Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be cutting a few checks this week following its UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Koran Zombie vs. Poirier" broadcast last Tuesday night (May 15, 2012) from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, and figures released from the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation in Virginia tell us who's getting what.

"Cowboy" up.

Donald Cerrone leads the payday way with $60,000 following a lopsided unanimous decision win over Jeremy Stephens. "Lil' Heathen" takes home $24,000 in defeat. Coming in second was former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 champion Amir Sadollah, who banked $48,000 for squeaking past Jorge Lopez ($6,000) via split decision.

That's not all.

The complete list of UFC on FUEL TV 3 payouts and salaries after the jump.

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UFC 145 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Jones vs. Evans" pay-per-view (PPV) event this past Saturday night (April 21, 2012) from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, were released earlier today by the Georgia State Athletic and Entertainment Commission.

As expected, headlining fighters Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans were the top earners of the night. "Bones" is now depositing $400,000 for taking home a unanimous decision victory over "Suga," who will be cashing his sweet check for $300,000 later this week.

Ben Rothwell had a "Big" payday for knocking out Brendan Schaub ($14,000) while Mac Danzig banked $56,000 by turning away Efrain Escudero. Mark Bocek was not far behind with $46,000, which he earned for getting rid of John Alessio ($10,000).

But that's not all.

The complete list of UFC 145 payouts and salaries (via MMA Weekly) after the jump.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today (Feb. 7, 2012) announced the winners of its second-ever Twitter incentive program, cutting checks to the fighters who made the most of their social media outlets over the last quarter (ending Dec. 31, 2011).

Each award, which was initially unveiled across three categories earlier this year at the promotion's annual Fighter Summit, nets a $5,000 bonus.

Riding the enormous wave of UFC 134: "Rio," several Brazilian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters cashed in at the end of 2011's fiscal third quarter. Some of them are still hanging 10, but the promotion added a few fresh faces this time around, too.

Check it out:

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UFC 143 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Diaz vs. Condit" pay-per-view (PPV) event this past Saturday night (Feb. 4, 2012) from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, were released to MMAmania.com earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

As expected, headlining fighters Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit were the top earners of the night. "The Natural Born Banker" is now depositing $110,000 for taking home a unanimous decision victory over his befuddled foe, who will be cashing his check for $200,000 in the Stockton Security Exchange later this week.

UFC import/export extraordinaire Fabricio Werdum was also in triple figures ($100,000) thanks to the Muay Thai clinic he put on Roy Nelson. "Big Country" can buy a lot of Whoppers with the $20,000 he earned in defeat. Rounding out the big bucks was welterweight bad boy Josh Koscheck ($146,000) and middleweight Ed Herman ($62,000).

But that's not all.

Here is the complete list of UFC 143 salaries and payouts:

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Cha-ching!

Alistair Overeem has been paid his full fight purse of $385,714.28 for defeating Brock Lesnar this past weekend (Dec. 30, 2011) at UFC 141: Lesnar vs. Overeem in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Despite reports that "The Reems" earnings would be held in escrow because of a lawsuit that was filed by his former management team, Knock Out Investments (KOI) and Golden Glory, his longtime training camp. The lawsuit claimed that Overeem failed to pay them any commission for his fight against Fabricio Werdum and for their efforts in assisting "The Demolition Man" reach an agreement with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Reportedly, KOI and Golden Glory were to post a $200,000 bond against Overeem via court order, which then would prevent him from seeing any of his winnings until the case was settled.

As Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer told ESPN.com, the bond was never posted:

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UFC 141 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Lesnar vs. Overeem" pay-per-view (PPV) this past Friday night (Dec. 30, 2011) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, were recently released to MMAmania.com by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Brock Lesnar, who was returning after a 14-month layoff because of surgery to correct an intestinal disorder, unsurprisingly led the UFC 141 payout pack with a cool $400,000. His opponent, Alistair Overeem -- who won the main event fight via first round technical knockout, which also sent Lesnar into MMA retirement -- wasn't far behind, collecting nearly $386,000 in his Octagon debut.

Dong Hyun Kim, who was buried on the undercard, was next in line, taking $82,000 back to South Korea for his dominant performance over Sean Pierson. Nate Diaz ($74,000) and Jon Fitch ($60,000) rounded out the top five breadwinners.

Here is the updated list of UFC 141 salaries and payouts:

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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Finale payouts and salaries for those who competed at the "Bisping vs. Miller" Spike TV event this past Saturday night (Dec. 3, 2011) from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, were released to MMAmania.com earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).

Michael Bisping came into "Sin City" with a few extra pounds and will leave with a few extra thousand. The brash Brit will "Count" the $425,000 he made for beating the brakes off Jason Miller in the night's main event, one that only pocketed "Mayhem" $45,000 in defeat.

TUF 14 champions John Dodson and Diego Brandao made the standard 8/8 post-show pocket change, raking in $16,000 apiece for their winning performances. That, coupled with the 40-grand they secured in post-fight bonuses and they'll have a lot to celebrate this holiday season.

Fellow TUF champ Anthony Ferguson (season 13) came in at number three with $30,000 for convincing the judges he was a better fighter than Yves Edwards, who contributes to the Thugjitsu retirement fund with $16,000.

Here is the complete list of TUF 14 Finale salaries and payouts:

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UFC 139 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Shogun vs. Hendo" pay-per-view (PPV) event this past Saturday night (Nov. 19, 2011) from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., were released to MMAmania.com this evening by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le got paid like a Hollywood action hero, pocketing $350,000 for his co main event nose re-arranging technical knockout loss to Wanderlei Silva, who earned $200,000 for finally resurrecting the "Axe Murderer" inside the Octagon.  

Dan Henderson wasn't too far behind Le, earning a cool quarter-million for his 25-minute war with Mauricio Rua in the main event of the evening. "Shogun" left the "Shark Tank" with more than just cuts, bumps and bruises, taking home $165,000 to Brazil for his part in perhaps the "Fight of the Century" thus far. 

Here is the complete list of UFC 139 salaries and payouts:

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