The top earner on Sunday night’s TUF 19 Finale event in Las Vegas was victorious headliner Frankie Edgar who trousered $260,000 for his nights work.
BJ Penn was next, banking $150,000 for his last ever payday before retirement.
Elsewhere the competitors on the latest series of The Ultimate Fighter were each paid the standard amount for a new TUF recruit – $8,000 to fight + $8,000 for a win.
See all the basic salaries resulting from the TUF 19 Finale below and don’t forget that this doesn’t include extras like locker room bonuses and sponsorship money.
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Frankie Edgar: $260,000 (includes $130,000 bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Corey Anderson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)
def. Matt Van Buren: $8,000
Eddie Gordon: $16,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)
def. Dhiego Lima: $8,000
Derrick Lewis: $20,000 (includes $10,000 bonus)
def. Guto Inocente: $8,000
Dustin Ortiz: $28,000 (includes $14,000 bonus)
def. Justin Scoggins: $12,000
Kevin Lee: $16,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)
def. Jesse Ronson: $8,000
Leandro Issa: $15,000 (includes $7,500 bonus)
def. Jumabieke Tuerxun: $8,000
Adriano Martins: $30,000 (includes $15,000 bonus)
def. Juan Manuel Puig: $8,000
Patrick Walsh: $16,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)
def. Daniel Spohn: $8,000
Sarah Moras: $18,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)*
def. Alexis Dufresne: $6,000* Dufresne was fined for not making weight and that portion went to Moras
Robert Drysdale: $16,000 (includes $8,000 bonus)
def. Keith Berish: $8,000
