UFC 148 – Forrest Griffin ($275k), Tito Ortiz ($250k) and Anderson Silva ($200k) top salary list
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Forrest Griffin was the highest earner this past weekend at UFC 148 in Las Vegas, Nevada, topping a star-studded salary list with a massive $275,000 for his unanimous decision win on the night.
Second was Griffin’s opponent, fellow former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz who earned $200,000. Surprisingly current middleweight champion and “pound for pound” great Anderson Silva came in third with $200,000.
The full salary list is as follows:
Anderson Silva: $200,000
(No win bonus)
Chael Sonnen: $50,000
Forrest Griffin: $275,000
(Includes $150,000 win bonus)
Tito Ortiz: $250,000
Cung Le: $150,000
(No win bonus)
Patrick Cote: $21,000
Demian Maia: $96,000
(Includes $48,000 win bonus)
Dong Hyun Kim: $44,000
Chad Mendes: $36,000
(Includes $18,000 win bonus)
Cody McKenzie: $10,000
Mike Easton: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ivan Menjivar: $13,000
Melvin Guillard: $72,000
(Includes $36,000 win bonus)
Fabricio Camoes: $8,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Gleison Tibau: $31,000
Constantinos Philippou: $32,000
(Includes $16,000 win bonus)
Riki Fukuda: $28,000
Shane Roller: $46,000
(Includes $23,000 win bonus)
John Alessio: $10,000
Rafaello Oliveira: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Yoislandy Izquierdo: $6,000
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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