bonuses<\/a>.<\/p>\nAccording to salaries released by the Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission, Kamaru Usman earned the top disclosed payout from the event. The complete list of paydays for UFC 278 are listed below:<\/p>\n
Main Card<\/strong><\/p>\nLeon Edwards ($350,000 + no win bonus = $350,000) def. Kamaru Usman ($500,000)
\nPaulo Costa ($65,000 + $65,000 win bonus = $130,000) def. Luke Rockhold\u00a0($200,000)
\nMerab Dvalishvili ($99,000 + $99,000 win bonus = $198,000) def. Jose Aldo \u00a0($400,000)
\nLucie Pudilova ($23,000 + $23,000 win bonus = $46,000) def. Wu Yanan ($20,000)
\nTyson Pedro ($43,000 + $43,000 win bonus = $86,000) def. Harry Hunsucker \u00a0($12,000)<\/p>\n
Preliminary Card<\/strong><\/p>\nMarcin Tybura ($120,000 + $120,000 win bonus = $240,000) def. Alexandr Romanov ($36,000)
\nJared Gordon ($47,000 + $47,000 win bonus = $94,000) def. Leonardo Santos\u00a0($44,000)
\nSean Woodson ($24,000) vs. Luis Saldana \u00a0($14,000) – draw
\nAnge Loosa ($12,000 + $12,000 win bonus = $24,000) def. A.J. Fletcher ($10,000)<\/p>\n
Early Preliminaries<\/strong><\/p>\nAmir Albazi ($16,000 + $16,000 win bonus = $32,000) def. Francisco Figueiredo ($14,000)
\nAorigileng ($12,000 + $12,000 win bonus = $24,000) def. Jay Perrin\u00a0($12,000)
\nVictor Altamirano ($10,000 + $10,000 win bonus = $20,000)def. Daniel Lacerda ($10,000)<\/p>\n
These figures do not represent a fighter\u2019s total earnings, as sponsorship incomes, pay-per view bonuses or discretionary post-fight bonuses are not publicly disclosed.<\/p>\n
What do you think of the paydays the fighters rec’d from UFC 278? Are you surprised that Kamaru Usman received a disclosed payout of $500k?<\/p>\n
Share your thoughts in the comment section PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former UFC welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, took home the top disclosed payday from last month’s UFC 278 event. Usman, (20-2 MMA) received a flat $500,000 for his fifth round knockout loss at the hands of Leon Edwards (20-3 MMA) who pocketed a $350,000 purse and earned himself the UFC welterweight title. Although neither headliner was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54491,"featured_media":455956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10616,39610,83366],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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