Bantamweight standout Marlon Vera took home the top payout at tonight’s UFC San Diego event.
Vera (20-7 MMA) squared off with former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz in the headliner of tonight’s fight card in California.
‘Chito’ had entered the contest sporting a three-fight winning streak, his most recent being a unanimous decision victory over Rob Font.
Meanwhile, Dominick Cruz (24-4 MMA) had entered UFC San Diego on a two-fight winning streak, this after scoring decision victories over Casey Kenney (split) and Pedro Munhoz in his most recent Octagon appearances.
Tonight’s main event resulted in a nasty knockout, this after Marlon Vera connected with a high kick which sent ‘The Dominator’ crashing to the canvas (see that here). A few follow up shots were all that the referee needed to see to step in and stop the fight.
Get all of the UFC San Diego Fighter Salaries listed below courtesy of MMAJunkie.
UFC San Diego prelim fighter salaries:
Youssef Zalal: $24,000 for draw vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
Da’Mon Blackshear: $12,000 for draw vs. Youssef Zalal
Josh Quinlan: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) for win over Jason Witt
Jason Witt: $23,000 for loss to Josh Quinlan
Tyson Nam: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) for win over Ode Osbourne
Ode Osbourne: $28,000 for loss to Tyson Nam
Gabriel Benitez: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus) for win over Charlie Ontiveros
Charlie Ontiveros: $12,000 for loss to Gabriel Benitez
Nina Nunes: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) for win over Cynthia Calvillo
Cynthia Calvillo: $70,000 for loss to Nina Nunes
Martin Buday: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) for win over Lukasz Brzeski
Lukasz Brzeski: $10,000 for loss to Martin Buday
Angela Hill: $190,000 (includes $95,000 win bonus) for win over Loopy Godinez
Loopy Godinez: $45,000 for loss to Angela Hill
UFC San Diego main card fighter salaries:
Gerald Meerschaert: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) for win over Bruno Silva
Bruno Silva: $40,000 for loss to Gerald Meerschaert
Priscila Cachoeira: $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) for win over Ariane Lipski
Ariane Lipski: $40,000 for loss to Priscila Cachoeira
Azamat Murzakanov: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) for win over Devin Clark
Devin Clark: $75,000 for loss to Azamat Murzakanov
Yazmin Jauregui: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) for win over Iasmin Lucindo
Iasmin Lucindo: $12,000 for loss to Yazmin Jauregui
Nate Landwehr: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) for win over David Onama
David Onama: $24,000 for loss to Nate Landwehr
Marlon Vera: $300,000 (includes $150,000) for win over Dominick Cruz
Dominick Cruz: $175,000 for loss to Marlon Vera
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