(Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)
How meteoric has Conor McGregor’s rise been? Four fights into his UFC career, he’s already paid a higher rate than Ronda Rousey.
Here is the UFC 178 fighter payout info, straight from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Attendance: 10,544
Gate: $2,200,000
Conor McGregor: $200,000 ($75,000 to show, $75,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Demetrious Johnson: $183,000 ($129,000 to show, $54,000 win bonus)
Dominick Cruz: $150,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Donald Cerrone: $126,000 ($63,000 to show, $63,000 win bonus)
Tim Kennedy: $120,000 ($70,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Yoel Romero: $108,000 ($29,000 to show, $29,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Eddie Alvarez: $100,000
Jorge Masvidal: $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 win bonus)
Manny Gamburyan: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 win bonus)
Brian Ebersole: $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 win bonus)
Dustin Poirier: $34,000
Patrick Cote: $33,000
Stephen Thompson: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus)
Takeya Mizugaki: $32,000
Chris Cariaso: $24,000
John Howard: $21,000
Kevin Lee: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Cat Zingano: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 win bonus)
Amanda Nunes: $15,000
James Krause: $15,000
Jon Tuck: $10,000
Cody Gibson: $10,000
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