UFC 202 Salaries: Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz Earn Millions
The Nevada Athletic Commission released the UFC 202 salaries on Monday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money. The total disclosed payroll for UFC 202 was $6,106,000.
The main event was a rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz while the co-main event was a light heavyweight clash between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira. Rounding out the main card was Rick Story vs. Donald Cerrone, Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Mike Perry, and Tim Means vs. Sabah Homasi.
The full UFC 202 payouts include:
Conor McGregor: $3 million (no win bonus)
def. Nate Diaz: $2 million
Anthony Johnson: $270,000 (includes $135,000 win bonus)
def. Glover Teixeira: $65,000
Donald Cerrone: $170,000 (includes $85,000 win bonus)
def. Rick Story: $41,000
Mike Perry: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Hyun Gyu Lim: $18,000
Tim Means: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
def. Sabah Homasi: $12,000
Cody Garbrandt: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Takeya Mizugaki: $39,000
Raquel Pennington: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
def. Elizabeth Phillips: $12,000
Artem Lobov: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Avila: $10,000
Cortney Casey: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Randa Markos: $14,000
Lorenz Larkin: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. Neil Magny: $47,000
Colby Covington: ,000 (includes ,000 win bonus)
def. Max Griffin: $10,000
Marvin Vettori: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Alberto Uda: $10,000
UFC 202 took place on Saturday, August 20th, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC Fight Pass prelims aired at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT while the FOX Sports 1 prelims aired at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and the main card aired on PPV at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
