UFC 102 Salaries: Nog Makes A Boatload

August 31, 2009, at 9:50 pm

Antonio Minotauro Nogueira makes Georges St. Pierre money. This is just shocking to me. I know that Nog was a huge draw in PRIDE, but I just feel like he’s been far too average since coming over to be making the kind of cash he is. Other shocking news: Jardine makes 55,000 for losing to Silva. Talk about being overpaid.

Here’s the full list from MMA Weekly:

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

– Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ($400,000/includes win bonus of $150,000) def. Randy Couture ($250,000)
*Nogueira and Couture also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Fight of the Night”

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

– Thiago Silva ($58,000/includes win bonus of $29,000) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)

– Jake Rosholt ($26,000/includes win bonus of $13,000) def. Chris Leben ($30,000)
*Rosholt also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Submission of the Night”

– Nate Marquardt ($80,000/includes win bonus of $40,000) def. Demian Maia ($28,000)
*Marquardt also earned an extra $60,000 for “UFC 102 Knockout of the Night”

– Brandon Vera ($70,000/includes win bonus of $35,000) def. Krzystzof Soszynski ($8,000)

PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

– Aaron Simpson ($18,000/includes win bonus of $9,000) def. Ed Herman ($24,000)

– Gabriel Gonzaga ($120,000/includes win bonus of $60,000) def. Chris Tuchscherer ($10,000)

– Mike Russow ($20,000/includes win bonus of $10,000) def. Justin McCully ($15,000)

– Todd Duffee ($10,000/includes win bonus of $5,000) def. Tim Hague ($7,000)

– Mark Munoz ($24,000/includes win bonus of $12,000) def. Nick Catone ($5,000)

– Evan Dunham ($14,000/includes win bonus of $7,000) def. Marcus Aurelio ($13,000)

UFC 102 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $1,285,000

UFC 102 AWARD BONUSES
(as disclosed by UFC president Dana White)
Each fighter received a $60,000 bonus for the following awards.

Fight of the Night:
– Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Knockout of the Night:
– Nate Marquardt