UFC 130 Fighter Salaries: Rampage Jackson, Frank Mir Each Earn $250,000

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LAS VEGAS - The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday released the salary figures for Saturday's UFC 130 pay-per-view at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Frank Mir led all fighters on the card, each pulling in $250,000 paychecks. Jackson made $250,000 - but no disclosed win bonus - for his main event win over Matt Hamill, a dominant unanimous decision. Mir pulled in $125,000 to show and an additional $125,000 for his win over Roy Nelson in the co-main event.

Disclosed salaries that are reported to the NSAC do not include any post-fight "locker room" bonuses, disclosed UFC fight night bonuses or sponsorship deals.

The purses (show money/win bonus) are listed below.

Quinton Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $125,000 ($125,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $8,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Stefan Struve: $21,000
Rick Story: $17,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves: $33,000
Brian Stann: $23,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Santiago: $36,000
Demetrious Johnson: $6,000 ($6,000) def. Miguel Torres: $30,000
Tim Boetsch: $18,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Kendall Grove: $28,000
Gleison Tibau: $25,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $10,000
Michael McDonald: $6,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cariaso: $4,000
Renan Barao: $5,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Cole Escovedo: $6,000

 

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