The salaries resulting from Saturday night’s ‘UFC On FOX 5’ event have now been released and show that despite their defeats the card’s biggest names still took home the largest paychecks.
Top earner on the night was Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua with $175,000, while BJ Penn earned $150,000.
Lightweight champion Ben Henderson was next with $78,000 and then Alexander Gustafsson who banks $60,000.
See the full fighter earnings (which don’t include discretionary bonuses and sponsorships) below.
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Main Card:
Benson Henderson ($39,000 + $39,000 = $78,000)
Nate Diaz ($50,000)
Alexander Gustafsson ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000)
Mauricio Rua ($175,000)
Rory MacDonald ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000)
B.J. Penn ($150,000)
Matt Brown ($27,000 + $27,000 = $54,000)
Mike Swick ($48,000)
Prelims:
Yves Edwards ($16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000)
Jeremy Stephens ($24,000)
Raphael Assuncao ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000)
Mike Easton ($14,000)
Ramsey Nijem ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000)
Joe Proctor ($8,000)
Daron Cruickshank ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000)
Henry Martinez ($8,000)
Abel Trujillo ($6,000 + $6,000 = $12,000)
Marcus LeVesseur ($8,000)
Dennis Siver ($31,000 + $31,000 = $62,000)
Nam Phan ($10,000)
Scott Jorgensen ($20,500 + $20,500 = $41,000)
John Albert ($10,000)
