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Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000

Darren Elkins: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000

Note: these UFC 196 payouts don't include fighters' PPV share, sponsorship money and performance bonuses of the event.

LINK: UFC 196 salaries: McGregor earns $1,000,000, Tate gets $92,000 for title win
 

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Wow. Diaz only got half a mil. I thought it was going to be more, honestly. I hope, since it was a flat payout, that he did get ppv points. Sometimes the flat payouts don't include any bonuses at all.
 

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More ppl nee. to get Holms manager it seems lol...
That surprised me...She deserved it though..
 

mysticmac

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More ppl nee. to get Holms manager it seems lol...
That surprised me...She deserved it though..
That's I thought! Did she fight out her contract when she beat Ronda? I wonder if Meisha is going to get more now. I can see the women's belt changing hands again before too long.
 
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mysticmac

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Wow. Diaz only got half a mil. I thought it was going to be more, honestly. I hope, since it was a flat payout, that he did get ppv points. Sometimes the flat payouts don't include any bonuses at all.
I think all main eventers get points now. Nate made a lot more than that. He also got two performance bonuses. He'll likely bring in a couple million.
 

madmav

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good to see nate get paid.. i'm surprised holly was making that much.. time for tate to get paid yo!!
 

Qat

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Also, Latifi is making more waves than I would have ever thought. Make his pay reflect that.
 

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good to see nate get paid.. i'm surprised holly was making that much.. time for tate to get paid yo!!
Yeah, all 3 of these tings.

That's probably Miesha's biggest paycheck, and it's still a drop in the bucket comparatively.
 

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I think all main eventers get points now. Nate made a lot more than that. He also got two performance bonuses. He'll likely bring in a couple million.
Motherfucker better pay his taxes lol.
 
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Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000

Darren Elkins: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000

Note: these UFC 196 payouts don't include fighters' PPV share, sponsorship money and performance bonuses of the event.

LINK: UFC 196 salaries: McGregor earns $1,000,000, Tate gets $92,000 for title win
Thats a badass shot
 

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I think all main eventers get points now. Nate made a lot more than that. He also got two performance bonuses. He'll likely bring in a couple million.
That two million dollar figure for Nate is the rumor that's going around, but there's also a rumor that Conor made ten million dollars. Maybe he did, who knows? If last night's card turns out to be the biggest pay per view in the company's history, or even if it equals Conor's previous pay per view, both fighters are underpaid. Nate's been underpaid and taken advantage of his entire career, so it's good to see him get something approaching a real pay day for once, but when you hear Dana saying stuff like, 'Nate made so much money tonight that he may never fight again', that's insulting.

 

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How is Lawlor only getting 6000 more than Thatch per fight?

What a bust Thatch has turned out to be, I was super convinced his breakneck striking would put on a show, just like people did with Sage after Thatch got put grappling clinics put on him a couple of times.

Needs to ask Thompson how to learn TDD fast. Still a fan but he's at risk of being cut if not now, next loss, even if two were to Benson and Gunnar.

Thompson would have demolished him. Proof that not getting tested in grappling in the minors taints even the most scintillating record of first round finishes.

He also either cuts too much weight or he needs some leg day and bulk to MW.
 
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Carbazel

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Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000

Darren Elkins: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000

Note: these UFC 196 payouts don't include fighters' PPV share, sponsorship money and performance bonuses of the event.

LINK: UFC 196 salaries: McGregor earns $1,000,000, Tate gets $92,000 for title win
I don't think that includes the win and FOTN bonuses. Which I believe is another 100,000 for Nate. Still, the numbers make you wonder...
Regardless of pay and keeping title's in another weight class McGregor seemed legitimately upset and you could tell he is going to reflect on it a lot. Diaz, was never scared, barely ready and proved everything he said, right. It was a really good fight. Hat's off to both men.
 

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Glad to see Diego Sanchez is getting paid decently. For all the brain cells he lost for our entertainment, he definitely should be getting 6 figures bwahahaha
 

Narcosynthesis

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Tate is working for nothing. Being the champ though she should get a pay raise at least for 1 fight before Ronda beats her ass again.
 
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Two thoughts. First, Conor needs to save his money. Second, I am HUGELY surprised that Nate got that pay day. Wow.