The California State Athletic Commission has released the official payroll for UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun. The salaries do not include any “Fight of the Night” award monies. Obviously Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida lead the way in terms of base pay.
Here’s the breakdown of how the fighters were paid following their respective fighters on Saturday night:
Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: $155,000
Cain Velasquez: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
Ben Rothwell: $50,000
Gleison Tibau: $38,000 ($19,000 win bonus)
Josh Neer: $14,000
Joe Stevenson: $94,000 ($47,000 win bonus)
Spencer Fisher: $26,000
Anthony Johnson: $30,0000 ($15,000 win bonus)*
Yoshiyuki Yoshida: $12,000
Ryan Bader: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
Eric Schafer: $13,000
Pat Barry: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
Antoni Hardonk: $16,000
Chael Sonnen: $54,000 ($27,000 win bonus)
Yushin Okami: $18,000
Jorge Rivera: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus)
Rob Kimmons: $9,000
Kyle Kingsbury: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
Razak Al-Hassan: $3,000
Stefan Struve: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
Chase Gormley: $10,000
*Anthony Johnson was reportedly fine 20% of his purse due to failing to make the 171lbs. weight limit 24-hours prior to his fight. His pay above does not reflect the fine.
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