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UFC 109 Salaries Released

by Brent Todd - 02-08-2010

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the disclosed fighter payroll for "UFC 109: Relentless".  Randy Couture was the top earner for the event followed by Matt Serra.

Couture earned a flat $250,000 for his fight and Serra earned $150,000 with $75,000 coming by way of win bonus.  The total disclosed payouts was $944,000.

Full Payouts include:
Randy Couture: $250,000 (flat fee)
defeated Mark Coleman: $60,000

Chael Sonnen: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
defeated Nate Marquardt: $45,000

Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
defeated Mike Swick: $43,000
Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
defeated Dan Miller: $15,000

Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
defeated Frank Trigg: $30,000

Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
defeated Justin Buchholz: $8,000

Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
defeated Ronys Torres: $4,000

Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
defeated Phillipe Nover: $10,000

Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
defeated Brian Stann: $17,000

Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
defeated Tim Hague: $7000

Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
defeated Rolles Gracie: $15,000
 

These salaries do not include any "fight of the night", "submission of the night", or "knockout of the night" bonuses that are handed out.  Nor do they include any other form of bonuses that the UFC may hand out, any income from sponsorships or any deductions that the fighter may have incurred.

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