(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
Chris Weidman walked out of the Octagon last night with the power and respect; Anderson Silva walked out with the money. You decide which is most important.
Here is the UFC 162 fighter purse info released by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Attendance: 12,964
Gate: $4,826,450
Anderson Silva: $600,000
Frankie Edgar: $290,000 ($120,000 to show, $120,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Cub Swanson: $108,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Chris Weidman: $98,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Tim Kennedy: $90,000 ($60,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
Mark Munoz: $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 win bonus)
Dennis Siver: $83,000 ($33,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Charles Oliveira: $71,000 ($21,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Gabriel Gonzaga: $58,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 win bonus)
Mike Pierce: $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 win bonus)
Chris Leben: $51,000
Roger Gracie: $50,000
Edson Barboza: $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus)
Tim Boetsch: $37,000
Norman Parke: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)
Andrew Craig: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Dave Herman: $23,000
Brian Melancon: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Seth Baczynski: $16,000
Rafaello Oliveira: $14,000
David Mitchell: $10,000
Ricardo Lamas: $10,000 (Lamas's fight was pulled from card but he still got paid show money)
Kazuki Tokudome: $8,000
Add The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!