The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the salary figures for the fighters involved in the UFC Fight Night show which took place Saturday night in Las Vegas. The card, which was headlined by Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva's debut at 205lbs. against James Irvin, featured 10 other bouts. The salaries, including win bonuses are as follows:
Anderson Silva ($200,000) def. James Irvin ($20,000)
Brandon Vera ($200,000) def. Reese Andy ($15,000)
Frankie Edgar ($26,000) def. Hermes Franca ($17,000)
Cain Velasquez ($14,000) def. Jake O'Brien ($11,000)
Kevin Burns ($10,000) def. Anthony Johnson ($9,000)
C.B. Dollaway ($20,000) def. Jesse Taylor ($8,000)
Tim Credeur ($16,000) def. Cale Yarbrough ($8,000)
Rory Markham ($12,000) def. Brodie Farber ($3,000)
Nate Loughran ($8,000) def. Johnny Rees ($4,000)
Brad Blackburn ($10,000) def. James Gaboo ($3,000)
Shannon Gugerty ($6,000) def. Dale Hartt ($3,000)
As previously reported on Fightline, fight of the night, KO of the night, and submission of the night bonuses were also given out. Click the above link to see who the big winners were.
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