Nick Diaz ($200,000), B.J. Penn ($150,000), Cheick Kongo ($140,000) and Brandon Vera ($120,000) were the top earners at this past weekend's UFC 137 event.
Overall, the 22 fighters who competed on the card earned purses totaling $1,026,000.
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
UFC 137 took place this past Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The night's main card aired on pay-per-view, and the preliminary card aired on Spike TV and streamed on Facebook.
The full payouts included:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000 (includes $16,500 win bonus)
def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500 (includes $10,000 win bonus)*
def. Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)
def. Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Downes: $5,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Camozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* - Although not recognized on the official pay sheet, Griffin was fined $8,500 for missing weight for the fight. That money was issued to Palaszewski, an NSAC official confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.
Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
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