UFC 121 PAYROLL: Brock Lesnar tops earnings with $400K, new UFC Champ Cain Velasquez nets $200K

The California State Athletic Commission has released the disclosed payroll figures for last Saturday's UFC 121 event. Brock Lesnar earned his base $400,000, although he also receives a percentage of the event's pay-per-view purchases which brings up his overall total. Tito Ortiz, due to the deal he signed in 2009, earned $250,000 in his loss to Matt Hamill. New UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez earned $200,000 for his first round victory, and just behind the three of them was UFC newcomer Jake Shields, who earned $150,000 for his split decision victory over Martin Kampmann. Full disclosed payroll figures are below:


? Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
? Brock Lesnar: $400,000
?�Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
? Martin Kampmann: $27,000
?�Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
?�Paulo Thiago: $18,000
? Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
? Tito Ortiz: $250,000
?�Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
? Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000
? Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
? Ryan Jensen: $10,000
? Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
? Patrick Cote: $21,000
? Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
? Mike Guymon: $8,000
? Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
? Paul Taylor: $16,000
? Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
? Dongi Yang: $8,000
?�Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
? Gilbert Yvel: $30,000

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/UFC_2/article_7319.shtml

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