UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes topped the list of UFC 250 fighter payouts.
On Saturday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission. Nunes (20-4 MMA, 13-1 UFC) earned $500,000 for her winning effort against Felicia Spencer in the UFC 250 main event. As for Spencer (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the title challenger took home $125,000 in defeat.
The second-highest paid athlete on the card, former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt, took home $260,000 for his knockout of Raphael Assuncao, who earned $79,000.
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UFC 250 salaries: Amanda Nunes leads way with near-half-a-million-dollar purse
In total, UFC 250 had five fighters earning six-figure paydays.
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With many impressive finishes, the UFC didn’t see fit to award a “Fight of the Night” bonus, but instead handed out four “Performance of the Night” bonuses.
On Saturday night, Cody Garbrandt, Sean O’Malley, Aljamain Sterling, and Alex Perez each earned $50,000 bonuses for their respective finishes at UFC 250, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed live on ESPN+....
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UFC 250 bonuses: Cody Garbrandt, Sean O'Malley earn 'Performance of the Night' nods after walk-offs
There were no “Fight of the Night” bonuses handed out with all of the great finishes at UFC 250.
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