UFC 178 Salaries: Demetrious Johnson ($183K), Conor McGregor ($150K) Top Payroll
Demetrious Johnson came away from UFC 178 with the biggest
paycheck. | Photo: Jeff Sherwood/Sherdog.com
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson earned an event-high $183,000 purse for his title defense against Chris Cariaso at UFC 178.
Johnson used a second-round kimura to submit Cariaso, who pocketed $24,000 in “show” money for his outing Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday disclosed the card’s payroll information to Sherdog.com.
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Other high earners on the card included lightweight co-headliners Donald Cerrone ($126,000) and Eddie Alvarez ($100,000), and former bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz ($100,000).
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 a fighter may acquire for their
performance.
UFC 178 Salaries
Demetrious Johnson: $183,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus)
Chris Cariaso: $24,000
Donald Cerrone: $126,000 (includes $63,000 win bonus)
Eddie Alvarez: $100,000
Conor McGregor: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Dustin Poirier: $34,000
Yoel Romero: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
Tim Kennedy: $70,000
Cat Zingano: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
Amanda Nunes: $15,000
Dominick Cruz: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Takeya Mizugaki: $32,000
Jorge Masvidal: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)
James Krause: $15,000
Stephen Thompson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Patrick Cote: $33,000
Brian Ebersole: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
John Howard: $21,000
Kevin Lee: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jon Tuck: $10,000
Manny Gamburyan: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Cody Gibson: $10,000
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