Jon Jones ($400k) and Rashad Evans ($300k) top UFC 145 salary list
The light heavyweight title fight main event duo of Jon Jones and Rashad Evans topped the UFC 145 salary list from this past weekends event in Atlanta, Georgia, picking up $400,000 and $300,000 respectively.
Next on the list was somewhat surprisingly Ben Rothwell with $104,000 with his opponent Brendan Schaub (again somewhat surprisingly) picking up just $14,000. Other top earners included Mac Danzig ($54,000) and Mark Bocek ($46,000).
The full list of paydays from the 12-bout card included:
Champ Jon Jones: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Rashad Evans: $300,000
Rory MacDonald: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Che Mills: $8,000
Ben Rothwell: $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus)
def. Brendan Schaub: $14,000
Michael McDonald: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Miguel Torres: $32,000
Eddie Yagin: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Mark Hominick: $17,000
Mark Bocek: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
def. John Alessio: $10,000
Travis Browne: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Chad Griggs: $27,000
Matt Brown: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Stephen Thompson: $8,000
Anthony Njokuani: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. John Makdessi: $12,000
Mac Danzig: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
Chris Clements: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Keith Wisniewski: $10,000
Marcus Brimage: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Maximo Blanco: $13,000
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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