UFC Lightweight Dustin Poirier knocked out Justin Gaethje in the fourth round of their epic war at UFC On Fox 29 on Saturday inside Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona.
A victory pocketed Poirier a hefty payday of $170,000 and Justin Gaethje banked $110,000 for his effort. Each of them was awarded an extra $50,000 bonus for being declared the Fight of the Night candidate.
Alex Oliveira who banked $100,000 for his second-round submission of Carlos Condit, who took home $115,000.
Check out the UFC on FOX 29 payouts from Arizona Boxing & MMA Commission, Via MMA Fighting:
Main Card (FOX)
Dustin Poirier ($85,000 + $85,000 = $170,000) def. Justin Gaethje ($110,000)
Alex Oliveira ($50,000 + $50,000 = $100,000) def. Carlos Condit ($115,000)
Israel Adesanya ($53,000 + $53,000 = $106,000) def. Marvin Vettori ($20,000)
Michelle Waterson ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Cortney Casey ($33,000)
Preliminary Card (FOX)
Antonio Carlos Junior ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Tim Boetsch ($72,000)
Muslim Salikhov ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Ricky Rainey ($14,000)
John Moraga ($37,000 + $37,000 = $74,000) def. Wilson Reis ($31,000)
Brad Tavares ($40,000 + $40,000 = $80,000) def. Krzysztof Jotko ($36,000)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Gilbert Burns ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Dan Moret $12,000
Lauren Mueller ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Shana Dobson $12,000
Yushin Okami ($35,000 + $35,000 = $70,000) def. Dhiego Lima $15,000
Adam Wieczorek ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Arjan Bhullar $12,000
Alejandro Perez ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Matthew Lopez $33,000
Luke Sanders ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Patrick Williams $12,000
Reebok Payouts: (Via MMAJunkie)
Dustin Poirier: $20,000 def. Justin Gaethje: $3,500
Alex Oliveira: $10,000 def. Carlos Condit: $15,000
Israel Adesanya: $3,500 def. Marvin Vettori: $5,000
Michelle Waterson: $5,000 def. Cortney Casey: $5,000
Antonio Carlos Junior: $5,000 def. Tim Boetsch: $20,000
Muslim Salikhov: $3,500 def. Ricky Rainey: $3,500
John Moraga: $10,000 def. Wilson Reis: $10,000
Brad Tavares: $15,000 def. Krzysztof Jotko: $5,000
Gilbert Burns: $5,000 def. Dan Moret: $3,500
Lauren Mueller: $3,500 def. Shana Dobson: $3,500
Yushin Okami: $15,000 def. Dhiego Lima: $5,000
Adam Wieczorek: $3,500 def. Arjan Bhullar: $3,500
Alejandro Perez: $5,000 def. Matthew Lopez: $5,000
Luke Sanders: $5,000 def. Patrick Williams: $5,000
Total: $178,500
The above salaries mentioned do not include fight bonuses, percentages, and deductions such as insurance, licenses, and taxes.
