The Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation is withholding the UFC 69 fighter payouts because of confidentiality concerns.
In most states, these figures are a matter of public record.
However, I sent some e-mails and made a few phone calls this week and got stonewalled.
Here’s the response mash to my request:
“Thank you for your inquiry to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The Department believes that the contestants’ purse information is confidential under Texas law and we are requesting an Attorney General Ruling on the matter…. It usually takes 45 business days after the Attorney General receives the request. We’re working on the request now and hope to have it ready to send to the Attorney General early next week.”
For it being the first UFC event in Texas — and only the second major mixed martial arts show in the history of the Lonestar State (to the best of my knowledge) — it’s not too surprising that there is some confusion.
I’ll keep on them and share any and all updates that come along.
Hopefully, it won’t take the full 45 days.
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i wanted to know how much serra got paid
http://www.txmma.com/
Not the second show in Texas history.
Go figure!!! Thats the state of Texas for you !!!
there have been alot of smaller mma fights in texas, ive been to one in tyler
I’ve amended the post to include “major.” IFL was the only other “major” promotion prior to the UFC coming to town, “to the best of my knowledge.”
Thanks guys.
UFC makes a lot of money, and the pay the fighters like shit. Don’t be so cheap and maybe the fighters will actually fight better with more at risk. Not measley $10g thats a joke. Then Dana White braggs how many more ppv viewers he gets then boxing and pays shit.Dana White SUCKS
my guess is Serra got paid about one-third more than GSP, … only cause he won
[quote comment=”33485″]my guess is Serra got paid about one-third more than GSP, … only cause he won[/quote]
no way…even though serra won he probably didn’t even get paid half of what GSP made
GSP just signed a new 6 fight deal that will make him one of the higest paid fighters, top 5 maybe. I think Serra got a win bonus but still not as much as GSP made.
Can’t the UFC arrange to have the salaries released?
Thats really unfortunate.. ireally wanted to no how much GSP got to fight and how much he would have got to win.
I also never heard about this new contract.
Anyone got a link on that?
Any updates on this? 45 days have passed.
Well it’s been like at least 11 months now…, do we have the results of what the fights got paid that night?
I’m dying to find out what Huerta and Garcia made for that “slobber nocker” of a three round afair. = P