The 28-year-old Californian was paid a flat $200,000 “show” purse with no win bonus, according to payroll information obtained Monday from the Nevada State Athletic Commission by Sherdog.com.
Along with a trip to the hospital, Penn earned the show’s second-largest paycheck, as the former two-division UFC champ netted $150,000 in defeat.
Co-main event winner Cheick Kongo pulled in $140,000 (including a $70,000 win bonus) for his unanimous nod over the previously unbeaten Matt Mitrione ($10,000). Other top earners from the card included 205-pounder Brandon Vera ($120,000), former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight star Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ($75,000) and surging lightweight contender Donald Cerrone ($54,000).
The undercard featherweight bout between Bart Palaszewski and Tyson Griffin was changed to a 148-pound catchweight affair when Griffin failed to hit his mark at Friday’s official weigh-ins, an NSAC official confirmed Monday to Sherdog.com. As a result, $8,500 from Griffin’s purse was awarded to Palaszewski.
As always, these figures do not account for taxes, license fees or any other deductions which may be taken from a fighter’s purse, nor do they include any sponsorship money or discretionary “locker room” bonuses which a promoter may issue.
Nick Diaz: $200,000
B.J. Penn: $150,000
Cheick
Kongo: $140,000
(Includes $70,000 win bonus)
Matt Mitrione: $10,000
Roy
Nelson: $40,000
(Includes $20,000 win bonus)
Mirko Filipovic: $75,000
Scott
Jorgensen: $33,000
(Includes $16,500 win bonus)
Jeff Curran: $8,000
Hatsu
Hioki: $30,000
(Includes $15,000 win bonus)
George Roop: $8,000
Donald
Cerrone: $54,000
(Includes $27,000 win bonus)
Dennis Siver: $27,000
Bart
Palaszewski: $28,500
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Tyson Griffin: $25,500
Brandon
Vera: $120,000
(Includes $60,000 win bonus)
Eliot Marshall: $15,000
Ramsey
Nijem: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Daniel Downes: $5,000
Francis
Carmont: $12,000
(Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Chris Camozzi: $8,000
Clifford
Starks: $12,000
(Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
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