It was a big night for the man they call Bigfoot. Antonio Silva earned his first UFC victory, and walked away with the biggest paycheck at UFC on FX: Browne vs Bigfoot.
Here is the offical purse info for the event, straight from Minnesota's Office of Combative Sports.
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Attendance: 7,055
Gate: $357,590
Jake Ellenberger: $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 win bonus)
Diego Nunes: $72,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $40,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Antonio Silva: $70,000
Michael Johnson: $68,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $40,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Justin Edwards: $60,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $40,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Bart Palaszewski: $52,000 ($12,000 to show, $40,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Mike Pierce: $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus)
Jacob Volkmann: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus)
John Dodson: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)
Danny Castillo: $25,000
Shane Roller: $25,000
Aaron Simpson: $25,000
Travis Browne: $20,000
Darren Uyenoyama: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Josh Neer: $16,000
Marcus LeVesseur: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Jay Hieron: $12,000
Carlo Prater: $10,000
Jussier da Silva: $9,000
Phil Harris: $8,000
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