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Veterans fighters Andrei Arlovski, Ben Rothwell and Glover Teixeira walked away from the UFC on ESPN + 29 after bagging a large amount of change on Wednesday.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Arlovski (29-9 MMA, 18-13 UFC) led all fighters with a revealed payout of $ 325,000 for his victory over Philipe Lins. As a result of his split decision victory over Ovince Saint Preux, Rothwell (38-12 MMA, 8-6 UFC) earned $ 260,000. For his fifth round TKO victory over Anthony Smith, Teixeira (31-7 MMA, 14-5 UFC) earned $ 230,000.
Two other victorious fighters also took home six revealed paydays – including the aforementioned Smith, as well as UFC lightweight Drew Dober.
The UFC disclosed on ESPN + 29 salaries by the Florida State Boxing Commission, which oversaw the event at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, was first reported by MMA Fighting.
The full UFC list on ESPN + 29 includes salaries:
Glover Teixeira: $ 230,000
def. Anthony Smith: $ 130,000
Ben Rothwell: $ 260,000
def. Ovince Saint Preux: $ 95,000
Drew Dober: $ 116,000
def. Alexander Hernández: $ 36,000
Ricky Simon: $ 60,000
def. Ray Borg: $ 46,000
Andrei Arlovski: $ 325,000
def. Philipe Lins: $ 80,000
Thiago Moises: $ 24,000
def. Michael Johnson: $ 83,000
Sijara Eubanks: $ 66,000
def. Sarah Moras: $ 23,000
Omar Morales: $ 24,000
def. Gabriel Benitez: $ 40,000
Brian Kelleher: $ 60,000
def. Hunter Azure: $ 12,000
Chase Sherman: $ 28,000
def. Ike Villanueva: $ 12,000
Figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Also, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC payout on ESPN + 29. They also do not include any other “costumes” or special discretionary bonuses that the UFC sometimes pays. They also don’t include pay-per-view cuts that some high-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials awarded additional $ 50,000 UFC 249 bonuses on fight night to Teixeira and Dober for “Performance of the Night,” and Azure and Kelleher for “Fight of the Night.”
In other words, the figures above are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect complete compensation packages for the event.
