UFC on FUEL TV 3 poster
The Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation released the salaries for this past Tuesday’s (May 15, 2012) UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, which took place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax.
The event saw twelve bouts on the card and saw the twenty-four fighters earn a total payroll of $481,000.
The top earner for the show was UFC lightweight Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone who earned $60,000 ($30K to show and $30K win bonus) for his decision victory over Jeremy ‘Lil Heathen’ Stephens, who earned $24,000 for the loss.
Earning the second highest paycheck was welterweight Amir Sadollah, who made $48,000 ($24K to show and $24K win bonus) for defeating Jorge Lopez ($6,000) by decision.
Not included in the salaries totals were the “Fight Night” bonuses of $40,000. Headliner Chan Sung Jung earn an extra $80,000 for “Submission of the Night” and “Fight of the Night”, while his opponent, Dustin Poirier also made an extra $40K. “Knockout of the Night” went to Tom Lawlor who was reportedly broke before the fight, so this should go a long way to paying his bills.
The full list of salaries for UFC on FUEL TV 3 comes courtesy of MMAjunkie.com.
Main Card (Fuel TV)
Chan Sung Jung: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Poirier: $14,000
Amir Sadollah: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Lopez: $6,000
Donald Cerrone: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Stephens: $24,000
Yves Jabouin: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Hougland: $8,000
Igor Pokrajac: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Fabio Maldonado: $11,000
Tom Lawlor: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Jason MacDonald: $19,000Preliminary Card (Facebook.com)
Brad Tavares: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Dongi Yang: $12,000
Cody McKenzie: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Marcus LeVesseur: $6,000
T.J. Grant: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Carlo Prater: $10,000
Rafael dos Anjos: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Kamal Shalorus: $11,000
Johnny Eduardo: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Jeff Curran: $8,000
Francisco Rivera: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Alex Soto: $6,000