The California Athletic Commission released the UFC On FOX 22 salaries on Sunday, and the UFC had to pay some of the top tier fighters who took part in the event some big money.
A women’s strawweight bout between Paige VanZant ($43,000) and former Invicta FC Atomweight Champion Michelle Waterson ($30,000) was the main event while Sage Northcutt ($60,000) vs. Mickey Gall ($40,000) in a welterweight bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the four-bout main card was Urijah Faber ($320,000) vs. Brad Pickett ($40,000) in a bantamweight bout and Alan Jouban ($54,000) vs. Mike Perry ($14,000) in a welterweight bout.
The full payouts include:
Michelle Waterson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Paige VanZant: $43,000
Mickey Gall: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Sage Northcutt: $60,000
Urijah Faber: $320,000 (includes $160,000 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $40,000
Alan Jouban: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Mike Perry: $14,000
Paul Craig: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Luis Henrique da Silva: $14,000
Mizuto Hirota: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Cole Miller: $33,000
Colby Covington: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Bryan Barberena: $20,000
Alex Morono: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. James Moontasri: $16,000
Josh Emmett: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Scott Holtzman: $17,000
Leslie Smith: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Irene Aldana: $12,000
Eddie Wineland: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $39,000
Hector Sandoval: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Fredy Serrano: $12,000
Sultan Aliev: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Bojan Velickovic: $12,000
UFC on FOX 22 took place on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. The prelims aired on UFC Fight Pass at 3:30 p.m. ET and FOX Sports 1 at 5 p.m. ET. The main card aired on FOX at 8 p.m. ET.
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