The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payouts from TUF 25. Newcomer to the UFC, Justin Gaethje drew $300,000 including bonuses for Friday’s fight against Michael Johnson. Via MMA Junkie: Justin Gaethje: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Michael Johnson: $47,000 Jesse Taylor: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Dhiego Lima: $15,000 Drakkar Klose: $24,000 […]
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Overeem tops UFC 213 salaries
The Nevada State Athletic Commission disclosed the salaries for UFC 213 which took place this past Saturday. Heavyweight Alistair Overeem was the highest paid fighter on the event with $800,000. The main event competitors Robert Whittaker and Yoel Romero earned $350,000 each. Whittaker did not draw a win bonus although both drew the Fight of […]
Penn, Lee and Boetsch lead UFC Fight Night 112 pay
MMA Junkie reports the salaries from Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 112 held on Sunday night in Oklahoma City. BJ Penn received the highest purse at $150,000. The salaries were released by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Junkie: Kevin Lee: $88,000 (includes $44,000 win bonus) def. Michael Chiesa $36,000 Tom Boetsch: $134,000 (includes […]
Ferguson not paid $250K show money for UFC 209
In an interview with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour this past Monday, Tony Ferguson sounded dejected and indicated that he had yet to receive his show money of $250,000 as disclosed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It appears he’s still waiting for it. MMA Junkie reports that Ferguson received less than half his […]
UFC 209 main card paydays
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto obtained the salaries for Saturday night’s UFC 209. The salaries, disclosed by the Nevada Athletic Commission, reflects some notable six figure paydays. Due to complications from weight-cutting, Khabib Nurmogemonov lost out on a $500,000 payday. Tony Ferguson was to have made $250,000 to show and another $250,000 to win in the bout […]