UFC 117 salaries: Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes top $1 million fighter payroll
Headliner Anderson Silva ($200,000) and main-card winners Matt Hughes ($200,000) and Jon Fitch ($108,000) were the top earners at this month's UFC 117 event.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and today received the list of officially disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the Aug. 7 event was $1.029 million.
Card principal:
- Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Chael Sonnen: $35,000
- Jon Fitch: $108,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves: $60,000
- Clay Guida: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $12,000
- Matt Hughes: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Almeida: $35,000
- Junior Dos Santos: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Card preliminar:
- Rick Story: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Hazelett: $18,000
- Phil Davis: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
- Johny Hendricks: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman: $8,000
- Tim Boetsch: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Todd Brown: $6,000
- Stefan Struve: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Christian Morecraft: $6,000
- Dennis Hallman: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Ben Saunders: $12,000
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