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.
