UFC on FOX 29: Dustin Poirier Collects Card’s Largest Payout
By FCF Staff
Dustin Poirier emerged from UFC on FOX 29 with a pivotal win and the card’s largest payout.
The lightweight contender took on Justin Gaethje in the main event, and proceeded to stop the former WSOF champ in round four. According to the salary figures that were given to the Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission, Poirier collected $170,000 for the win (including an $85,000 win bonus). Gaethje was paid $110,000.
Here is the complete list of the fighter purses for UFC on FOX 29, via MMA Junkie. The figures do not include any additional bonuses a fighter may have earned.
Dustin Poirier: $170,000 (includes $85,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Gaethje: $110,000
Alex Oliveira: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Carlos Condit $115,000
Israel Adesanya: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
def. Marvin Vettori $20,000
Michelle Waterson: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Cortney Casey $33,000
Antonio Carlos Junior: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Boetsch $72,000
Muslim Salikhov: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ricky Rainey $14,000
John Moraga: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
def. Wilson Reis $31,000
Brad Tavares: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
def. Krzysztof Jotko $36,000
Gilbert Burns: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Moret $12,000
Lauren Mueller: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Shana Dobson $12,000
Yushin Okami: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Dhiego Lima $15,000
Adam Wieczorek: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Arjan Bhullar $12,000
Alejandro Perez: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
ef. Matthew Lopez $33,000
Luke Sanders: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Williams $12,000