According to MMA junkie. com the Strikeforce: Miami event that featured two title fights and the debut of WWE star Bobby Lashley and former NFL great Herschel Walker drew total of 517,000 viewers on Showtime.
The UFC replayed UFC 107 on Spike TV to counter-program the Strikeforce Miami event. UFC 107 on Spike TV drew 2.2 million viewers and was the top-rated cable program among men 18-34 and men 18-49.
Strikeforce: Evolution featuring Scott Smith vs. Cung Le and a lightweight unification title bout between Gilbert Melendez vs. Josh Thomson, aired on December 10 2010 and drew 341,000 viewers. Strikefoce Miami drew an additional 176,000 viewers for ratings increase of 51.6 percent.
Showtime is available in approximately 12 million homes. Spike TV is available in 98.6 million homes. Spike TV and the UFC brought in big numbers but Strikeforce put on a great show and gained a ton of new fans. Overall it was a good night for Strikeforce and Showtime.
I don’t know about you fight fans but I enjoyed the fight card Strikeforce put together and can’t wait until the next one. Strikeforce is headed in the right direction and 2010 should be a great year Strikeforce and MMA fans.
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payout for “strikeforce : Miami”
Main Bouts:
- Nick Diaz $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Marius Zaromskis $30,000
- Cris “Cyborg” Santos $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus and $5,000 championship bonus) def. Marloes Coenen $2,000
- Herschel Walker $600 (no win bonus) def. Greg Nagy $5,000
- Robbie Lawler $100,000 (no win bonus) def. Melvin Manhoef $5,000
- Bobby Lashley $50,000 (no win bonus) def. Wes Sims $25,000
Preliminary Bouts:
- Jay Hieron $65,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Joe Riggs $30,000
- Pablo Alfonso $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus) def. Marcos DaMotta $2,500
- Hadar Hassan $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Keenan $2,000
- John Kelly $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Sabah Homasi $1,000
- Michael Byrnes $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. David Zitnik $1,500
- David Gomez $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus) def. Craig Oxley $1,500
- Joe Ray $1,500 ($500 win bonus) def. John Clarke $1,000
STRIKEFORCE: MIAMI DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $469,600
***taken from “MMAWEEKLY”***
Don’t know if it’s a typo but Hershal Walker only made $600!!!
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Geoff "loco"motive Byers Reply:
February 3rd, 2010 at 10:11 pm
wow, thats f’d up. I’m shocked! WHAT?????????????????? 6 bils thats it holy f , could have pooled more money in a grade school parking lot!
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No way he could have only made $600, that would be insanity. Talk about a guy loving a sport if it were in fact what he really earned, wow.
Extreme John´s last blog ..Careful What You Wish For
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Extreme John Walker he was going to donate all his winnings to charity. I guess thats why this base pay is so low
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