UFC on FOX 13 salaries; Diaz earns $16,000
Today the Arizona Boxing & MMA commission released the full salaries for the UFC on FOX 13 which took place in Phoenix, Arizona.
Today the Arizona Boxing & MMA commission released the full salaries for the UFC on FOX 13 which took place in Phoenix, Arizona.
Main Card (FOX)
-Junior dos Santos ($130,000 + $130,000 = $260,000) def. Stipe Miocic ($30,000)
-Rafael dos Anjos ($41,000 + $41,000 + $4,000* = $86,000) def. Nate Diaz ($20,000 – $4,000* = $16,000)
-Alistair Overeem ($100,000 + $50,000 = $150,000) def. Stefan Struve ($40,000)
-Matt Mitrione ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($38,000)
Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
-Joanna Jedrzejczyk ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Claudia Gadelha ($10,000)
-John Moraga ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Willie Gates ($8,000)
-Ben Saunders ($14,000 + $14,000 = $28,000) def. Joe Riggs ($16,000)
-Drew Dober ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Jamie Varner ($20,000)
-Ed Herman ($47,000) vs. Derek Brunson (N/A) cancelled
-Bryan Barberena ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Joe Ellenberger ($10,000)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
-David Michaud ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Garett Whiteley ($8,000)
-Henry Cejudo ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dustin Kimura ($15,000)
-Ian Entwistle ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Anthony Birchak ($8,000)
The most notable salary figure included is that of Nate Diaz, who took off more than a year from the UFC holding out for a better contract. Diaz was paid $16,000 to fight and would have earned an additional $16,000 to win.