What Lesnar will earn in his UFC debut tonight, WWE/TNA people, more
On Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 9:36 PM EST According to a report by Dave Meltzer on Yahoo Sports, Brock Lesnar will be getting paid $250,000 tonight "to show" for his UFC debut against former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and could earn an additional $200,000 as a "win bonus" if he is victorious tonight. This means Lesnar could potentionally earn up to $450,000 tonight if he wins. In comparison, Frank Mir will get paid $40,000 "to show" and will earn a $40,000 "win bonus" if victorious. Mir is also expected to earn a "locker room bonus" that will double his base salary.
As noted earlier, people from WWE and TNA will be at tonight's UFC 81 PPV in Las Vegas for Lesnar's debut. Kurt Angle, Jeremy Borash and Mike Tenay will be there from TNA, while WWE has purchased 30 ringside seats for the show. We are told Steve Austin is currently in attendance as the show has already started for pre-lim fights.
Don't forget, WrestleView.com will be providing up-to-the-minute coverage of Brock Lesnar's UFC debut tonight. The UFC PPV will begin at 9:00 p.m. Eastern, with Lesnar/Mir likely being the second to last fight on the card as it is being billed as the co-main event to Tim Sylvia vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the interim UFC Heavyweight Title.