Riggs, Sobral, and Martin Lead Strikeforce Takes

Originally posted on Sherdog.com

Despite breaking his hand with the first punch he laid on Luke Stewart, the ever-resilient Joe Riggs trudged on to a second-round TKO stoppage and a $40,000 payday. Local up-and-comer Stewart was dealt $10,000 for the loss.

Strikeforce “Destruction” Pay Scale

Scott Smith: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
Terry Martin: $20,000
Bobby Southworth: $20,000
Renato Sobral: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
Yves Edwards: $12,000
Duane Ludwig: $32,500 ($15,000 win bonus)
Kim Couture: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
Lina Kvokov: $1,500
Joe Riggs: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
Luke Stewart: $10,000
Bobby Stack: $5,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
Cyrillo Padilha: $2,000
Eric Lawson: $9,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
Tony Johnson: $2,000
Josh Neal: $1,500
Kurt Osiander: $9,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
Lemont Davis: $5,000
Brian Schwartz: $28,000 (no win bonus)
Luke Rockhold: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
Nik Theotikos: $2,000
Darren Uyenoyama: $5,000 ($2,500 win bonus)
Brad Royster: $1,500
Alvin Cacdac: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
Jose Palacios: $3,000
Zak Bucia: $2,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
Adam Steel: $1,000

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