Gettin’ Paid: UFC 118 Salaries

Apparently a thirty second fight can net you 500,000, even if you lose terribly.

James Toney made half a million at UFC 118 and was by far the top earner. Compare that to the 96,000 that was hauled in by lightweight champ Frankie Edgar, and you can’t help but be a little sad for the fact that the freakshow made more than the champ.

Here is the full list from Sherdog.com:

Main Card:
- Frankie Edgar $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $150,000
- Randy Couture $250,000 def. James Toney $500,000
- Demian Maia $68,000 def. Mario Miranda $8,000
- Gray Maynard $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. Kenny Florian $65,000
- Nate Diaz $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis $31,000

Preliminary Card:
- Joe Lauzon $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gabe Ruediger $8,000
- Nik Lentz $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner $10,000
- Dan Miller $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. John Salter $8,000
- Greg Soto $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Nick Osipczak $10,000
- Mike Pierce $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Amilcar Alves $6,000

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