Complete UFC 137 salary list
Nick Diaz and B.J. Penn led the list of earners for Saturday night’s UFC 137 event.
HeavyMMA.com today received the list of official salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The complete fighter payout for the event totaled $1,026,000.
Diaz defeated Penn in the main event, bypassing Carlos Condit and earning himself a title shot in the process. He’ll face champ Georges St-Pierre on Feb. 4 in Las Vegas.
Full payout list:
Nick Diaz: $200,000
B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick Kongo: $140,000
Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic: $75,000
Scott Jorgensen: $33,000
Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu Hioki: $30,000
George Roop: $8,000
Donald Cerrone: $54,000
Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart Palaszewski: $28,500
Tyson Griffin: $25,500*
Brandon Vera: $120,000
Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000
Danny Downes: $4,000
Francis Carmont: $12,000
Chris Camozzi: $8,000
Clifford Starks: $12,000
Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
* Griffin was fined $8,500 for missing weight and the money was given to Palaszewski.