LAS VEGAS – UFC champs Jon Jones andTyron Woodley will take home disclosed payouts of $500,000 each from UFC 235 – win or lose.
MMAjunkie today obtained the UFC 235 salaries list from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for tonight’s event, which takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Jones (23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC), who puts his light heavyweight title on in the main event, received a flat salary of $500,000 with no win bonus. His challenger, Anthony Smith(31-13 MMA, 7-3 UFC) is on a deal that will see him make $350,000.
Welterweight champ Woodley (19-3-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC), who co-headlines the card, is on the same $500,000 deal as his fell champion. Challenger Kamaru Usman (14-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) gets $350,000.
In the featured fight on the card, former UFC welterweight champ Robbie Lawler (28-12 MMA, 13-6 UFC) stands to make $200,000 to show with another $100,000 if he wins. Former Bellator and ONE Championship titleholder Ben Askren (18-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who makes his anticipated debut, can make more than his opponent with a potential win as he is on a deal of $200,000 to show with another $150,000 for the win.
Another notable salary on the card sees former UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) netting $130,000 to show with $130,000 more if he can wins to open the main card against Pedro Munhoz (17-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC).
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