The UFC had to pay some major cash to the fighters who fought at UFC 200. The total payroll was near $7 million dollars.
Miesha Tate earned $500,000 for fighting Amanda Nunes, who earned $100,000 for the women’s bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 200 while Brock Lesnar earned $2,500,000 for fighting Mark Hunt, who earned $700,000 in the co-main event. Also on this card was Daniel Cormier ($500,000) vs. Anderson Silva ($600,000) in a non-title bout, Jose Aldo ($500,000) vs. Frankie Edgar ($190,000) for the interim featherweight title.
Here are the payouts:
Main Card
Amanda Nunes ($100,000) def. Miesha Tate ($500,000)
Brock Lesnar ($2,500,000) def. Mark Hunt ($700,000)
Daniel Cormier ($500,000) def. Anderson Silva ($600,000)
Jose Aldo ($500,000) def. Frankie Edgar ($190,000)
Cain Velasquez ($300,000) def. Travis Browne ($120,000)
Preliminary Card
Julianna Pena ($64,000) def. Cat Zingano ($35,000)
Kelvin Gastelum ($83,000) def. Johny Hendricks ($80,000)
T.J. Dillashaw ($50,000) def. Raphael Assuncao ($42,000)
Sage Northcutt ($100,000) def. Enrique Marin ($13,000)
Joe Lauzon ($108,000) def. Diego Sanchez ($80,000)
Gegard Mousasi ($110,000) def. Thiago Santos ($28,000)
Jim Miller ($118,000) def. Takanori Gomi ($55,000)
UFC 200 took place at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, July 9, 2016.
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