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Old 06-02-2008, 10:34   #4 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Camie View Post
I was reading about the pay and the win bonuses the comeptitors were getting. pretty disgraceful tbh.
Lesnar got $200,000 with a $200,000 win bonus.
Mir got $40,000 with a $40,000 win bonus.
Hmm. Don't think it's as black and white as that. How many extra viewers do you think watched the event just because Lesner was involved? He'll generate a lot more money for UFC in that one event than Mir would.
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