Forrest Griffin has emerged as the fighter taking home the biggest salary after UFC 148, which took place in Las Vegas this past weekend. (H/T MMA weekly)
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salary information for each fighter, which showed Griffin netting $275,000 compared to only $200,000 taken home by champion Anderson Silva, who also headlined the main event.
Griffin’s total represents a $125,000 purse, a $75,000 win bonus and a $75,000 Fight of the Night bonus.
Griffin’s opponent, Tito Ortiz, who also received the Fight of the Night bonus, took home $250,000.
None of the revealed salaries represent the considerable unreported post fight bonuses and pay-per-view bonuses that the headline fighters will have received.
In other news, Griffin was one of 11 fighters to receive a medical suspension after sustaining injuries at the event (H/T MMAjunkie). He’s out until August 22 due to a possible jaw injury. Headliner Chael Sonnen is also out until August 7 for a nasal laceration, as is Cung Le, suspended for a laceration over his eye.
UFC 148, which featured the second showdown between middleweight champ Silva and Sonnen, has been touted as the biggest UFC event in the promotions history. It is said to have broken all records in live gate receipts, estimated at $7 million, with a crowd of 15,016 in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pay-per-view numbers are not released by the UFC, but president Dana White said the event was set to break every television buy record one day before the event.
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