PS Bigstu, Kalib Starnes vs Alan Belcher. Doctor stopped the fight between rounds because of a cut on Starnes forehead. I remember either the doctor or one of the cornermen saying that the cut was so deep he could see the skull!
DrPhil said:Definitely bit as common as boxing. Thankfully.
I was just thinking before the other night that I hadn't seen a cut stoppage in ages.
Remember Koscheck vs Lytle and Penn bs Stevenson? 2 of the bloodiest fights I've even seen. There's a picture of Stevenson (easily found on google images) of him on his hands and knees after the loss, face completely scarlet with blood, and crying. Not one for the squeamish.
Struve vs Stonjic was another epic bloodbath.
andywiltshire said:Bj penn vs Diego Sanchez was a stoppage wasn't it?
That's Mayhem retired now, announced it on the MMA Hour.
I remember that now but stops in MMA due to cuts are not as frequent as they are in boxing. I sometimes wonder whether the guy checking the cut is in fact Dana White in disguise
Boris360 said:When you mentioned cuts, the fight that immediately came to mind was Belfort vs Eastman. I've just watched it again and it was actually a TKO, not a cut stoppage. If it had not been a TKO though, what do you think the chances of the doctor letting him continue with this cut? It has to be the worst one I've ever seen in MMA.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIUqvNMBsu8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Ps. I think Belfort vs Couture was stopped due to a
cut on the eyelid but I can't remember who was cut.
Razor said:Just read the payouts for last weekends fight. Cain got paid more than JDS which seems a bit unfair seeing as JDS is the champ.
UFC 146 Salaries: Heavyweights Dos Santos, Mir, Velasquez Lead Payroll with $200,000 Purses
He didn't get more, they both got $200k.
Bear in mind that Cain got $100k basic and $100k win bonus while JDS got $200k basic. The fact that JDS didn't get a win bonus suggests that his contract includes a cut of PPV revenue so he will end up with more than $200k.
Razor said:I see I thought he got $200,000 plus another $100,000. I didn't know they also got a cut of the ppv revenue. Any ideas how much JDS would of made that night?
Not all fighters get a PPV cut but when you see a fighter at the top of the scale not getting a win bonus it usually indicates that they are on a PPV cut deal.
No idea if JDS definitely is, or what his percentages are.
Brock Lesnar's basic pay at UFC 100 was (I think) $400k. Once sponsors and his PPV cut from the 1.6m buys went on, it is rumoured that he made about $4M.
Dan Hardy made 120k out of that night. Not a bad living!
repoman said:Oh god... 147 looks awful.