The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale went down on November 30th, and now the Nevada State Athletic Comission has released the fighter salaries for the event. Gray Maynard topped the pay scale at $45,000 for his losing effort in the night’s main event, while nearly all the other losing fighters took home a mere $8,000 in wages. These rates do not include any sponsorship or bonus monies, nor fines from the Athletic Commission..
TUF 18 Finale salaries released
- Gray Maynard – $45,000
- Nick Diaz – $30,000 ($15K show + $15K win)
- Rani Yahya – $20,000
- Maximo Blanco – $17,000
- Julianna Pena – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Chris Holdsworth – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Jessamyn Duke – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Raquel Pennington – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Akira Corasani – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Tom Niinimaki – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Jared Rosholt – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Sean Spencer – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Josh Sampo – $16,000 ($8K show + 8K win)
- Jessica Rakoczy – $8000
- David Grant – $8000
- Peggy Morgan – $8000
- Roxanne Modafferi – $8000
- Walt Harris – $8000
- Drew Dober – $8000
- Ryan Benoit – $8000
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale went down on November 30th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The main event saw Nate Diaz take the rubber match against Gray Maynard, leaving his foe out on his feet for the first round. Stay tuned to MMASucka for more on this and other events.
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