{"id":244170,"date":"2017-07-11T13:25:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=244170"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:28:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:28:07","slug":"tuf-25-salary-report-justin-gaethje-tops-payroll-in-ufc-debut1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/tuf-25\/tuf-25-salary-report-justin-gaethje-tops-payroll-in-ufc-debut1\/","title":{"rendered":"TUF 25 salary report: Justin Gaethje tops payroll in UFC debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Friday in Las Vegas, fight fans tuned in to an action packed night of fights in Las Vegas for the ‘Ultimate Fighter: Redemption’ Finale, where TUF 25’s Jesse Taylor was crowned<\/a> the winner of TUF nine years after earning his way to the Finale for the first time.<\/p>\n

In addition, the main event of the card played host to the highly anticipated UFC debut of former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje, who piked up a thrilling 2nd round TKO win<\/a> over Michael Johnson after nearly being finished in the first round of the pair’s grudge match.<\/p>\n

\"Justin<\/p>\n

In the wake of the fights, MMAFighting<\/a> received the salary report from the NAC:<\/p>\n

Main card (FOX Sports 1)
\nJustin Gaethje ($100,000 + $100,000 = $200,000) def. Michael Johnson ($47,000)
\nJesse Taylor ($15,000 + $15,000 = $30,000) def. Dhiego Lima ($15,000)
\nDrakkar Klose ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Marc Diakiese ($24,000)
\nJared Cannonier ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Nick Roehrick ($12,000)
\nBrad Tavares ($34,000 + $34,000 = $68,000) def. Elias Theodorou ($24,000)
\nJordan Johnson ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Marcel Fortuna ($14,000)<\/p>\n

Preliminary card (FOX Sports 1)
\nAngela Hill ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Ashley Yoder ($12,000)
\nJames Krause ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Tom Gillicchio ($10,000)
\nC.B. Dolloway ($43,000 + $43,000 = $86,000) def. Ed Herman ($54,000)
\nTecia Torres ($30,000 + $30,000 = $60,000) def. Juliana Lima ($17,000)<\/p>\n

Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
\nGray Maynard ($51,000 + $51,000 = $102,000) def. Teruto Ishihara ($21,000)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As usual, the above-mentioned figures do not take into account side deals, sponsorship money, or ‘Performance of the Night’ bonuses.<\/p>\n

\"Jesse<\/p>\n

It also is important to mention that TUF 25 winner Jesse Taylor was awarded $290,000 for his co-main event win over Diego Lima which saw Taylor submit his opponent early in the second round. With the $290,000 in prize money, Taylor ultimately left the event with a disclosed $320,000. In addition, Justin Gaethje earned himself a $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus, as well as $50,000 for his role in the ‘Fight of the Night’ brining his disclosed earnings for the event to $300,000, marking an extremely successful UFC debut for the former WSOF champion.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 7\/11\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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