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UFC on ESPN 1 payouts

February 22, 2019 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The Arizona Department of Gaming has disclosed the salaries from this past Sunday’s UFC on ESPN 1.  Cain Velasquez was the top earner on the card.

Via MMA Fighting:

Francis Ngannou ($110,000 + $110,000 = $220,000) def. Cain Velasquez ($450,000)
Paul Felder ($46,000 + $46,000 = $92,000) def. James Vick ($65,000)
Cynthia Calvillo ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Cortney Casey ($50,000)
Kron Gracie ($27,000 + $25,000 = $52,000) def. Alex Caceres ($55,000)
Vicente Luque ($41,000 + $41,000 = $82,000) def. Bryan Barberena ($35,000)
Andre Fili ($37,000 + $37,000 = $74,000) def. Myles Jury ($36,000)
Aljamain Sterling ($70,000 + $70,000 = $140,000) def. Jimmie Rivera ($68,000)
Manny Bermudez ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Benito Lopez ($12,000)
Andrea Lee ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Ashlee Evans-Smith ($30,000)
Nik Lentz ($53,000 + $53,000 = $106,000) def. Scott Holtzman ($33,000)
Luke Sanders ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Renan Barao ($53,000)
Emily Whitmire ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Aleksandra Albu ($12,000)

Payout Perspective:

The Former UFC Heavyweight champion earned $450,000 in his return to the Octagon against Francis Ngannou who drew $110,000 and another $110,000 for his win to earn $220,000.  Aljamain Sterling ($140,000) and Nik Lentz ($106,000) were the only other fighters clearing 6 figures not counting fight or performance bonuses or Reebok payouts.

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