Bendo defended his lightweight belt and won the biggest purse at UFC on FOX 7. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Two fighters involved in the main fights of UFC on FOX 7, held last Saturday (20), received the biggest purses at the event. The lightweight champion Ben henderson (photo) and the former heavyweight champion Frank mir They earned around 200 thousand dollars each, approximately 400 thousand reais.
At the opposite end of the ranking of the highest paid of the night is the Brazilian Hugo Wolverine, defeated by TJ Dillashaw on the preliminary card. The participant of the first TUF Brasil received the smallest purse of the event, 8 thousand dollars (around 16 thousand reais) – the same amount paid to Clifford Starks.
Check below the complete list of scholarships received by athletes who participated in UFC on FOX 7 – with the approximate value in reais in parentheses:
Benson Henderson: US$200 thousand (R$400 thousand);
Gilbert Melendez: US$175 thousand (R$350 thousand);
Daniel Cormier: US$ 126 thousand (R$ 252 thousand);
Frank mir: US$200 thousand (R$400 thousand);
Josh thomson: US$95 thousand (R$190 thousand);
Nate diaz: US$15 thousand (R$30 thousand);
Matt Brown: US$60 thousand (R$120 thousand);
Jordan Mein: US$16 thousand (R$32 thousand);
Chad Mendes: US$ 56 thousand (R$ 112 thousand);
Darren Elkins: US$24 thousand (R$48 thousand);
Francis Carmont: US$38 thousand (R$76 thousand);
Lorenz Larkin: US$23 thousand (R$46 thousand);
Myles Jury: US$16 thousand (R$32 thousand);
Ramsey Nijem: US$14 thousand (R$28 thousand);
Joseph Benavidez: US$66 thousand (R$132 thousand);
Darren Uyenoyama: US$12 thousand (R$24 thousand);
TJ Dillashaw: US$28 thousand (R$56 thousand);
Hugo “Wolverine” Viana: US$8 thousand (R$16 thousand);
Jorge masvidal: US$60 thousand (R$120 thousand);
Tim means: US$10 thousand (R$20 thousand);
Anthony Njorkuani: US$36 thousand (R$72 thousand);
Roger Bowling: US$12 thousand (R$24 thousand);
Yoel romero: US$ 20 thousand (R$ 40 thousand);
Clifford Starks: US$8 thousand (R$16 thousand).
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