By MATT BOONE
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer
The following are the disclosed salaries for fighters competing on the UFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem” event, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer.
Pay-Per-View Fights:
-Brock Lesnar ($400,000 “show purse”) and ($0 “win bonus”) vs. Alistair Overeem ($264,285.71 “show purse”) and ($121,428.57 “win bonus”)
-Nate Diaz ($37,000 “show purse”) and ($37,000 “win bonus”) vs. Donald Cerrone ($30,000 “show purse”) and ($30,000 “win bonus”)
-Jon Fitch ($60,000 “show purse”) and ($60,000 “win bonus”) vs. Johny Hendricks ($26,000 “show purse”) and ($26,000 “win bonus”)
-Vladimir Matyushenko ($40,000 “show purse”) and ($40,000 “win bonus”) vs. Alexander Gustafsson ($16,000 “show purse”) and ($16,000 “win bonus”)
-Nam Phan ($8,000 “show purse”) and ($8,000 “win bonus”) vs. Jim Hettes ($8,000 “show purse”) and ($8,000 “win bonus”)
Spike TV Preliminary Fights:
-Danny Castillo ($19,000 “show purse”) and ($19,000 “win bonus”) vs. Anthony Njokuani ($12,000 “show purse”) and ($12,000 “win bonus”)
-Ross Pearson ($20,000 “show purse”) and ($20,000 “win bonus”) vs. Junior Assuncao ($8,000 “show purse”) and ($8,000 “win bonus”)
Facebook.com Preliminary Fights:
-Dong Hyun Kim ($41,000 “show purse”) and ($41,000 “win bonus”) vs. Sean Pierson ($8,000 “show purse”) and ($8,000 “win bonus”)
-Jacob Volkmann ($16,000 “show purse”) and ($16,000 “win bonus”) vs. Efrain Escudero ($10,000 “show purse”) and ($10,000 “win bonus”)
-Matt Riddle ($15,000 “show purse”) and ($15,000 “win bonus”) vs. Luis Ramos ($6,000 “show purse”) and ($6,000 “win bonus”)
-Manny Gamburyan ($18,000 “show purse”) and ($18,000 “win bonus”) vs. Diego Nunes ($12,000 “show purse”) and ($12,000 “win bonus”)
NOTE: The aforementioned figures do not include the many undisclosed bonuses, including pay-per-view points (in the case of Brock Lesnar, and possibly Alistair Overeem) given to fighters by the UFC.
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