UFC Featherweight contender Chad Mendes topped the salary list for this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 63 event in Fairfax, Virginia.
Mendes, who destroyed Ricardo Lamas in the first round, earned a total of $96,000, a base figure that doesn’t include the post-fight bonus and other income generated by the fight.
Below are the disclosed fighter salaries for UFC Fight Night 63:
Main Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Chad Mendes ($48,000 + $48,000 = $96,000) def. Ricardo Lamas ($35,000)
– Al Iaquinta ($23,000 + $23,000 = $46,000) def. Jorge Masvidal ($51,000)
– Michael Chiesa ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Mitch Clarke ($12,000)
– Julianna Pena ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Milana Dudieva ($10,000)
– Clay Guida ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Robbie Peralta ($18,000)
– Dustin Poirier ($34,000 + $34,000 = $68,000) def. Diego Ferreira ($15,000)
Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
– Liz Carmouche ($17,000 + $17,000 = $34,000) def. Lauren Murphy ($8,000)
– Alexander Yakovlev ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Gray Maynard ($48,000)
– Timothy Johnson ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Shamil Abdurakhimov ($12,000)
– Ronald Stallings ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Justin Jones ($8,000)