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UFC 139 Live Gate, Attendance and Payroll

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This past weekend the UFC invaded San Jose, California for the first time in organization history for UFC 139. The fight card featured a main event for the ages with Dan Henderson defeating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a five round war. With the co-main event being just as entertaining, as Wanderlei Silva punished Cung Le to bring himself back to his winning ways. Other notable winners were Urijah Faber, Martin Kampmann, Stephan Bonnar, Michael McDonald and Miguel Torres.

The California State Athletic Commission released the final live gate, attendance and payroll yesterday.

LIVE GATE

$1,268,600

ATTENDANCE

13,832 was a result of 9,496 tickets sold and 4,336 complimentary tickets.

PAYROLL

Total Payroll Disclosed: $1,524,000

Main Card

Dan Henderson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: $165,000

Wanderlei Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Cung Le: $350,000

Urijah Faber: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $19,000

Martin Kampmann: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $19,000

Stephan Bonnar: $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Kingsbury: $10,000

Preliminary Card

Ryan Bader: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Jason Brilz: $13,000

Michael McDonald: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Alex Soto: $6,000

Chris Weidman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor: $12,000

Gleison Tibau: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Rafael Dos Anjos: $16,000

Miguel Torres: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Nick Pace: $4,000

Seth Baczynski: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $12,000

Danny Castillo: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Shamar Bailey: $8,000

**These figures do not reflect deductions and/or fighter bonuses for whom they may apply. They also do not reflect sponsorship pay.

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Jeremy Brand is an experienced MMA writer and columnist. He is the founder of MMASucka.com, and has represented the company with media credentials at many mixed martial arts fights. Jeremy is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training in BC, Canada.

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