McGregor, Mendes each earn $500k at UFC 189, top payroll

Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the full salary information for this past weekend’s UFC 189 in Las Vegas, Nevada:

Conor McGregor: $500,000 to show, no win bonus

Chad Mendes: $500,000 to show, no win bonus

Rory MacDonald: $59,000

Robbie Lawler: $150,000 to show, plus $150,000 more to win

Jeremy Stephens: $32,000 to show, plus $32,000 more to win

Dennis Bermudez: $34,000 to show

Thomas Almeida: $12,000 to show, plus $12,000 more to win

Brad PIckett: $30,000 to show

Brandon Thatch: $22,000 to show

Gunnar Nelson: $29,000 to show, plus $29,000 more to win

Tim Means: $23,000 to show

Matt Brown: $46,00 to show, plus $46,000 more to win

Alex Garcia: $15,000 to show, plus $15,000 more to win

Mike Swick: $48,000 to show

John Howard: $21,000 to show, plus $21,000 more to win

Cathal Pendred: $10,000 to show

Jose Alvarez: $10,000 to show

Cody Garbrandt: $10,000 to show, plus $10,000more to win

Louis Smolka: $15,000 to show, plus $15,000 more to win

Neel Seery: $15,000 to show

Cody Phister: $10,000 to show, plus $10,000 more to win

Yosdenis Cedeno: $13,000 to show

*Note that Jeremy Stephens original fight purse was $40,000 to show and $40,000 to win, but he lost 20% for missing weight. The additional $8,000 was reflected in Dennis Bermudez’s purse.