The Nevada State Ahtletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer released the UFC 141 fighter purse amounts via email to ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) on Friday.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is the night’s big money maker, win or lose, as he is guaranteed a flat sum of $400,000 for his main event bout with former Strikeforce champ Alistair Overeem, who is earning $264, 285.71 to show and another $121,428.57 bonus if he wins.
The following UFC 141 salaries include each fighter’s show money and the bonus money the fighter will receive if they win their bout:
- Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
- Alistair Overeem: $264,285.71 ($121,428.57 win bonus)
- Donald Cerrone: $30,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
- Nate Diaz: $37,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
- Jon Fitch: $60,000 ($60,000 win bonus)
- Johny Hendricks: $26,000 ($26,000 win bonus)
- Alexander Gustafsson: $16,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
- Vladimir Matyushenko: $40,000 ($40,000 win bonus)
- Jim Hettes: $8,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
- Nam Phan: $8,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
- Junior Assuncao: $8,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
- Ross Pearson: $20,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
- Danny Castillo: $19,000 ($19,000 win bonus)
- Anthony Njokuani: $12,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
- Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000 ($41,000 win bonus)
- Sean Pierson: $8,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
- Efrain Escudero: $10,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
- Jacob Volkmann: $16,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
- Luis Ramos: $6,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
- Matt Riddle: $15,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
- Manny Gamburyan: $18,000 ($18,000 win bonus)
- Diego Nunes: $12,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
Disclaimer: The above figures do not represent money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise. Also not represented is money fighters may have to pay out for expenses such as taxes, license fees, etc.