Now that Saturday’s UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem event is officially in the books, it’s time to open up the books and see what the fighters were paid for their fights at the UFC PPV in Cleveland, Ohio this past weekend.
According to figures released by the Ohio Athletic Commission (via MMAFighting.com, Alistair Overeem actually topped the list with an $800,000 payday, followed by Stipe Miocic ($600,000) and CM Punk ($500,000).
Below are the complete fighter salaries for Saturday’s UFC 203 pay-per-view. Remember, these figures do not include the many undisclosed bonuses, sponsorship money and other finances that aren’t reported to the commission.
UFC 203: Miocic vs. Overeem Fighter Salaries
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Stipe Miocic ($600,000 + no win bonus = $600,000) def. Alistair Overeem ($800,000)
Fabricio Werdum ($250,000 + $125,000 = $375,000) def. Travis Browne ($120,000)
Mickey Gall ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. CM Punk ($500,000)
Jimmie Rivera ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Urijah Faber ($160,000)
Jessica Andrade ($23,000 + $23,000 = $46,000) def. Joanne Calderwood ($25,000)Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Bethe Correia ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Jessica Eye ($25,000)
Brad Tavares ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Caio Magalhaes ($20,000)
Nik Lentz ($38,000 + $38,000 = $76,000) def. Michael McBride ($12,000)
Drew Dober ($19,000 + $19,000 = $38,000) def. Jason Gonzales ($10,000)Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Yancy Medeiros ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Sean Spencer ($17,000)
