Cain Banked 450K for 26-sec Disaster

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Despite a quick TKO loss to onetime title challenger Francis Ngannou, ex-heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez banked the biggest payout at UFC on ESPN 1.

Velasquez (14-3 MMA, 12-3 UFC) earned a flat $450,000 for 26 seconds of work according to salaries released by the Arizona Department of Gaming Boxing and MMA Commission, which regulated the event Sunday at Talking Stick Arena in Phoenix.

MMAjunkie requested and today received a copy of the payouts for the fight card, which aired live on ESPN and ESPN+.

Ngannou (13-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC), who said his punches stopped Velasquez after the ex-champ claimed a knee injury halted the fight, took home $220,000 for his second straight win since an unsuccessful bid for the heavyweight title against Stipe Miocic.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,871,000.

The full list of UFC on ESPN 1 salaries includes:

Francis Ngannou: $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus)
def. Cain Velasquez: $450,000

Paul Felder: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
def. James Vick: $65,000

Cynthia Calvillo: $88,000 (includes $44,000 win bonus)
def. Courtney Casey: $50,000

Kron Gracie: $52,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Alex Caceres: $55,000

Vicente Luque: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Bryan Barbarena: $35,000

Andre Fili: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
def. Myles Jury: $36,000

Aljamain Sterling: $140,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Jimmie Rivera: $68,000

Manny Bermudez: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)*
def. Benito Lopez: $12,000

Andrea Lee: $28,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Ashlee Evans-Smith: $30,000

Nik Lentz: $106,000 (includes $53,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Holtzman: $33,000

Luke Sanders: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Renan Barao: $53,000**

Emily Whitmire: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Alexandra Albu: $12,000

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inb4 "I coulda did that"
 
As much as a disaster that fight was, he deserves every penny for what he's put his body through. The way things are going, he'll be walking like a 70 year old by the time he retires. He better be well taken care of by the time he's done.
 
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He can buy a robo knee and return.

WAR Cain!
 
Not bad,
Hit me with a crowbar on the side of the knee for this.
 
He's going to need it to glue his crumbling body back into place.
 
calvillo makes almost as much money as felder, despite having half as many ufc fights.
 
Overeem got 860k for his ko loss to Ngannou. He lasted over 100 seconds though so Cain got more per second I guess lol.
 
Talent free and ugly Cynthia Calvillo gets 44k base pay at wmma flyweight. Faber is a damn good manager.
Meanwhile Vicente Luque gets 41 base pay
And Courtney Casey even gets 50k with her great great 4:6 ufc record
Miles Jury 36
Andre Fili 37

omfg
If you are tired of being an ugly soccer mum, just start a ufc career and earn 300k a year.
 
It's an investment from UFC into Francis star power.
 
It's not that much after medical bills.
 
> Complains about his contract, despite fighting once every 2 years
> Somehow renegotiates his contract
> Loses in less than 30 seconds.

It's almost poetic.
 
lol expect him to fight once every two months.
 
> Complains about his contract, despite fighting once every 2 years
> Somehow renegotiates his contract
> Loses in less than 30 seconds.

It's almost poetic.
Damn when you say it like that it’s almost like Cain just hustled the UFC lol.
 
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