Anderson da Silva
Net Worth: $15 million
Source of Wealth: sports, mixed martial arts
Born: April 14, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil
Career: 1997 – present
Anderson Silva began his career in Brazil in 1997 with a pair of wins. In 2002, he began fighting in Pride Fighting Championships, which is now owned by Zuffa, LLC. In 2006, Silva signed a multi-fight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
In October 2006, he was crowned the new UFC Middleweight Champion with his defeat of Rich Franklin.
How much money does Anderson Silva make?
Salaries
UFC 134 – vs Yushin Okami – $200,000 (no win bonus)
UFC 126 – vs Vitor Belfort – $200,000, plus $75,000 “Knockout of the Night” bonus
UFC 117 – vs Chael Sonnen – $200,000, plus $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus
UFC 101 – vs Forrest Griffin – earned $120,000 in bonuses for both fight and knockout of the night
UFC Fight – vs James Irvin – ($200,000, no win bonus)
UFC 82 – vs Dan Henderson – $140,000 ($70,000 to fight, $70,000 to win), plus $120,000 in bonuses for Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night
UFC 77 – vs Rich Franklin – $120,000 ($60,000 base; $60,000 win bonus), plus $40,000 Knockout of the Night bonus
UFC 73- vs Nate Marquardt – $90,000 ($45,000 + $45,000 win bonus)
UFC 67 – vs Travis Lutter – $71,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 win bonus, $1,000 awarded for Lutter fine)
UFC 64 – vs Rich Franklin – $50,000
Ultimate Fight Night 5 – vs Chris Leben – $36,000
Paid endorsements and sponsors
Silva is sponsored by 9INE (a sports marketing company co-owned by), Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (soccer club), Nike, and Burger King.
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