Frank Mir Makes Serious Bank For Knocking Out Todd Duffee

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir scored a thunderous knockout last Wednesday (July 15th, 2015) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 71 in San Diego, California. His opponent, Todd Duffee, was rushing in with big punches and managed to rock Mir with a few shots, before the two-time boss clipped him with a straight left that sent ‘Duff Man’ out cold to the canvas for a picture perfect KO finish. The payroll for the event has been released, and it’s almost laughable when you consider Duffee only made $12,000.

Frank Mir made some serious bank for the win, topping the payroll at 200K, check out the figures below:

Main Card (FOX Sports 1)

Frank Mir ($200,000 + no win bonus = $200,000) def. Todd Duffee ($12,000)
Tony Ferguson ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Josh Thomson ($85,000)
Holly Holm (,000 + ,000 = ,000) def. Marion Reneau ($12,000)
Manny Gamburyan ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Scott Jorgensen($33,000)
Kevin Lee ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. James Moontastri ($10,000)
Alan Jouban ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Matt Dwyer ($10,000)

“Prelims” Undercard (FOX Sports 1)

Sam Sicilia ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Yaotzin Meza ($16,000)
Jessica Andrade ($16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000) def. Sarah Moras ($10,000)
Rani Yahya ($27,000 + $27,000 = $52,000) def. Masanori Kanehara ($14,000)
Sean Strickland ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Igor Araujo ($15,000)

“Prelims” Undercard (UFC Fight Pass)

Kevin Casey ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Ildemar Alcantara ($20,000)
Lyman Good ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Andrew Craig ($17,000)

These figures do not include any added bonuses, sponsorships or locker room checks, simply the basic wage of each combatant. See the full list of UFC Fight Night 71 bonuses here.

The full tally is $884,000, nearly a quarter of which was handed to one of the 24 fighters in Frank Mir. It pays to be at the top I guess.