Even with defeat, Alistair Overeem earns biggest salary at UFC Fight Night 26

Overeem gets the highest salary on the show. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

The Dutch alistair overeem He is coming off two consecutive UFC defeats, but that hasn't hindered his performance outside the Octagon. Even though he was knocked out by Travis Browne at UFC Fight Night 26, an event held in August, the heavyweight earned the biggest salary on the show.

Overeem pocketed US$285,7 thousand, approximately R$651 thousand, for his presentation. The information was released by the Massachusetts Athletic Commission, the entity that sanctioned the event.

The second biggest UFC Fight Night 26 purse also went to a loser. The Brazilian Mauricio Shogun, which ended up finished by Chael Sonnen, received US$175 thousand, approximately R$399 thousand.

Check out the full list of UFC Fight Night 26 salaries below:

Chael Sonnen: US$100 (no win bonus)

Mauricio Shogun: US$175 thousand

Travis browne: US$48 (with US$24 win bonus)

alistair overeem: US$285,714.29

Urijah faber: US$120 (with US$60 win bonus)

Yuri Marajó: US$16 thousand

Matt Brown: US$66 (with US$33 win bonus)

Mike pyle: US$45 thousand

John howard: US$28 (with US$14 win bonus)

Uriah Hall: US$10 thousand

Michael Johnson: US$36 (with US$18 win bonus)

Joe lauzon: US$27 thousand

Michael McDonald: US$30 (with US$15 win bonus)

Brad pickett: US$23 thousand

Conor McGregor: US$24 (with US$12 win bonus)

Max Holloway: US$14 thousand

Steven siler: US$20 (with US$10 win bonus)

Mike Brown: US$30 thousand

Diego Brandao: US$40 (with US$20 win bonus)

Daniel Pineda: US$15 thousand

Manny gamburyan: US$40 (with US$20 win bonus)

Cole Miller: US$26 thousand

Ovince St Preux: US$46 (with US$23 win bonus)

Cody Donovan: US$8 thousand

James Vick: US$16 (with US$8 win bonus)

Ramsey Nijem: US$14 thousand