UFC 175, ‘TUF 19’ Finale Salaries: Weidman ($450K), Edgar ($260K) Lead Payouts
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Chris Weidman walked away from UFC 175 Saturday night with his title in tow and $450,000, which was the highest disclosed payout of a busy weekend of mixed martial arts in Las Vegas.
Weidman’s total is comprised of a $225,000 fight salary, as well as a victory bonus matching the same amount. The UFC 185-pound ace captured a unanimous decision against Lyoto Machida ($200,000) following five hard-fought rounds.
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Nevada Athletic Commission officials released the salaries on Monday in an email to Sherdog.com staff. It should be noted that the totals from both events are just disclosed pay: the UFC often has other imbursement deals in place that are in addition to the tallies listed below, such as pay-per-view percentages and performance awards.
UFC 175 Payouts:
Chris Weidman: $450,000 (total includes $225,000 victory bonus)Lyoto Machida: $200,000
Ronda Rousey: $120,000 (total includes $60,000 victory bonus)
Alexis Davis: $24,000
Uriah Hall: $20,000 (total includes $10,000 victory bonus)
Thiago Santos: $10,000
Russell Doane: $18,000 (total includes $9,000 victory bonus)
Marcus Brimage: $10,000
Urijah Faber: $120,000 (total includes $60,000 victory bonus)
Alex Caceres: $19,000
Kenny Robertson: $28,000 (total includes $14,000 victory bonus)
Ildemar Alcantara: $16,000
Bruno Santos: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Chris Camozzi: $23,000
Luke Zachrich: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Guilherme Vasconcelos: $8,000
Rob Font: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
George Roop: $20,000
Kevin Casey: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Bubba Bush: $8,000
“The Ultimate Fighter 19” Finale
Frankie Edgar: $260,000 (total includes $130,000 victory bonus)B.J. Penn: $150,000
Eddie Gordon: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Dhiego Lima: $8,000
Corey Anderson: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Matt Van Buren: $8,000
Derrick Lewis: $20,000 (total includes $10,000 victory bonus)
Carlos Augusto Filho: $8,000
Dustin Ortiz: $28,000 (total includes $14,000 victory bonus)
Justin Scoggins: $12,000
Kevin Lee: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Jesse Ronson: $8,000
Leandro Issa: $15,000 (total includes $7,500 victory bonus)
Jumabieke Tuerxun: $8,000
Adriano Martins: $30,000 (total includes $15,000 victory bonus)
Juan Manuel Puig: $8,000
Patrick Walsh: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Dan Spohn: $8,000
Robert Drysdale: $16,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Keith Berish: $8,000
Sarah Moras: $18,000 (total includes $8,000 victory bonus)
Alexis Dufresne: $6,000
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