UFC Fight Night 59 salaries

MMA Junkie reports the salaries from UFC Fight Night 59 on Sunday.  Conor McGregor topped the earnings for the roster with a reported $170,000.

McGregor also received one of the four Fight Night bonuses and thus made $230,000.  Donald Cerrone was next on the salary list making $146,000.

Via MMA Junkie:

Conor McGregor: $170,000 (includes $85,000 win bonus)
def. Dennis Siver: $39,000

Donald Cerrone: $146,000 (includes $73,000 win bonus)
def. Benson Henderson: $48,000

Uriah Hall: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Ron Stallings: $10,000

Gleison Tibau: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
def. Norman Parke: $20,000

Cathal Pendred: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Sean Spencer: $14,000

Lorenz Larkin: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. John Howard: $21,000

Chris Wade: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Zhang Lipeng: $15,000

Patrick Holohan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Howell: $8,000

Johnny Case: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Frankie Perez: $8,000

Charles Rosa: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Sean Soriano: $8,000

Sean O’Connell: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Van Buren: $10,000

Joby Sanchez: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Tateki Matsuda: $8,000

Payout Perspective:

Notably, Donald Cerrone received a $3,000 raise from his fight a couple weeks ago.  So far, this year, Cerrone has grossed $286,000 from his work in the Octagon.  McGregor received a $10,000 bump from UFC 178 where he made $75,000 to win and $75,000 to show.  Sean Spencer indicated that he received his win bonus as well due to the controversial judges’ decision in his fight with Cathal Pendred.