The night’s biggest money winner was UFC veteran Matt Hughes who pulled in $200,000 for beating Matt Serra plus an additional $60,000 for Fight of the Night. New UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida did quite well for himself raking in a total of $200,000 for winning the title and securing the KO of the Night. The man he beat, Rashad Evans, matched his pay also pocketing $200,000.
Payouts
Courtesy of MMA Weekly:
- Lyoto Machida: $140,000 ($70k + $70k)
Rashad Evans: $200,000 - Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100k + $100k)
Matt Serra: $75,000 - Drew McFedries: $34,000 ($17k + $17k)
Xavier Foupa-Pokam: $6,000 - Chael Sonnen: $50,000 ($25k + $25k)
Dan Miller: $15,000 - Frankie Edgar: $40,000 ($20k + $20k)
Sean Sherk: $40,000 - Brock Larson: $42,000 ($21k + $21k)
Mike Pyle: $15,000 - Tim Hague: $10,000 ($5k + $5k)
Pat Barry: $7,000 - Kyle Bradley: $8,000 ($4k + $4k)
Phillipe Nover: $10,000 - Krzysztof Soszynski : $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
Andre Gusmao: $5,000 - Yoshiyuki Yoshida: $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
Brandon Wolff: $3,000 - George Roop: $16,000 ($8k + $8k)
Dave Kaplan: $8,000
Bonuses
$60,000 bonus to each fighter.
- KO of the night – Lyoto Machida
- Submission of the night – Brock Larson
- Fight of the night – Matt Hughes and Matt Serra
Total Payout
A disclosed total of $1,196,000, including all bonuses, was paid out to the fighters
