None of the UFC FN 82 fighters earned more than $15 000 from UFC Reebok payouts. Stephen Thompson only got $5000 as the headliner of the event
The UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs Thompson Reebok payroll was almost half that of UFN 81: Dillashaw vs Cruz. This time, the top earning fighters got $15 000, including Johny Hendricks, Roy Nelson, Joseph Benavidez and Mike Pyle. Stephen Thompson, who scored spectacular KO win over Johny Hendricks in the main event of the evening, got only $5000 from UFC apparel sponsor.
The complete list of UFC Fight Night Reebok payments is available below (via MMAJunkie.com):
Stephen Thompson: $5000
Johny Hendricks: $15000
Roy Nelson: $15,000
Jared Rosholt: $5,000
Rafael Cavalcante: $5,000
Ovince Saint Preux: $10,000
Joseph Benavidez: $15,000
Zach Makovsky: $5,000
Mike Pyle: $15,000
Sean Spencer: $5,000
Josh Burkman: $10,000
K.J. Noons: $5,000
Derrick Lewis: $5,000
Damian Grabowski: $2,500
Justin Scoggins: $5,000
Ray Borg: $2,500
Diego Rivas: $2,500
Noad Lahat: $2,500
Mickey Gall: $2,500
Mike Jackson: $2,500
Alex White: $2,500
Artem Lobov: $2,500
Another pair of fighters weren’t initially mentioned by MMAJunkie post: Misha Cirkunov and Alex Nicholson. But according to their tier (2 fights in UFC by Cirkunov and 1 by Nicholson) their Reebok payout should be $2500.