UFC 126 Fighter Payouts and Attendance

MMA Mania has the UFC 126 payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission: Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus)Vitor Belfort: $275,000 Forrest Griffin: $275,000 ($125,000 to…

By: Nate Wilcox | 13 years ago
UFC 126 Fighter Payouts and Attendance
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MMA Mania has the UFC 126 payouts from the Nevada State Athletic Commission:

Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus)
Vitor Belfort: $275,000

Forrest Griffin: $275,000 ($125,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Rich Franklin: $75,000

Jon Jones: $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
Ryan Bader: $20,000

Jake Ellenberger: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Carlos Eduardo Rocha: $8,000

Miguel Torres: $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)
Antonio Banuelos: $9,000

Donald Cerrone: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Paul Kelly: $19,000

Chad Mendes: $19,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000

Demetrious Johnson: $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000

Paul Taylor: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Gabe Ruediger: $8,000

Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Ricardo Romero: $10,000

Mike Pierce: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Kenny Robertson: $6,000

The total disclosed payroll for the UFC 126 was $1.305 million.

The figures above are in addition to the following $75,000 fight bonuses and do not include sponsorships, etc:

Fight of the Night — Paul Kelly vs Donald Cerrone

Knockout of the Night — Anderson Silva

Submission of the Night — Jon Jones

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Nate Wilcox
Nate Wilcox

Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.

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