UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 76: "Knockout" from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for the event held on September 22 at The Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
The big money winner? Chuck Liddell. The "Iceman" hauled in a cool half-million for his split-decision loss to Keith Jardine.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua -- the PRIDE FC superstar -- brought home the next highest purse with $150,000 for the losing effort in his Octagon debut. And Ryoto Machida pocketed $50,000 to remain unbeaten.
Here are all the UFC 76 payouts:
Keith Jardine — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Chuck Liddell — $500,000
Jardine defeated Liddell via split decision
Forrest Griffin — $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua — $150,000
Griffin defeated Shogun via submission (rear naked choke) in round three
Jon Fitch — $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Diego Sanchez — $22,000
Fitch defeated Diego Sanchez via split decision
Ryoto Machida — $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Kazuhiro Nakamura — $20,000
Machida defeated Nakamura via unanimous decision
Tyson Griffin — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Thiago Tavares — $9,000
Griffin defeated Thiago Tavares via unanimous decision
Matt Wiman — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Michihiro Omigawa — $5,000
Wiman defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision
Jeremy Stephens — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Diego Saraiva — $3,000
Stephens defeated Saraiva via unanimous decision
Christian Wellisch — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Scott Junk — $4,000
Wellisch defeated Junk via submission (heel hook) in round one
Rich Clementi — $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Anthony Johnson — $5,000
Clementi defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. For example, fighters receive bonuses for "Submission of the Night," "Fight of the Night," and others.
In fact, UFC President Dana White announced at the post-event press conference that Griffin earned a $40,000 bonus for his late third round submission of Shogun. Tyson Griffin and Thiago Tavares each earned $40,000 for their electrifying scrap.
There was no bonus awarded for a knockout on the "Knockout" card because no one got knocked out.
The total fighter payroll for the UFC 76 was $954,000.
For results, recaps and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 76 click here and here.
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