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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
https://mmajunkie.com/2019/02/ufc-o...squez-450000-highest-paycheck-francis-ngannou
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
https://mmajunkie.com/2019/02/ufc-o...squez-450000-highest-paycheck-francis-ngannou