If you went into Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 17 finale fight card thinking, “it’s only a TUF card on free TV, how good can it be?” You surely finished your night with a smile on your face. If you had high expectations for the card, there’s no way possible you were let down. Well, maybe if you have high expectations for the referees you were let down, but other than that, there’s no way you could have been disappointed.
The card had everything: dominating performances, come-from-behind wins, controversy—all that good stuff; and hey, the fighters even made some money for their efforts. Listed below are the salaries from the fight card.
(Note: Salaries provided to BR by Nevada State Athletic Commission. Numbers do not reflect any discretionary bonuses paid by the UFC.)
Urijah Faber: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $23,500
Kelvin Gastelum: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Uriah Hall: $8,000
Cat Zingano: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Miesha Tate: $28,000
Travis Browne: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $24,000
Robert McDaniel: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Gilbert Smith: $8,000
Josh Samman: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Casey: $8,000
Luke Barnatt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Collin Hart: $8,000
Dylan Andrews: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jimmy Quinlan: $8,000
Clint Hester: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Bristol Marunde: $8,000
Cole Miller: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Bart Palaszewski: $15,000
Maximo Blanco: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Sam Sicilia: $8,000
Daniel Pineda: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Justin Lawrence: $8,000
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