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The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 235 salaries on Sunday and some of the top tier talents got paid some major cash.

Jon Jones was able to secure a unanimous decision win over Anthony Smith to retain the UFC light heavyweight title in the headliner of the UFC 235 pay-per-view event. Kamaru Usman captured the welterweight title once he scored a dominate unanimous win over Tyron Woodley in the co-headliner.

Ben Askren vs. Robbie Lawler in a welterweight bout, Tecia Torres vs. Weili Zhang in a women’s strawweight bout, and Cody Garbrandt vs. Pedro Munhoz in a bantamweight bout rounded out the main card.

This show went down on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card aired on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET and the UFC’s streaming service, Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Jones  and Woodley earned $500,000 while Smith and Usman picked up a $350,000 check. Askren also got $350,000 for his promotional debut.

The full payouts include the following, courtesy of MMAJunkie:

Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus) def. Anthony Smith ($350,000)

Kamaru Usman: $350,000 (no win bonus) def. Tyron Woodley: $500,000

Ben Askren: $350,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus def. Robbie Lawler: $200,000

Weili Zhang: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Tecia Torres: $36,000

Pedro Munhoz: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus) def. Cody Garbrandt: $130,000

Zabit Magomedsharipov: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Stephens: $67,000

Johnny Walker: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Misha Cirkunov: $45,000

Cody Stamann: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Alejandro Perez: $42,000

Diego Sanchez: $198,000 (includes $99,000 win bonus) def. Mickey Gall: $30,000

Edmen Shahbazyan: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Charles Byrd: $12,000

Macy Chiasson: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gina Mazany: $14,000

Hannah Cifers: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Polyana Viana: $12,000

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UFC 235 went down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Las Vegas, Nevada’s T-Mobile Arena last night (Sat. March 2, 2019).

Opening up the ESPN prelims was a welterweight bout between longtime UFC veteran Diego Sanchez and Mickey Gall. Sanchez absolutely mauled Gall en-route to a second-round TKO win. Sanchez’s masterful performance earned him a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus. Also, Johnny Walker continues to make strides at 205 pounds.

He laid waste to Misha Cirkunov with a flying knee in the first round of their bout on the ESPN prelims. It only took the young Brazilian 36 seconds to get the job done. He will also take home a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus. And finally, Cody Garbrandt and Pedro Munhoz put on an absolute slugfest.

The bantamweights opened up the UFC 235 main card. A real-life game of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots broke out early, which Munhoz ultimately won with a knockout. The amazing back-and-forth resulted in Fight Of The Night honors for Garbrandt and Munhoz, who will take home $50,000 each.

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UFC 235 went down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from Las Vegas, Nevada’s T-Mobile Arena last night (Sat. March 2, 2019).

Opening up the ESPN prelims was a welterweight bout between longtime UFC veteran Diego Sanchez and Mickey Gall. Sanchez absolutely mauled Gall en-route to a second-round TKO win. Sanchez’s masterful performance earned him a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus. Also, Johnny Walker continues to make strides at 205 pounds.

He laid waste to Misha Cirkunov with a flying knee in the first round of their bout on the ESPN prelims. It only took the young Brazilian 36 seconds to get the job done. He will also take home a $50,000 Performance Of The Night bonus. And finally, Cody Garbrandt and Pedro Munhoz put on an absolute slugfest.

The bantamweights opened up the UFC 235 main card. A real-life game of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots broke out early, which Munhoz ultimately won with a knockout. The amazing back-and-forth resulted in Fight Of The Night honors for Garbrandt and Munhoz, who will take home $50,000 each.

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