Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is cutting a few checks after its most recent pay-per-view (PPV) event, which took place last weekend (Sat., Aug. 30, 2014) inside Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif., featuring T.J. Dillashaw defending his bantamweight title against late-replacement Joe Soto.
"The Viper" was the top earner of the night with $100,000.
Coming in a distant second was The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13 champion Tony Ferguson, who was able to outlast Danny Castillo in the co-main event. "El Cucuy" banked $40,000 for his efforts and also got to ride off with a new Harley Davidson motorcycle (as did all the winners).
That's not all.
Here's the complete list of UFC 177 payouts and salaries (via MMA Junkie):
T.J. Dillashaw: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Joe Soto: $20,000
Dillashaw def. Soto via knockoutTony Ferguson: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Danny Castillo: $36,000
Ferguson def. Castillo via split decisionBethe Correia: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Shayna Baszler: $8,000
Correia def. Baszler via technical knockoutCarlos Diego Ferreira: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Ramsey Nijem: $18,000
Ferreira def. Nijem via technical knockoutYancy Medeiros: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Damon Jackson: $8,000
Medeiros def. Jackson via submissionDerek Brunson: $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
Brunson def. Larkin via unanimous decisionAnthony Hamilton: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Ruan Potts: $10,000
Hamilton def. Potts via technical knockoutChris Wade: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Cain Carrizosa: $8,000
Wade def. Carrizosa via submission
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 177 was $420,000.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the promotion often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night" bonuses. To check out these figures for "Dillashaw vs. Soto" click here.
For complete UFC 177 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.