TUF Live Finale: Fighter Salaries

The basic fighter salaries are in for Friday night’s ‘TUF Live Finale’ in Las Vegas and show that the top earner on the night was Martin Kampmann who claimed $84,000 for defeating Jake Ellenberger who was the second highest paid competitor with $42,000.

Much of the rest of the card was made up of the new recruits from the current season of TUF who were all on a standard contract of $8,000 to show plus a further $8,000 for a win.

Check out the full list below.

  • Martin Kampmann: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)
  • Jake Ellenberger: $42,000
  • Mike Chiesa: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Al Iaquinta: $8,000
  • Charles Oliveira: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
  • Jonathan Brookins: $15,000
  • Max Holloway: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
  • Pat Schilling: $6,000
  • Justin Lawrence: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • John Cofer: $8,000
  • Daron Cruickshank: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Chris Tickle: $8,000
  • Myles Jury: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Chris Saunders: $8,000
  • Sam Sicilia: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Cristiano Marcello: $8,000
  • Joe Proctor: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Jeremy Larsen: $8,000
  • Erik Perez: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
  • John Albert: $8,000
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