MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received fighter purses for UFC 92: “The Ultimate 2008,” which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 27, from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was the big winner this New Year’s Eve weekend in more ways than one, scoring a devastating knockout of nemesis Wanderlei Silva and bringing home $325,000 in base pay for less than four minute worth of work.

Tack on an additional $60,000 for “Knockout of the Night” and I’d say he fared quite well financially.

Here is the complete list of UFC 92 payouts:

Rashad Evans — $130,000 ($65,000 to show, $65,000 to win)
Forrest Griffin — $100,000
Evans defeated Griffin via technical knockout (strikes) in round three

Frank Mir — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira — $250,000
Mir defeated Nogueira via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson — $325,000 ($225,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Wanderlei Silva — $200,000
Jackson defeated Silva via knockout in round one

Cheick Kongo — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Mustafa Al-Turk — $7,000
Kongo defeated Al-Turk via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

CB Dollaway — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Mike Massenzio — $5,000
Dollaway defeated Massenzio via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Yushin Okami — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Dean Lister — $19,000
Okami defeated Lister via unanimous decision

Antoni Hardonk — $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Mike Wessel — $4,000
Hardonk defeated Wessel via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Matt Hamill — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Reese Andy — $15,000
Hamill defeated Andy via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Brad Blackburn — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Ryo Chonan — $18,000
Blackburn defeated Chonan via unanimous decision

Pat Barry — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Dan Evensen — $4,000
Barry defeated Evensen via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for “Fight of the Night,” “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night.” To check out these figures for UFC 92 go here.

The total base fighter payroll for the blockbuster pay-per-view (PPV) event, which attracted an unofficial near sellout crowd of 14,103 fans and a gaudy gate of $3.47 million, was a hefty $1,381,000.00. And $1,005,090 of that was all dished out to those who competed in the “big three” fights!

Many of the talent working within TNA at this time are located in various parts of Florida and only the wrestlers involved in major storylines are being flown out. Previously, TNA would book many of their talents that were out of state and then throw them into something to compensate for flying them out. This could range from anything from a quick backstage promo or a match taped for "TNA Today". It appears TNA is now planning ahead a little bit more now and are really watching their nickels and dimes. This would explain the recent roster cuts although Jerry Lynn asked for his release from the company.

Here is a fun fact for the smart marks out there. While many believe that the big names that come into TNA start out with ballooned salaries would be shocked to find out that it is not so in many cases. Many of the "big name" talent start off at the minimum wage pay of the standard contracted TNA Wrestler which is $500 an appearance. After they "earn their stripes" it is at that time they start to make the money they come to expect being a "big name" for the company. The known pay grades among the TNA talent ranges from $200 for local talent that were used for squash matches, $500 per appearance for the new TNA Contracted wrestlers and then the next tier of pay is $750 an appearance. This is what most of the wrestlers that have been with the company for over a year are bumped up to. It should be noted as well that the standard TNA contracted wrestler is only guaranteed 26 appearances. So for those doing the math, the first year you are guaranteed $13,000/year and in your second year you can almost expect to be making $19,500/year not including outside bookings or "house show" contracts.