UFC 116 early fighters salaries: Lesnar makes flat $400K, Carwin could make $80K

Win or lose, Brock Lesnar makes $400,000 at Saturday’s UFC 116 event, and Shane Carwin makes a base pay of $40,000 that could double to $80,000 if he’s victorious and gets his win bonus.

Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer …

Win or lose, Brock Lesnar makes $400,000 at Saturday’s UFC 116 event, and Shane Carwin makes a base pay of $40,000 that could double to $80,000 if he’s victorious and gets his win bonus.

Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer today emailed the early salary figures to MMAjunkie.com.

Additionally, co-headliner Chris Leben earns $43,000 to show with a $43,000 win bonus possible, and opponent Yoshihiro Akiyama gets $45,000 to show with a potential $25,000 as a win bonus.