The fighter salaries have been released for last weekend’s TUF 18 Finale and show a relatively lean payroll.
Topping the list was Gray Maynard who trousered $45,000 despite losing in the main event to Nate Diaz who somewhat surprisingly only earned $30,000.
There’s some debate as to whether Diaz’s payout may be incorrect however as he was paid a flat $50,000 for his previous fight and it’s unlikely that the long time UFC fighter, who’s headlined several shows for the promotion over the years, will have taken a paycut at this stage in his career.
Elsewhere the TUF newcomers were all paid a uniform $8,000 to show and $8,000 for a win.
See the full list of fighter payouts below.
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Nate Diaz: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Gray Maynard: $45,000
Julianna Pena: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Jessica Rakoczy: $8,000
Chris Holdsworth: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Davey Grant: $8,000
Jessamyn Duke: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Peggy Morgan: $8,000
Raquel Pennington: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Roxanne Modafferi: $8,000
Akira Corassani: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Maximo Blanco: $17,000
Tom Niinimaki: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Rani Yahya: $20,000
Jared Rosholt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Walter Harris: $8,000
Sean Spencer: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Drew Dober: $8,000
Josh Sampo: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan Benoit: $8,000