UFC 118 Fighter Salaries

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The fighter salaries for UFC 118 have been released by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. As always these figures are only the fighter’s contracted base pay and so don’t include income from other revenue streams such as sponsorship or any addtional payments they may recieve from the UFC, including pay per view points or locker-room bonuses.
Frankie Edgar — $96,000 (Includes $48,000 win bonus) defeated B.J. Penn — $150,000

Randy Couture — $250,000 defeated James Toney — $500,000

Demian Maia — $68,000 defeated Mario Miranda — $8,000

Gray Maynard — $46,000 (Includes $23,000 win bonus) defeated Kenny Florian — $65,000

Nate Diaz — $120,000 (Includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) defeated Marcus Davis — $91,000 (Includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night bonus)

Joe Lauzon — $84,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) defeated Gabe Ruediger — $8,000

Nik Lentz — $22,000 (Includes $11,000 win bonus) defeated Andre Winner — $10,000

Dan Miller — $30,000 (Includes $15,000 win bonus) defeated John Salter — $8,000

Greg Soto — $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus) defeated Nick Osipczak — $10,000

Mike Pierce — $24,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus) defeated Amilcar Alves — $6,000

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