Fedor Emelianenko set to pocket $1.5 million for next fight, Dan Henderson takes home $800,000

A staggering purse of $1.5 million will reportedly be taken home by formerly ranked number one fighter on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko following his next fight inside the Strikeforce cage, almost twice the amount his opponent, Dan Henderson will earn for his part in the proceedings.
The figures were quoted by ESPN over the weekend after speaking to a source close to the fight which will go down on July 30^th at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.
Fedor is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his mixed martial arts career leaving many to question whether he can still compete at the highest level in the heavyweight division. A fight with Henderson, although no doubt entertaining, will do little to answer that question but it will make the Russian a hefty sum of money.