{"id":58031,"date":"2013-04-30T08:46:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-30T15:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=58031"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:08:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:08:54","slug":"michael-bisping-tops-estimated-ufc-159-salaries-at-425k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping-tops-estimated-ufc-159-salaries-at-425k\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping tops estimated UFC 159 salaries at $425k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bones-sonnen.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57926\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bones-sonnen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bones-sonnen.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bones-sonnen-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/bones-sonnen-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Jersey Athletic Commission doesn&#8217;t release fighter purse info, so the below salary data is NOT OFFICIAL.\u00a0 However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter&#8217;s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mma-manifesto.com\/ufc-fighter-salary-database\/salary-main\/ufc-159-fighter-salaries-attendance-gate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMA-manifesto.com<\/a> estimated the\u00a0 pay breakdown for the 22 fighters at UFC\u00a0159.<\/p>\n<p>Please note, this is only an estimate, not official info, especially for any fighters that made their UFC debuts at the event. For Strikeforce fighters that made their UFC debut, MMA-Manfiesto used their most recent Strikeforce pay level as their estimate.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated UFC 159\u00a0fighter salaries are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Michael Bisping: $425,000 ($275,000 to show, $150,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nJon Jones: $400,000<br \/>\nPat Healy: $152,500 ($17,500 to show, $5,000 win bonus, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus)<br \/>\nRoy Nelson: $113,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus, $65,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)<br \/>\nJim Miller: $106,000 ($41,000 to show, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus)<br \/>\nCheick Kongo: $70,000<br \/>\nPhil Davis: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nChael Sonnen: $50,000<br \/>\nAlan Belcher: $37,000<br \/>\nOvince St. Preux: $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nCody McKenzie: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nLeonard Garcia: $20,000<br \/>\nRustam Khabilov: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nBryan Caraway: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nSteven Siler: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nSara McMann: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)<br \/>\nGian Villante: $12,000<br \/>\nVinny Magalhaes: $8,000<br \/>\nJohnny Bedford: $8,000<br \/>\nYancy Medeiros: $6,000<br \/>\nSheila Gaff: $6,000<br \/>\nKurt Holobaugh: $6,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Jersey Athletic Commission doesn&#8217;t release fighter purse info, so the below salary data is NOT OFFICIAL.\u00a0 However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter&#8217;s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. MMA-manifesto.com estimated the\u00a0 pay breakdown for the 22 fighters at UFC\u00a0159. 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