UFC Fight Night ‘Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez’ Salaries: Rafael dos Anjos’ $310,000 Leads All Earners
Payday was bittersweet for Rafael dos
Anjos.
Dos Anjos went home with an event-high $310,000 but surrendered the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title in a technical knockout loss to Eddie Alvarez in the UFC Fight Night 90 headliner on Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos succumbed to blows 3:49 into round one, his run of five consecutive victories at an end. Alvarez pocketed $150,000 in becoming the eighth lightweight champion in UFC history.
Meanwhile, Roy Nelson
banked $100,000 but wound up on the wrong side of a split decision
against former
Legacy Fighting Championship heavyweight titleholder Derrick
Lewis in the co-main event. Lewis, who finds himself on a
four-fight winning streak, earned $66,000 for his efforts.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday released disclosed salaries for the event. A full rundown follows:
Eddie Alvarez: $150,000 (no win bonus)
Rafael dos Anjos: $310,000
Derrick Lewis: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
Roy Nelson: $100,000
Alan Jouban: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
Belal Muhammad: $12,000
Joseph Duffy: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Mitch Clarke: $12,000
Alberto Mina: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Mike Pyle: $55,000
John Makdessi: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Mehdi Baghdad: $12,000
Anthony Birchak: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Dileno Lopes: $12,000
Pedro Munhoz: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Russell Doane: $11,000
Felipe Arantes: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
Jerrod Sanders: $12,000
Gilbert Burns: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Lukasz Sajewski: $10,000
Marco Beltran: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Reginaldo Vieira: $17,000
Vicente Luque: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Alvaro Herrera: $12,000
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that fighters may acquire for their performance.
Dos Anjos went home with an event-high $310,000 but surrendered the Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight title in a technical knockout loss to Eddie Alvarez in the UFC Fight Night 90 headliner on Thursday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Dos Anjos succumbed to blows 3:49 into round one, his run of five consecutive victories at an end. Alvarez pocketed $150,000 in becoming the eighth lightweight champion in UFC history.
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The Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday released disclosed salaries for the event. A full rundown follows:
UFC Fight Night ‘Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez’ Disclosed Salaries
Eddie Alvarez: $150,000 (no win bonus)
Rafael dos Anjos: $310,000
Derrick Lewis: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
Roy Nelson: $100,000
Alan Jouban: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
Belal Muhammad: $12,000
Joseph Duffy: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Mitch Clarke: $12,000
Alberto Mina: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Mike Pyle: $55,000
John Makdessi: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Mehdi Baghdad: $12,000
Anthony Birchak: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Dileno Lopes: $12,000
Pedro Munhoz: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Russell Doane: $11,000
Felipe Arantes: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
Jerrod Sanders: $12,000
Gilbert Burns: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Lukasz Sajewski: $10,000
Marco Beltran: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Reginaldo Vieira: $17,000
Vicente Luque: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Alvaro Herrera: $12,000
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money that fighters may acquire for their performance.
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