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Over a quarter million dollars for taking one on the chin – life isn’t all bad for Alistair Overeem. The Reems leads six fighters who took home six-digit paydays from UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs Sonnen.
Here is the official purse info from the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission, first reported on MMA Weekly.
Attendance: 12,539
Gate: $1,530,000
Alistair Overeem: $285,714.29
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua: $175,000
Chael Sonnen: $150,000 ($100,000 to show, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Michael McDonald: $130,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Urijah Faber: $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown: $116,000 ($33,000 to show, $33,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Travis Browne: $98,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Brad Pickett: $73,000 ($23,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Ovince St. Preux: $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 win bonus)
Mike Pyle: $45,000
Diego Brandao: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus)
Manvel Gamburyan: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus)
Michael Johnson: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 win bonus)
Joe Lauzon: $30,000
Mike Brown: $30,000
John Howard: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus)
Cole Miller: $26,000
Conor McGregor: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Steven Siler: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
James Vick: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Iuri Alcantara: $16,000
Daniel Pineda: $15,000
Max Holloway: $14,000
Ramsey Nijem: $14,000
Uriah Hall: $10,000
Cody Donovan: $8,000
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