The California Kid might want to reconsider this retirement stuff – he was the top earner last night at UFC on FOX: VanZant vs Waterson.
Here are the fighter payouts, as released by the California State Athletic Commission (and first released by MMA Junkie).
Attendance: 13,136
Gate: $1,238,992
Urijah Faber: $340,000 ($160,000 to show, $160,000 win bonus, $20,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Leslie Smith: $105,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Michelle Waterson: $82,500 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Eddie Wineland: $73,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 win bonus, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Paul Craig: $72,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Irene Aldana: $64,500 ($12,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Sage Northcutt: $62,500 ($60,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Alan Jouban: $59,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Colby Covington: $59,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 win bonus, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Brad Pickett: $55,000 ($40,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Takeya Mizugaki: $54,000 ($39,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Paige VanZant: $48,000 ($43,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Cole Miller: $48,000 ($33,000 to show, $15,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Mickey Gall: $42,500 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Mizuto Hirota: $36,500 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Alex Morono: $32,500 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Josh Emmett: $30,500 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Hector Sandoval: $26,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Sultan Aliev: $22,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Bryan Barberena: $22,500 ($20,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
James Moontasri: $21,000 ($16,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Scott Holtzman: $19,500 ($17,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Luis Henrique da Silva: $19,000 ($14,000 to show, $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)
Mike Perry: $16,500 ($14,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Fredy Serrano: $14,500 ($12,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Bojan Velickovic: $14,500 ($12,000 to show, $2,500 Reebok sponsorship)
Add The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!