{"id":218188,"date":"2017-01-17T17:13:44","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T01:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=218188"},"modified":"2017-01-17T17:13:44","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T01:13:44","slug":"ufc-fight-night-phoenix-salary-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-fight-night-phoenix-salary-report\/","title":{"rendered":"‘UFC Fight Night: Phoenix’ salary report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday evening in Phoenix, Arizona, the UFC held ‘UFC Fight Night 103’, which was headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight scrap between streaking contender Yair Rodriguez and UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn<\/a> which saw Rodriguez earn the biggest win of his career as he TKOd Penn in the second<\/a>. In the co-main event, fan-favorite fighter Joe Lauzon stepped into the Octagon to face submission ace Marcin Held in a fight which saw Lauzon win a controversial split decision.<\/p>\n

\"Joe<\/p>\n

In addition, the card played host to several stellar performances, most notably Aleksi Oleinik’s ezekiel choke from bottom mount position which left fight fans in awe.<\/p>\n

Below are the full payouts from the event, courtesy of MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Yair Rodriguez: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
\ndef. B.J. Penn: $150,000<\/p>\n

Joe Lauzon: $116,000 (includes $58,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Marcin Held: $20,000<\/p>\n

Ben Saunders: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Court McGee: $35,000<\/p>\n

Sergio Pettis: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
\ndef. John Moraga: $28,000<\/p>\n

Drakkar Klose: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Devin Powell: $10,000<\/p>\n

Augusto Mendes: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Frankie Saenz: $20,000<\/p>\n

Aleksei Oleinik: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Viktor Pesta: $10,000<\/p>\n

Tony Martin: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Alex White: $14,000<\/p>\n

Nina Ansaroff: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: $10,000<\/p>\n

Walt Harris: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Chase Sherman: $10,000<\/p>\n

Joachim Christensen: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Bojan Mihajlovic: $10,000<\/p>\n

Cyril Asker: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
\ndef. Dmitrii Smoliakov: $10,000<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"UFC<\/p>\n

As always, the above-mentioned numbers do not take into account a fighter’s expenses, money earned through the UFC’s sponsorship with Reebok, or post-fight bonuses.<\/p>\n

Yair Rodriguez and Aleksei Oleinik both banked an extra $50,000 for earning ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses. In addition, Augusto Mendes and Frankie Saenz both earned $50,000 for their ‘Fight of the Night’.<\/p>\n

To read the full Reebok sponsorship payouts, head to THIS LINK.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 1\/17\/2017.<\/p>\n