In the Cage – UFC 162 Suspensions and Salaries, XFC 25 Adds Bout Brian McKenna July 8, 2013 News Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight match-ups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA. UFC 162 medical suspensions After Saturday nights UFC 162 event, there were many medical suspensions handed out to the fighters on the card. While several fighters exited the cage in rough shape, the three longest suspensions handed out were to Kazuki Takudome, Dennis Siver, and David Mitchell. Of the three, the Japanese fighter could very well be out until January pending clearance by a doctor. The list of suspensions is as follows: Kazuki Tokudome: Must have right orbital blowout fracture cleared by ear, nose and throat doctor or ophthalmologist or suspended until Jan. 3; minimum suspension until Aug. 21 with no contact in training until Aug. 6 Dennis Siver: Suspended until Oct. 5 with no contact in training until Sept. 5 for precautionary reasons David Mitchell: Must have post-concussion clearance from a sports medicine doctor and suspended until Oct. 5 with no contact in training until Sept. 5 Anderson Silva: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact in training until Aug. 6 for precautionary reasons Tim Boetsch: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact in training until Aug. 6 for precautionary reasons Rafaello Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 21 with no contact in training until Aug. 6 due to left knee pain Charles Oliveira: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact in training until July 28 for precautionary reasons Tim Boetsch: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact in training until July 28 for precautionary reasons Seth Baczynski: Suspended until Aug. 6 with no contact in training until July 28 due to right eyebrow and nose lacerations UFC 162 took place on July 6 in Las Vegas. The main event saw Chris Weidman end the seven year reign of Anderson Silva by second-round knockout. Source: MMA Junkie Skinner vs. Chavez added to XFC 25 When the XFC rolls into Albuquerque, N.M. in September, there will be not one but two women’s fights on the card. In addition to the scheduled main event, Stephanie Skinner will take on Angelica Chavez on the card. Even though Skinner started her career as a professional fighter on an 0-3 streak, “The Scrapper” took time away from competition and trained harder, only to return to improve her record to 2-4. Meanwhile, her opponent will carry her 4-2 record into the cage in front of her hometown fans at the event. XFC 25 takes place on Sept. 6 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The main card will air live on AXS TV. Source: The MMA Corner UFC 162 salaries While it was Chris Weidman that exited the cage with the title on Saturday night, it was former champion Anderson Silva who walked away with the highest fighter payout. The new champion won $48,000 for his efforts, while “The Spider” pocketed the biggest payout at $600,000. The second biggest payout came to former lightweight title holder, Frankie Edgar, who made $240,000 for his unanimous decision victory over Charles Oliveira. The total disclosed fighter payout for each fighter at the event is as follows: Chris Weidman: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Anderson Silva: $600,000 Frankie Edgar: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Charles Oliveira: $21,000 Tim Kennedy: $90,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Roger Gracie: $50,000 Mark Munoz: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch: $37,000 Cub Swanson: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dennis Siver: $33,000 Andrew Craig: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $51,000 Norman Parke: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Kazuki Tokudome: $8,000 Gabriel Gonzaga: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Dave Herman: $23,000 Edson Barboza: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000 Brian Melancon: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Baczynski: $16,000 Mike Pierce: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. David Mitchell: $10,000 These figures do not include any additional locker room bonus that a fighter may receive, nor do they include any of the “Of The Night” bonuses that the promotion regularly awards. On this night, both the Edgar vs. Oliveira and Swanson vs. Siver fight produced the Fight of the Night, while new middleweight champion Weidman earned the Knockout of the Night. Each of the aformentioned bonus winners pocketed an additional $50,000 for their efforts. Source: MMA Junkie Photo: Kazuki Tokudome (R) takes a big left from Norman Parke at UFC 162 (Esther Lin/MMA Fighting)
