Jeremy Stephens Leads All Salaries for UFC on FOX 28 in Orlando
Jeremy Stephens earned his second straight knockout this past weekend in Orlando, Fla. and he also led the salaries for the entire UFC on FOX 28 card.
Stephens earned a total of $176,000, which was $126,000 of his fight purse plus an additional $50,000 bonus for ‘Performance of the Night’.
Stephens’ opponent Josh Emmett left with $45,000 for his part in the main event.
The second highest salary on the entire card ended up being preliminary competitor Alan Jouban, who took him $80,000 for his fight purse but then also earned an extra $50,000 for his part in the ‘Fight of the Night’ against Ben Saunders.
Light heavyweight competitor Ilir Latifi was just behind Jouban with $116,000 after he also earned an extra $50,000 bonus for his first round submission against Ovince Saint-Preux.
Here are the full salaries from UFC on FOX 28 from Orlando
Jeremy Stephens: $176,000 — $63,000 to show, $63,000 to win plus $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’
Josh Emmett: $45,000
Tecia Torres: $36,000
Jessica Andrade: $96,000 — $48,000 to show, $48,000 to win
Ilir Latifi: $116,000 — $33,000 to show, $33,000 to win plus $50,000 for ‘Performance of the Night’
Ovince Saint-Preux: $83,000
Max Griffin: $24,000 — $12,000 to show, $12,000 to win
Mike Perry: $40,000
Brian Kelleher: $40,000 — $20,000 to show, $20,000 to win
Renan Barao: $53,000
Marion Reneau: $56,000 — $28,000 to show, $28,000 to win
Sara McMann: $38,000
Maryna Moroz: $23,000
Angela Hill: $42,000 — $21,000 to show, $21,000 to win
Alan Jouban: $130,000 — $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win plus $50,000 for ‘Fight of the Night’
Ben Saunders: $73,000 — $23,000 to show plus $50,000 for ‘Fight o
Marcin Prachnio: $25,000
Sam Alvey: $92,000 — $46,000 to show, $46,000 to win
Russell Doane: $22,000
Rani Yahya: $92,000 — $46,000 to show, $46,000 to win
Manny Bermudez: $20,000 — $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
Albert Morales: $15,000
Alex Perez: $21,600 — $9,600 to show, $12,000 to win (fined 20-percent of his purse for missing weight)
Eric Shelton: $14,400 — $12,000 to show plus 20-percent of opponent’s purse for missing weight