http://mma-manifesto.com/ufc-fighte...ain/2014-fighter-salaries-top-10-earners.html 1 Michael Bisping* $975,000 2 Robbie Lawler* $813,000 3 Alistair Overeem* $692,857 4 Donald Cerrone* $616,000 5 Gegard Mousasi* $600,000 6 Frankie Edgar $590,000 7 Jose Aldo* $530,000 8 Chris Weidman $500,000 8 Lyoto Machida* $500,000 10 Fabricio Werdum* $400,000 10 Jon Jones* $400,000 10 Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua* $400,000 10 Rory MacDonald* $400,000 These compiled salaries only include disclosed show/win money and performance bonuses.
I assume this is for the year? and yeah it shows how little the champs have fought, thus my questioning of the UFC putting 2 title fights on one card. yeah it's great for the fans but IMO it's smarter to have one title fight/card and just put better fighters on the main event, either by having contenders or guys who put on good fights on there rather than Ultimate Fighters on there and native mma fighters on fight cards outside the US on the main event. does this include fight bonuses as well or is it straight salary+win bonus?
I think those do include performance bonuses but not "back-room bonuses", sponsorship money, and PPV cuts.