For a guy who claims to be horribly underpaid, Diaz was able to pull in a whopping 200,000 dollars for his win over B.J. Penn this last Saturday.
That isn’t including his 75,000 dollar fight of the night bonus and whatever sponsorship money and discretionary bonuses he pulled in.
Diaz seems to have some problems with what he perceives as reality and what it really is.
Now that the salaries have been released (via MMAFighting), it shows that not only was he the best paid fighter at the event, but that he was paid significantly more than B.J. Penn, who is a PPV draw.
Here are the salaries for UFC 137:
Nick Diaz: $200,000 and no win bonus for beating B.J Penn: $150,000
Chieck Kongo: $70,000, plus a $70,000 win bonus for beating Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $20,000, plus a $20,000 win bonus for beating Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $16,500, plus a $16,500 win bonus for beating Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $15,000, plus a $15,000 win bonus for beating George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $27,000, plus a $27,000 win bonus for beating Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $10,000, plus $10,000 win bonus and $8,500 dollars from Tyson Griffin’s salary as a fine for Griffin missing weight. For beating Tyson Griffin: $25,500
Brandon Vera: $60,000, plus a $60,000 win bonus for beating Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $10,000, plus a $10,000 win bonus for beating Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $6,000, plus a $6,000 win bonus for beating Chris Camozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $6,000, plus a 6,000 win bonus for beating Dustin Jacoby: $6,000.
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