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Monday, Jul 07, 2014

UFC 175: Chris Weidman, Lyoto Machida, Ronda Rousey and Urijah Faber top Earners

Faber (photo via UFC.com)

By FCF Staff

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 175 card, and several fighters made over six-figures at the July 5th event.

According to the numbers that were disclosed to the NSAC by the UFC, middleweight champion Chris Weidman made $450,000 for his decision win over Lyoto Machida. The latter took home $200.

Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey was also one of the top earners, as she made $120,000 for her lighting quick win over Alexis Davis. The challenger was paid $24,000.

Another of the highest paid fighters was former WEC champ Urijah Faber, who also made $120,000 for his victory over Alex Caceres.

Here is the complete payroll for UFC 175. The numbers below do not include any additional money a fighter may have made through sponsorships, performance bonuses, or pay-per-view dividends.

UFC 175 was hosted by the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Chris Weidman: $450,000 (includes $225,000 win bonus)

def. Lyoto Machida: $200,000

Ronda Rousey: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)

def. Alexis Davis: $24,000

Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

def. Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $10,000

Russell Doane: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)

def. Marcus Brimage: $10,000

Urijah Faber: $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)

def. Alex Caceres: $19,000

Kenny Robertson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)

def. Ildemar Alcantara: $16,000

Bruno Santos: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. Chris Camozzi: $23,000

Rob Font: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. George Roop: $20,000

Luke Zachrich: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. Guilherme Vasconcelos: $8,000

Kevin Casey: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. William “Bubba” Bush: $8,000

 

posted by FCF Staff @ 2:51 pm
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