las Vegas.
The amiable French Canadian relied on his wrestling to pin and tire
Penn against the cage, then later took the fight to the canvas.
Penn, the UFC’s lightweight titleholder, took his lumps and a $125,000 paycheck after being unable to launch any type of attack on his bulldozing foe. The popular Hawaiian’s corner signaled their fighter’s submission to the attending doctor between rounds four and five after St. Pierre dominated Penn for nearly 20 minutes.
Welterweight Karo Parisyan eked out a split decision over Deep standout Dong Hyun Kim and pocketed $80,000 in his 13th appearance in the Octagon since 2003. Kim’s first career loss came at a $26,000 price tag.
The UFC got a sweet deal in Jon Jones, who impressed with a high-octane unanimous decision over “The Ultimate Fighter” veteran Stephan Bonnar for only $14,000. Even in defeat, Bonnar took home more ducats at $22,000.
UFC 94 Payouts
Georges St. Pierre -- $400,000 (including $200,000 bonus)
def. B.J. Penn -- $125,000
Lyoto Machida -- $120,000 (including $60,000 bonus)
def. Thiago Silva –- $29,000
Jon Jones -- $14,000 (including $7,000 bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar –- $22,000
Karo Parisyan -- $80,000 (including $40,000 bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim -- $26,000
Clay Guida -- $40,000 (including $20,000 bonus)
def. Nathan Diaz -- $20,000
Jon Fitch -- $68,000 (including $34,000 bonus)
def. Akihiro Gono -- $28,000
Thiago Tavares -- $26,000 (including $13,000 bonus)
def. Manny Gamburyan -- $14,000
John Howard -- $6,000 (including $3,000 bonus)
def. Chris Wilson -- $15,000
Jake O’Brien -- $22,000 (including $11,000 bonus)
def. Christian Wellisch -- $12,000
Dan Cramer -- $16,000 (including $8,000 bonus)
def. Matt Arroyo -- $8,000
Note: These numbers, sent to Sherdog.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, are disclosed pay only.
The UFC welterweight champion earned $400,000 (minus 30 percent in foreign taxes) for his four-round handling of B.J. Penn at UFC 94 “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2” last Saturday in Las Vegas.
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Penn, the UFC’s lightweight titleholder, took his lumps and a $125,000 paycheck after being unable to launch any type of attack on his bulldozing foe. The popular Hawaiian’s corner signaled their fighter’s submission to the attending doctor between rounds four and five after St. Pierre dominated Penn for nearly 20 minutes.
Light heavyweight contender Lyoto
Machida not only managed to keep his undefeated 14-0 record
unblemished, but did so in surprising fashion by knocking out
Thiago
Silva in the last second of the first round. Machida made
$120,000 for his efforts and was also awarded a $65,000 bonus by
UFC officials for the sole knockout on the card that night. Silva,
who dropped to 13-1, was paid $29,000.
Welterweight Karo Parisyan eked out a split decision over Deep standout Dong Hyun Kim and pocketed $80,000 in his 13th appearance in the Octagon since 2003. Kim’s first career loss came at a $26,000 price tag.
The UFC got a sweet deal in Jon Jones, who impressed with a high-octane unanimous decision over “The Ultimate Fighter” veteran Stephan Bonnar for only $14,000. Even in defeat, Bonnar took home more ducats at $22,000.
UFC 94 Payouts
Georges St. Pierre -- $400,000 (including $200,000 bonus)
def. B.J. Penn -- $125,000
Lyoto Machida -- $120,000 (including $60,000 bonus)
def. Thiago Silva –- $29,000
Jon Jones -- $14,000 (including $7,000 bonus)
def. Stephan Bonnar –- $22,000
Karo Parisyan -- $80,000 (including $40,000 bonus)
def. Dong Hyun Kim -- $26,000
Clay Guida -- $40,000 (including $20,000 bonus)
def. Nathan Diaz -- $20,000
Jon Fitch -- $68,000 (including $34,000 bonus)
def. Akihiro Gono -- $28,000
Thiago Tavares -- $26,000 (including $13,000 bonus)
def. Manny Gamburyan -- $14,000
John Howard -- $6,000 (including $3,000 bonus)
def. Chris Wilson -- $15,000
Jake O’Brien -- $22,000 (including $11,000 bonus)
def. Christian Wellisch -- $12,000
Dan Cramer -- $16,000 (including $8,000 bonus)
def. Matt Arroyo -- $8,000
Note: These numbers, sent to Sherdog.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, are disclosed pay only.
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