Strikeforce "Tate vs. Rousey" Salaries: Former champs Jacare, Thomson top $543K payroll

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The disclosed payroll for Saturday's Strikeforce "Tate vs. Rousey" event has been released by the Ohio Athletic Commission. Topping earnings for the night were former Middleweight Champ Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza, and former Lightweight Champion Josh Thomson. Main eventers Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate were only in the middle of the pack. Full payroll figures are below (via MMAJunkie.com):

* Ronda Rousey: $32,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
* Miesha Tate: $19,000
* Josh Thomson: $80,000 (no win bonus)
* K.J. Noons: $38,000
* Kazuo Misaki: $50,000 (no win bonus)
* Paul Daley: $45,000
* Lumumba Sayers: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
* Scott Smith: $65,000
* Ronaldo Souza: $92,000 (includes $22,000) win bonus)
* Bristol Marunde: $10,000
* Sarah Kaufman: $25,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
* Alexis Davis: $4,000
* Roger Bowling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
* Brandon Saling: $5,000
* Pat Healy: $22,500 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
* Carlos Fodor: $12,000
* Ryan Couture: $10,000 (no win bonus)
* Conor Heun: $8,000

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/Affliction2/article_12704.shtml

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