The Nevada Athletic Commission disclosed the fighter pay from this past Saturday’s event in Las Vegas. Amanda Nunes led the way with $350,000 plus another $100,000 for her dominating win against Felicia Spencer.
Spencer, the challenger to Nunes’ 145-pound title drew $125,000. She would have made another $75K if she would have pulled off the upset.
Per the NAC, the other payouts are as follows:
Cody Garbrandt: $130K/$130K *$50K bonus
Raphael Assuncao: $79K
Aljamain Sterling: $76K/$76K *$50K bonus
Cory Sandhagen: $80K
Neil Magny $79K/$79K
Anthony Martin $48K
Sean O’Malley $40K/$40K *$50K bonus
Eddie Wineland $46K
Alex Caceres $58K/$58K
Chase Hooper $27K
Ian Heinisch $40K/$40K
Gerald Meerschaert $33K
Cody Stamann $36K/$36K
Brian Kelleher $33K
Maki Ptolo $10K/$10K
Charles Byrd, Jr. $12K
Alexander Perez $40K/$40K *$50K bonus
Jussier Formiga $49K
Devin Clark $48K/$48K
Alonzo Minifield $14K
Herbert Burns $12K/$12K
Evan Dunham $60K
Payout Perspective:
No fight of the night this week although all 4 bonus winners deserved the extra $50K. Nunes’ pay is not on par with the male champs that receive a flat $500K for a title defense. Also, even with Nunes victory, she only made $450K which is $50K short of the males. Even if PPV upside was included in her contract, one would think that ensuring the money up front is better than the unknown of a buy rate. Keep an eye on O’Malley’s pay next time it is reported as he seemed to infer in his post-fight interview that he wanted to renegotiate his deal like he was supposed to prior to this fight.
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