UFC 170 Salaries: Daniel Cormier ($160,000), Ronda Rousey ($110,000) Top Payroll
Daniel Cormier earned about $2,000 per second of cage time on
Saturday night. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
The two fighters who had the shortest nights in the Octagon at UFC 170 also took home the biggest paychecks.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey earned $110,000 for her technical knockout triumph over Sara McMann ($16,000) 1:06 into the opening round of the evening’s main event, while Daniel Cormier banked $160,000 for his 79-second drubbing of Pat Cummins ($8,000) in the co-headliner. The Nevada Athletic Commission released salary figures to Sherdog.com on Monday.
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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 170 Salaries
Ronda Rousey: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
Sara McMann: $16,000
Daniel Cormier: $160,000 (includes $80,000 win bonus)
Patrick Cummins: $8,000
Rory MacDonald: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Demian Maia: $64,000
Mike Pyle: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
T.J. Waldburger: $18,000
Stephen Thompson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
Robert Whittaker: $15,000
Alexis Davis: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Jessica Eye: $8,000
Raphael Assuncao: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Pedro Munhoz: $8,000
Aljamain Sterling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Cody Gibson: $8,000
Zach Makovsky: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Josh Sampo: $10,000
Erik Koch: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000
Ernest Chavez: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Yosdenis Cedeno: $8,000
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