UFC 134 purses: Big Nog $500,000?

FightersOnly is reporting that because one function of athletic commissions is to record and release details of purse payments, at UFC 134, this information was released to Brazilian publications, including the magazine Tatame.

However, two days ago the website mma-manifesto.com posted a completely unofficial estimation of the purses, which appears to be the source for the figures that FightersOnly is attributing to Tatame.

Anderson Silva: U$200,000

Yushin Okami: U$23,000

Mauricio Rua: U$150,000

Forrest Griffin: U$125,000

Edson Barboza: U$112,000 (includes 100k FOTN)

Ross Pearson: U$108,000 (includes 100k FOTN)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: U$500,000 (Includes 100k KOTN)

Brendan Schaub: U$10,000

Stanislav Nedkov: U$12,000

Luiz Cane: U$19,000

Thiago Tavares: U$30,000

Spencer Fisher: U$26,000

Rousimar Palhares: U$14,000

Dan Miller: U$15,000

Paulo Thiago: U$36,000

David Mitchell: U$6,000

Raphael Assunção: U$36,000

Johnny Eduardo: U$6,000

Erick Silva: U$12,000

Luis Ramos: U$6,000

Yuri Alcantara: U$12,000

Felipe Arantes: U$6,000

Yves Jabouin: U$12,000

Ian Loveland: U$6,000

As always, the above figures are simply estimates of base salaries, and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event. Further, due to the unusual nature of the release of the numbers, they cannot be relied upon as accurate. Figures that are particularly dubious include:

Yushin Okami: U$23,000

Rousimar Palhares: U$14,000