UFC 62 explained

UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral
Promotion:Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date:August 26, 2006
Venue:Mandalay Bay Events Center
City:Las Vegas, Nevada
Attendance:11,859 (8,954 paid)[1]
Gate:$3,040,880
Buyrate:500,000[2]
Purse:$407,000[3] (disclosed only)
Previousevent:UFC Fight Night: Sanchez vs. Parisyan
Followingevent:UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn

UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 26, 2006. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada.

The main event featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship between Chuck Liddell and Renato Sobral. The co-main event was a TUF rematch between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar.

Bonus awards

Reported payout

Chuck Liddell: $250,000

Forrest Griffin: $32,000

Renato "Babalu" Sobral: $21,000

Nick Diaz: $20,000

Stephan Bonnar: $16,000

Cheick Kongo: $12,000

Hermes Franca: $12,000

Yushin Okami: $8,000

Josh Neer: $6,000

Rob MacDonald: $5,000

David Heath: $4,000

Eric Schafer $4,000

Wilson Gouveia: $4,000

Alan Belcher: $3,000

Christian Wellisch $3,000

Jamie Varner: $3,000

Wes Combs: $2,000

Cory Walmsley $2,000

Total Fighter Payouts: $407,000

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UFC 62 Draws Third-Biggest Gate in UFC History . IvansBlog.com . 2006-09-04 . 2012-08-01 . Trembow . Ivan.
  2. Web site: MMAPayout.com Blue Book . MMAPayout.com . 2012-08-01.
  3. Web site: UFC 62 Fighter Salaries . Trembow . Ivan . 2006-09-01 . 2012-08-01 . IvansBlog.com.