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Tuesday, Sep 08, 2015

UFC 191: Anthony Johnson, Frank Mir And Andrei Arlovski Lead Payroll

A victorious Anthony Johnson (photo via MMA WSOF)

By FCF Staff

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for last Saturday’s UFC 191 card, and Anthony Johnson, Frank Mir and Andrei Arlovski led the way.

According to the numbers that the NSAC has disclosed, heavyweights Mir and Arlovski earned $200,000 and $225,000 respectively for their fight, which saw the latter win via unanimous decision.

The cards highest earner was light-heavyweight contender Anthony Johnson, who was paid $230,000 for his stoppage win over Jimi Manuwa.

Flyweight champ, Demetrious Johnson, made $191,000 for his UD win over John Dodson.

Here are the fight purses that the UFC released to the NSAC, which do not include any additional funds a fighter may have collected for pay-per-view dividends or performance bonuses.

A fighter’s win bonus, if they collected one, is in brackets. Their total earnings are listed on the left.

UFC 191 was hosted by the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

Demetrious Johnson: $191,000 ($58,000 win bonus)

def. John Dodson: $60,000

 

Andrei Arlovski: $225,000

def. Frank Mir: $200,000

 

Anthony Johnson: $230,000 ($115,000 win bonus)

def. Jimi Manuwa: $24,000

 

Corey Anderson: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)

def. Jan Blachowicz: $34,000

 

Paige VanZant: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)

def. Alex Chambers: $12,000

 

Ross Pearson: $90,000 ($45,000 win bonus)

def. Paul Felder: $18,000

 

John Lineker: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)

def. Francisco Rivera: $23,000

 

Raquel Pennington: $20,000 ( $10,000 win bonus)

def. Jessica Andrade: $20,000

 

Tiago Trator: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

def. Clay Collard: $10,000

 

Joe Riggs: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)

def. Ron Stallings: $12,000

 

Joaquim Silva: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

def. Nazareno Malegarie: $10,000

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posted by FCF Staff @ 7:54 pm
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