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UFC On FOX 31 Salaries: Three Fighters Earn Six-Figure Paydays

UFC on FOX 31 may be three weeks removed but thanks to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services we have salary information. Oddly enough, Charles Oliveira had the top salary among all fighters on the night. The Brazilan pulled in $180,000 for his win over Jim Miller. That does not including his $50,000 […]

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UFC on FOX 31 may be three weeks removed but thanks to the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services we have salary information.

Oddly enough, Charles Oliveira had the top salary among all fighters on the night. The Brazilan pulled in $180,000 for his win over Jim Miller. That does not including his $50,000 performance bonus.

Main event winner Al Iaquinta has a respectable $69,000/$69,000 contract. While the man he beat Kevin Lee walks away without his $84,000 win bonues.

Only three fighters earned in access of six figures with Oliveira having the highest base salary.

It should be noted that these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings. Reebok sponsorship, discretionary bonuses, and other incentives are not made availbl to the public.

Total disclosed pay for UFC on FOX 31 was $1,216,000.

Here’s how each fighter’s individual pay breaks down for UFC on FOX 31 (via MMAjunkie).

Main Card (FOX)

Al Iaquinta: $138,000 (includes $69,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Lee: $84,000

Edson Barboza: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) def. Dan Hooker: $75,000

Rob Font: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus) def. Sergio Pettis: $33,000

Charles Oliveira: $180,000 (includes $90,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller: $68,000

Preliminary Card (FS1)

Zak Ottow: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Dwight Grant: $21,000

Drakkar Klose: $72,000 (includes $36,000 win bonus) def. Bobby Green: $25,000

Joaquim Silva: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Jared Gordon: $16,000

Jack Hermansson: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. Gerald Meerschaert: $35,000

Zak Cummings: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Trevor Smith: $29,000

Dan Ige: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jordan Griffin: $12,000

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)

Mike Rodriguez: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Adam Milstead: $10,000

Juan Adams: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chris De La Rocha: $10,000

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UFC on FOX 31 Medical Suspensions

We now have the UFC on FOX 31 medical suspensions from last month’s (Sat. December 15, 2018) Milwaukee show. The event was held from the Fiserv Forum and was headlined by a huge lightweight match-up between two of the world’s best. Kevin Le…

We now have the UFC on FOX 31 medical suspensions from last month’s (Sat. December 15, 2018) Milwaukee show. The event was held from the Fiserv Forum and was headlined by a huge lightweight match-up between two of the world’s best. Kevin Lee matched up against Al Iaquinta in a rematch from their initial meeting in 2014. […]

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UFC on FOX 31 Medical Suspensions: Seven Fighters Get Possible Max Terms

UFC on FOX 31 was the last event for the MMA promotion on big FOX. However, the scars from that event will last for some time. In total, 16 fighters will be on some sort of medical suspension as a result of their fights from UFC on FOX 31. First among them are the seven […]

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UFC on FOX 31 was the last event for the MMA promotion on big FOX. However, the scars from that event will last for some time.

In total, 16 fighters will be on some sort of medical suspension as a result of their fights from UFC on FOX 31. First among them are the seven fighters who could potentially be out for up to 6 months.

Edson Barboza, Dan Hooker, Sergio Pettis, Jared Gordon, Zak Cummings, Adam Milstead, and Chris De La Rocha lead the way.

The full list of medical suspensions for UFC on FOX 31 include:

Al Iaquinta: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Kevin Lee: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Edson Barboza: suspended 180 days or until cleared by X-ray for right hand and right foot
Dan Hooker: suspended 180 days or until cleared by oral and maxillofacial doctor
Rob Font: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Sergio Pettis: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist
Jim Miller: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Drakkar Klose: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Bobby Green: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Joaquim Silva: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Jared Gordon: suspended 180 days or until cleared by MRI for right hamstring
Zak Cummings: suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist
Trevor Smith: suspended 30 days with 21 days no contact
Jordan Griffin: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact
Adam Milstead: suspended 180 days or until cleared by physician
Chris De La Rocha: suspended 180 days or until cleared by nasal X-ray

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UFC on FOX 31 Final Ratings Hit 2018 Average

UFC on FOX 31 final ratings are in and did less than what the original projects were expected. The overnight ratings were way up and led to the belief that the final numbers were going to be good for the last event on FOX. The show pulled in averaged 1,828,000 viewers, which is down by […]

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UFC on FOX 31 final ratings are in and did less than what the original projects were expected. The overnight ratings were way up and led to the belief that the final numbers were going to be good for the last event on FOX.

The show pulled in averaged 1,828,000 viewers, which is down by 13 percent from last December’s show. This event headlined by Rafael dos Anjos’ win over Robbie Lawler.

