Not only did Marlon Vera
score an emphatic knockout victory against Dominick
Cruz in the
UFC on ESPN 41 headliner, but he was also the event’s
highest-paid fighter.
“Chito” took home $300,000 for his fourth-round head kick finish of
Cruz ($175,000) on Saturday at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, Calif.
Vera is one of five six-figure earners on the card, according to
salary figures released by the California State Athletic
Commission.
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Other notable payouts include Angela
Hill, who took home $190,000 for a unanimous decision win over
Lupita
Godinez ($45,000) in a 120-pound catchweight affair, and
Gerald
Meerschaert, who garnered $146,000 for a third-round submission
of Bruno
Silva ($40,000) at middleweight. Meanwhile, Gabriel
Benitez received $100,000 for a first-round TKO of Charlie
Ontiveros ($12,000).
Note: The disclosed purses reported by state athletic
commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary
bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion.
Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions
made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not
include any sponsorship money that a fighter may acquire for their
performance.
UFC on ESPN 41 Salaries:
Marlon
Vera: $300,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
Dominick
Cruz: $175,000
Nate
Landwehr: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
David
Onama: $24,000
Yazmin
Jauregui: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Iasmin
Lucindo : $12,000
Azamat
Murzakanov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Devin
Clark: $75,000
Priscila
Cachoeira: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Ariane
Lipski: $40,000
Gerald
Meerschaert: $146,000 (includes $73,000 win bonus)
Bruno
Silva: $40,000
Angela
Hill: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus)
Lupita
Godinez: $45,000
Martin
Buday: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Lukasz
Brzeski: $10,000
Nina
Nunes: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus)
Cynthia
Calvillo: $70,000
Gabriel
Benitez: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Charlie
Ontiveros: $12,000
Tyson
Nam: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Ode
Osbourne: $28,000
Josh
Quinlan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jason
Witt: $23,000
Youssef
Zalal: $24,000
Da’Mon
Blackshear: $12,000