UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 fighter salaries

FightBook MMA has your UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 fighter payouts. UFC 241 took place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card aired on pay-per-view while the prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

FightBook MMA received the list of fighter salaries from the California State Athletic Commission. The total disclosed salaries for the event was $3.318 million. For the official results, bonuses and Reebok Sponsorship Payout, you can go here.

The title fighters were the top two payroll earners as Stipe Miocic made $750,000 win or lose with no win bonus while Daniel Cormier made $500,000. The co-feature fighters were also in the top five high earners. Nate Diaz made $250,000 with no win bonus while Pettis made $155,000. The other six-figure earners were Derek Brunson who took home $190,000 while Cory Sandhagen made $154,000 win his bonus; Paulo Costa made $120,000 and Yoel Romero took home $150,000.

Below you can find the full list of the fighter payouts and here is the usual disclaimer: The figures don’t include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses, and taxes. Figures don’t include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC 241 Reebok Sponsorship Payout. They also don’t include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also don’t include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.

UFC 241 payouts:

• Stipe Miocic: $750,000 (no win bonus)
• Daniel Cormier: $500,000
• Nate Diaz $250,000 (no win bonus)
• Anthony Pettis: $155,000
• Paulo Costa $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus)
• Yoel Romero: $150,000
• Sodiq Yusuff $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
• Gabriel Benitez: $40,000
• Derek Brunson $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
• Ian Heinisch: $25,000
• Khama Worthy $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
• Devonte Smith: $23,000
• Cory Sandhagen $154,000 (includes $77,000 win bonus)
• Raphael Assuncao: $79,000
• Drakkar Klose $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
• Christos Giagos: $28,000
• Casey Kenney $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
• Manny Bermudez: $20,000
• Hannah Cifers $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
• Jodie Esquibel: $10,000
• Kyung Ho Kang $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
• Brandon Davis: $21,000
• Sabina Mazo $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
• Shana Dobson: $12,000

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