2,153,000 viewers were reported as fast nationals numbers with a 0.7 in the 18-49 demo. It was close to the UFC on FOX average of 1,867,000 viewers for 2018.

But the good news is that the show peaked big in the main event, which ended up being the highest-rated part of the show. This fight did 2,402,000 viewers. Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta in a lightweight bout headlined this show that saw Iaquinta earn the decision win.

Keep in mind that the historically, the longer the main event goes, the better viewership is. Thus, when this fight went five rounds, FOX officials were quite happy to see it.

It did better than it was expected to do by the media due in large part to the lack of marquee stars.

2018 Numbers

The prelims averaged 256,000 viewers on FOX Sports 1 between 5-8 p.m. this portion of the card was headlined by Zak Ottow’s win over Dwight Grant. Here are the viewership numbers for UFC on FOX events thus far this year:

UFC on FOX 27: 1,770,000

UFC on FOX 28: 2,037,000

UFC on FOX 29: 2,020,000

UFC on FOX 30: 1,678,000

UFC on FOX 31: 1,828,000

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Al Iaquinta Says Kevin Lee ‘Will Never Be There Mentally’

Over the weekend (Sat. December 15, 2018) Al Iaquinta picked up a big win over Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC on FOX 31. Iaquinta recently had a five-fight win streak ended by Khabib Nurmagomedov. He was defeated via unanimous decision, but held his own better than one could hope to do against […]

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Over the weekend (Sat. December 15, 2018) Al Iaquinta picked up a big win over Kevin Lee in the main event of UFC on FOX 31.

Iaquinta recently had a five-fight win streak ended by Khabib Nurmagomedov. He was defeated via unanimous decision, but held his own better than one could hope to do against Khabib. “Ragin’” bounced back with a unanimous decision win over Lee in Milwaukee. He joined “The Ariel Helwani MMA Show” yesterday (Mon. December 17, 2018) to discuss his win.

The New Yorker admitted that, physically, Lee is one of the best fighters in the world. However, mentally, he doesn’t think “The Motown Phenom” will ever be on his level (via MMA News):

“Physically, there’s no reason Kevin Lee isn’t the best in the world,” Iaquinta said. “But I knew going in that mentality wise, he’s not there with me. I don’t think he ever will be. I think there’s a huge part of the lightweight roster that’s just never going to catch up to me on that side of things.

“So when he said “same old Al,” it was such a weak attempt at getting in my head. And I really just caught the ball and threw it right back in his face.”

Lee was once looked at as someone who could eventually win the UFC lightweight championship. That’s still certainly a possibility, but his defeat to Iaquinta certainly sets him back. After having a five-fight win streak ended against Tony Ferguson for an interim lightweight title, he rebounded with a dominant TKO win over Edson Barboza in April.

Now, with his loss to Iaquinta, Lee has been defeated in two of his last four fights. It will be interesting to see what’s next for Lee when he makes his return to the Octagon.

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Kevin Lee Vows To Become UFC Champion Despite Iaquinta Loss

26-year-old UFC lightweight Kevin Lee was believed to be a bonafide title contender in the near future. In fact, Lee has already competed for an interim 155-pound strap. After a five-fight win streak, Lee faced Tony Ferguson for the title. However, Lee suffered from a staph infection and didn’t compete to the best of his […]

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26-year-old UFC lightweight Kevin Lee was believed to be a bonafide title contender in the near future.

In fact, Lee has already competed for an interim 155-pound strap. After a five-fight win streak, Lee faced Tony Ferguson for the title. However, Lee suffered from a staph infection and didn’t compete to the best of his ability. Despite some strong early showings, Lee was submitted by Ferguson in the third round.

He bounced back with a dominant fifth-round TKO victory over Edson Barboza. Over the weekend (Sat. December 15, 2018) Lee headlined the last UFC on FOX card before the promotion switches over to ESPN. He fought Al Iaquinta in a five-round war that would be determined on the judges’ scorecards.

Iaquinta was awarded the unanimous decision victory. After the loss, Lee took to Instagram and issued a statement to fans on the defeat. Here’s what he had to say (via MMA Junkie):

“The fight on Saturday, I still feel like we won it. I fought a lot off my back foot as a southpaw and against my natural fighting style. My explosiveness and coming forward and being aggressive.

“I tried to show something a little too different. Al showed up, he put on a great performance, landed a great shot in the fourth round. All I can say is: I’m going to be back, I’m still going to be a champ regardless of where it’s at and what it is.”

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Lee followed up with another post shortly after:

“I beat racism, the system, poverty, and everybody that wanna see me lose for no reason. Fuck being humble”

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