The TUF 26 Finale finalists earned $100,000 for their efforts Friday night. Nicco Monsanto and Roxanne Modaferri earned $100,000 each.
Monsanto, the inaugural 125-pound women’s champion, did not earn a win bonus for her victory.
Via MMA Junkie:
Nicco Montano: $100,000 (no win bonus)
def. Roxanne Modafferi: $100,000
Sean O’Malley: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Terrion Ware: $10,000
Lauren Murphy: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Barb Honchak: $10,000
Gerald Meerschaert: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Eric Spicely: $14,000
DeAnna Bennett: $10,000*
vs. Melinda Fabian: $10,000*
Brett Johns: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Joe Soto: $31,000
Montana De La Rosa: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Christina Marks: $10,000
Ryan Janes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Andrew Sanchez: $28,000
Rachael Ostovich: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Karine Gevorgyan: $10,000
Shana Dobson: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ariel Beck: $10,000
Gillian Robertson: $20,000 (includes $ win bonus)
def. Emily Whitmire: $10,000
Bennett and Fabian’s fight resulted in a draw.
Payout Perspective:
The $100K salaries for the finalists is much more than the $30K ($15K win/$15K show) purse for TUF 25 winner Jesse Taylor and runner-up Dhiego Lima ($15K). TUF 24 challenger Tim Elliott received $100K for his chance to challenge Demetrious Johnson. Thus, it appears that $100K is the threshold pay for a title fight for the TUF series.
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