With R$1,4 million, Anderson Silva leads UFC 168 salaries

Even with the defeat, A. Silva's (photo) salary exceeded one million reais. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC

Se Anderson Silva ended up defeated in the rematch against Chris Weidman at UFC 168 and was left without the middleweight belt, the Brazilian won another title that night: the highest-paid athlete at the event. With US$600 (around R$1,4 million), the Spider was ahead of the executioner Chris Weidman, which received US$400 (approximately R$944).

After the participants of the main fight of the night, heavyweight Josh Barnett appears, defeated by Travis Browne on the main card. The former heavyweight champion earned US$170 (around R$400). Then comes Ronda Rousey. The champion of the women's bantamweight category took US$100 (approximately R$336), half of the bonus amount for her victory. Rousey's value does not include the US$175 (approximately R$413) for “Fight of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” bonuses.

Check out the complete list of salaries paid to UFC 168 athletes below:

Chris Weidman: US$400 thousand (R$944 thousand);

Anderson Silva: US$600 thousand (R$1,4 million);

Ronda Rousey: US$100 thousand (R$236 thousand);

Miesha Tate: US$28 thousand (R$66 thousand);

Travis Browne: US$56 thousand (R$132 thousand);

Josh Barnett: US$170 thousand (R$400 thousand);

Jim Miller: US$92 thousand (R$217 thousand);

Fabricio Camoes: US$8 thousand (R$18 thousand);

Dustin poirier: US$46 thousand (R$108 thousand);

Diego Brandao: US$20 thousand (R$47 thousand);

Uriah Hall: US$20 thousand (R$47 thousand);

Chris Leben: US$51 thousand (R$120 thousand);

Michael Johnson: US$36 thousand (R$84 thousand);

Gleison Tibau: US$39 thousand (R$92 thousand);

Dennis Siver: US$66 thousand (R$155 thousand);

Manny Gamburyan: US$25 thousand (R$59 thousand);

John Howard: US$32 thousand (R$75 thousand);

Siyar Bahadurzada: US$17 thousand (R$40 thousand);

William Patolino: US$20 thousand (R$47 thousand);

Bobby Voelker: US$12 thousand (R$28 thousand);

Robbie Peralta: US$24 thousand (R$56 thousand);

Estevan Payan: US$10 thousand (R$23 thousand).