Stream live sports and ESPN originals on ESPN+ for only $4.99 a month. Start your 7-day free trial today!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nDespite being on the losing side of the ledger last night in Melbourne, Anderson Silva still left the Rod Laver Arena the top earner at UFC 234.<\/p>\n
Before we go any further, we should note that international<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 athletic\u00a0 commissions don\u2019t release fighter pay info, so none of the following salary data for the event is official. \u00a0<\/strong>However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter\u2019s pay based on official purse info released from past fights.\u00a0 So, based on that info, here is the estimated pay breakdown for the 22 fighters that traded blows at the event. \u00a0But please remember \u2013 this is only an estimate, not official info.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Attendance:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> 15,238
\nGate<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$2,470,088 (U.S.)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Anderson Silva<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$670,000 ($600,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nIsrael Adesanya<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$178,000 ($62,000 to show, $62,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nMontana De La Rosa<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$81,500\u00a0($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nSam Alvey<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$80,000 ($65,000 to show, $15,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nDevonte Smith<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$77,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nRani Yahya<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$70,000 ($50,000 to show, $20,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nKyung Ho Kang<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$37,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nRicky Simon<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$31,500 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nShane Young<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$31,500 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nLando Vannata<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$30,000 ($25,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nTeruto Ishihara<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$30,000 ($25,000 to show,\u00a0$5,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nJim Crute<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nKai Kara-France<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nJonathan<\/strong> Martinez<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$27,500 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nJalin Turner<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$23,500 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nDong Hyun Ma<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$21,000 ($16,000 to show, $5,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nAustin Arnett<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$16,000 ($12,000 to show, $4,000 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nNadia Kassem<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$15,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nMarcos<\/strong> Mariano<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nRaulian Paiva<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nCallan Porter<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\nWuliji Buren<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0$13,500 ($10,000 to show, $3,500 fight week incentive pay)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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