Jon Jones continued his campaign to become known as the greatest fighter of all time by dispatching his “greatest threat” in Daniel Cormier at UFC 182 on Saturday night.
Not only did Jones top the bill, he easily topped the list of fighter payouts, nabbing half a million dollars in disclosed pay for beating Cormier.
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Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone, who derailed the Myles Jury train in the co-main event, was second on the list, earning $140,000.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Monday revealed the full UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier fighter salaries to MMAWeekly.com. The event took place on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC 182 Fighter Salaries
Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Daniel Cormier: $90,000
Donald Cerrone: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
def. Myles Jury: $16,000
Brad Tavares: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Marquardt: $49,000
Kyoji Horiguchi: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Louis Gaudinot: $10,000
Hector Lombard: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Burkman: $45,000
Paul Felder: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $36,000
Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Brimage: $12,000
Shawn Jordan: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Jared Cannonier: $8,000
Evan Dunham: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Rodrigo Damm: $12,000
Omari Akhmedov: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Mats Nilsson: $8,000
Marion Reneau: $17,600 (includes $8,000 win bonus)*
def. Alexis Dufresne: $6,400
*Dufresne missed weight and forfeited 20 percent of “show” money to Reneau.
UFC 182 Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $1,304,000
