Nothing like some home cooking. Just ask Vitor Belfort, who was victorious last night in his native Brazil over Michael Bisping, AND went home with the most money.
Before we go any further, we should note that most international UFC events don’t have their fighter pay info released, so none of the following salary data for the event is official. However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter’s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. So, based on that info, here is the estimated pay breakdown for the 22 fighters that traded blows at the event (but please remember – this is only an estimate, not official info, especially for any fighters that made their UFC debuts at the event). These numbers obviously also don’t include any PPV revenue, undisclosed bonuses and/or sponsorship money any of these fighters may have made.
Ibirapuera Arena
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 9,116
Gate: N/A
Vitor Belfort: $325,000 ($275,000 to show, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Michael Bisping: $275,000
C.B. Dolloway: $94,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Ildemar Alcantara: $62,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Daniel Sarafian: $58,000 ($8,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Ben Rothwell: $54,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Nik Lentz: $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Edson Barboza: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 win bonus)
Thiago Tavares: $27,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Francisco Trinaldo: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Godofredo Castro: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Ronny Markes: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Wagner Prado: $16,000
Diego Nunes: $15,000
Andrew Craig: $12,000
Iuri Alcantara: $10,000
Milton Vieira: $6,000
Lucas Martins: $6,000
Pedro Nobre: $6,000
C.J. Keith: $6,000
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