Lyoto Machida might have gotten the title shot, but Shogun Rua walked away with more cash. Rua was the top earner at last Saturday’s UFC on Fox: Shogun vs Vera. Here are the fighter salary info from the event according to the California State Athletic Commission.
Mauricio Rua: $240,000 ($170,000 to show, $70,000 win bonus)
Lyoto Machida: $200,000
Joe Lauzon: $148,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Mike Swick: $136,000 ($43,000 to show, $43,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Brandon Vera: $70,000
Jamie Varner: $62,000 ($12,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Ryan Bader: $47,000
Manny Gamburyan: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 win bonus)
Phil De Fries: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus)
Phil Davis: $30,000
Rani Yahya: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Cole Miller: $21,000
Nam Phan: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
John Moraga: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 win bonus)
DaMarques Johnson: $18,000
Wagner Prado: $16,000
Josh Grispi: $15,000
Michihiro Omigawa: $11,000
Ulysses Gomez: $8,000
Oli Thompson: $8,000
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