UFC 177 Salaries: Bantamweight Champ T.J. Dillashaw Earns Event-High $100,000
Bantamweight champion T.J.
Dillashaw took home the biggest payday at UFC 177.
With his fifth-round KO over last-minute challenger Joe Soto in the evening’s main event, the Team Alpha Male product earned $100,000. Soto, meanwhile banked $20,000 in defeat.
The California State Athletic Commission released the “show” and
“win” salaries for the event to Sherdog.com . UFC 177 took place at
Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday night.
Elsewhere, Tony Ferguson banked $40,000 for his split-decision triumph over Danny Castillo ($36,000) in the evening’s co-main event, while middleweight Derek Brunson garnered $44,000 for his three-round verdict over Lorenz Larkin ($28,000).
UFC 177 Salaries:
T.J. Dillashaw $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Joe Soto $20,000
Tony Ferguson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 bonus)
Danny Castillo: $36,000
Bethe Correia: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Shayna Baszler: $8,000
Carlos Diego Ferreira: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ramsey Nijem: $18,000
Yancy Medeiros: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Damon Jackson: $8,000 (plus a potential win bonus of $8,000)
Derek Brunson: $44,0000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
Anthony Hamilton: $16,000
Ruan Potts: $10,000
Chris Wade: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Cain Carrizosa: $8,000
With his fifth-round KO over last-minute challenger Joe Soto in the evening’s main event, the Team Alpha Male product earned $100,000. Soto, meanwhile banked $20,000 in defeat.
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Elsewhere, Tony Ferguson banked $40,000 for his split-decision triumph over Danny Castillo ($36,000) in the evening’s co-main event, while middleweight Derek Brunson garnered $44,000 for his three-round verdict over Lorenz Larkin ($28,000).
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 177 Salaries:
T.J. Dillashaw $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Joe Soto $20,000
Tony Ferguson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 bonus)
Danny Castillo: $36,000
Bethe Correia: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Shayna Baszler: $8,000
Carlos Diego Ferreira: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Ramsey Nijem: $18,000
Yancy Medeiros: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Damon Jackson: $8,000 (plus a potential win bonus of $8,000)
Derek Brunson: $44,0000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
Anthony Hamilton: $16,000
Ruan Potts: $10,000
Chris Wade: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
Cain Carrizosa: $8,000
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