from mmafrenzy.com:
"Chris Leben topped the $363,000 payroll for Monday’s UFC Fight Night 20, according to figures released Wednesday by the Virginia State Athletic Commission, taking home an event-high $60,000 for his decision victory over Jay Silva on the event’s preliminary.
Other top-earners for the Spike-televised event included headliners Gray Maynard ($40,000) and Nate Diaz ($48,000) along with Amir Sadollah ($30,000) and Aaron Simpson ($22,000).
UFC Fight Night 20 drew a sellout crowd of 8,500 to the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, generating a $730,000 live gate.
The official fighter salaries for UFC Fight Night 20 were (via Sherdog):
* Gray Maynard ($40,000 – includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz ($48,000)
* Evan Dunham ($18,000 – $9,000 win bonus) def. Efrain Escudero ($15,000)
* Aaron Simpson ($22,000 – $11,000 win bonus) def. Tom Lawlor ($10,000)
* Amir Sadollah ($30,000 – $15,000 win bonus) def. Brad Blackburn ($13,000)
* Chris Leben ($60,000 – $30,000 win bonus) def. Jay Silva ($6,000)
* Rick Story ($10,000 – $5,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Lennox ($7,000)
* Nik Lentz ($7,000) vs. Thiago Tavares ($15,000)*
* Rafael dos Anjos ($16,000 – $8,000 win bonus) def. Kyle Bradley ($8,000)
* Gerald Harris ($12,000 – $6,000 win bonus) def. John Salter ($6,000)
* Nick Catone ($14,000 – $7,000 win bonus) def. Jesse Forbes ($6,000)
*No win bonuses awarded as bout was scored a draw
** For unknown reasons, the salaries for Rory MacDonald and Mike Guymon have yet to be released, but will be posted when available.
In addition to the salaries listed above, which are simply those disclosed by the promotion to the athletic commission and not representative of a fighter’s total earnings, Simpson, Lawlor, Dunham, and Harris each took home $30,000 “fight night” bonuses for their performances at UFC Fight Night 20.
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