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UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir fighter salaries

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On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir fighter salaries.

The main event was a heavyweight title fight, with Junior Dos Santos retaining his title by TKO’ing Frank Mir in round 2.

The three men who banked the most were Junior Dos Santos, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez, who all took in a whopping $200,000.

The figures below are the salaries based on the information that promoters are legally required to submit to the state athletic commissions. They do not include sponsor pay, fight of the night bonuses, ppv bonuses or any other monies that come in following the fight.

UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir Fighter Salaries (Disclosed Payroll: $1,233,000)

Junior Dos Santos: $200,000 (no win bonus)
def. Frank Mir: $200,000

Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Silva: $70,000

Roy Nelson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Dave Herman: $21,000

Stipe Miocic: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Del Rosario: $20,000

Stefan Struve: $58,000 (includes $29,000 win bonus)
def. Lavar Johnson: $26,000

Darren Elkins: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Diego Brandao: $15,000

Jamie Varner: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Edson Barboza, Jr.: $18,000

C.B. Dollaway: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Jason Miller: $45,000

Dan Hardy: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Duane Ludwig: $18,000

Paul Sass: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Jacob Volkmann: $20,000

Glover Teixeira: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Kingsbury: $12,000

Mike Brown: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Pineda: $10,000

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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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