UFC 148 Salaries: Forrest Griffin ($275K), Tito Ortiz ($250K) Top Disclosed Payroll
Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz didn’t headline UFC 148, but the light heavyweight veterans did earn the largest disclosed purses from the July 7 event.
According to figures released to Sherdog.com on Monday by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Griffin took home $275,000 (including a $150,000 win bonus) for his co-main event victory over the retiring Ortiz, who earned $250,000 in defeat.
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Other high earners on the card included middleweight Cung Le ($150,000), welterweight Demian Maia ($96,000) and lightweight Melvin Guillard ($72,000).
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic
commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary
bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion.
Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions
made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not
include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their
performance.
UFC 148 Payouts:
Anderson Silva: $200,000
(No win bonus)
Chael Sonnen: $50,000
Forrest Griffin: $275,000
(Includes $150,000 win bonus)
Tito Ortiz: $250,000
Cung Le: $150,000
(No win bonus)
Patrick Cote: $21,000
Demian Maia: $96,000
(Includes $48,000 win bonus)
Dong Hyun Kim: $44,000
Chad Mendes: $36,000
(Includes $18,000 win bonus)
Cody McKenzie: $10,000
Mike Easton: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ivan Menjivar: $13,000
Melvin Guillard: $72,000
(Includes $36,000 win bonus)
Fabricio Camoes: $8,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Gleison Tibau: $31,000
Constantinos Philippou: $32,000
(Includes $16,000 win bonus)
Riki Fukuda: $28,000
Shane Roller: $46,000
(Includes $23,000 win bonus)
John Alessio: $10,000
Rafaello Oliveira: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Yoislandy Izquierdo: $6,000
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